Dr. Spira is a Licensed Psychologist (HI, CA), in private practice (Pacific Behavioral Health), and 2017 President of the Hawaii Psychological Association. He obtained his doctorate from the University of California, Berkeley with a specialty in Health Psychology, and completed postdoctoral fellowships in Psychiatry at Stanford, and in Neurology at Scripps Clinic. He served on the faculties of the Medical Schools of Duke University, University of California San Diego, and the University of Hawaii. Dr. Spira also served as Director, Division of Health Psychology at Naval Medical Center San Diego, and Director of the US Department of Veterans Affairs National Center for PTSD Pacific Division. He has over 200 books, chapters, research articles, and professional conference presentations, and has lectured throughout the US, Europe, and Asia. Dr. Spira is Board Certified in Clinical Health Psychology. Learn more about Dr. Spira here.