Dr. Catherine Walker O’Neal is an Associate Research Scientist in the Department of Human Development and Family Science at the University of Georgia. Her research focuses on the interplay of risk and resilience, particularly for military families, with the goal of informing evidence-based outreach efforts. Her work utilizes advanced statistical methods to identify protective factors that support military families, such as formal programming and informal networks of support, and examines change over time for families’ and individuals’ relational, physical, and mental health. She is the Project Director of an evaluation of the Air Force’s Personal Financial Readiness program and a Co-Investigator of Military REACH.