04/27/2026 01:05:29 PMHannah Van Sickle

Veteran homelessness remains a persistent national challenge, one that reveals the vulnerable transition from military to civilian life and underscores the urgent need for research that centers veterans’ perspectives on the issue. For Jenny D’Olympia, PsyD, the topic is at once professional and deeply personal. As director of the Train Vets to Treat Vets (TVTV) program at William James College, she brings a layered perspective to her work: Lived experience as a Veteran, military spouse, and parent informs her commitment to preparing future clinicians to serve military and veteran communities. In 2023, when D’Olympia was invited to join a project examining pathways into homelessness among United States Army Veterans, she jumped at the chance—not only to collaborate with prestigious researchers from across the country, but also to provide her students the chance to participate in making a real-world impact.

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