David Obergfell, DSW, MSW, MA, LCSW, is a Military Behavioral Health Social Worker and Subject Matter Expert with the Center for Deployment Psychology (CDP) at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland. In this capacity, he supports military behavioral health faculty on assignments and bandwidth across the center, providing professional development and performance management. He also assists in the implementation and expansion of the Star Behavioral Health Providers (SBHP) program, where he trains civilian behavioral health providers to work with service members, veterans, and their families.

David is a Major in the Air Force Reserve, serving on the 452 AMW (Knights!) Wing Staff, with SAPR, as the Disaster Mental Health team Chief, Suicide Prevention POC, and in support of the IPPW programs. David previously served on extended active duty as a suicide prevention and interpersonal violence subject matter expert with Headquarters Air Force A1Z – Integrated Resilience and was a prior Active-Duty Air Force as a Social Worker, serving in the 779th Medical Operations Squadron at Joint Base Andrews, and the 633 Medical Operations Squadron at Joint Base Langley-Eustis.

Before joining CDP, David worked as a Clinical Director and Clinical Supervisor for a Private Practice in Arizona and recently served as the Associate Vice President for the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline Network Engagement with Vibrant Emotional Health; just prior, he was the Executive Director of Student Well-being and Violence Prevention/Senior Prevention Strategy Officer at UNC-Chapel Hill, and has served as the Sr. Director for mobile crisis response services across Arizona.

David received his Doctor of Social Work from the University of Southern California and holds a Master of Social Work from Arizona State University, as well as a Master of Arts in Forensic Psychology from Argosy University.

David is currently serving on the Board of Directors of NOVA – The National Organization for Victim Advocacy, as an advisory board member for Victim-Witness for Northern Arizona, and as a member of the City of Phoenix Mental Health and Public Safety Task Force. He has previously served on the Peace Corps' Sexual Assault Advisory Council and as a volunteer with GLSEN, the Red Cross, and NCJC.

As a trauma therapist, David is certified in multiple evidence-based interventions and practices. Over the past 25 years, David has worked in response and prevention, committed to intentional design, addressing the intersections of health, access to care, violence prevention, and well- being, as well as systemic interventions. David specializes in addressing the unique needs of service members and veterans using evidence-based approaches.