Morgan Banks, Ph.D., is the Director of Operations for SPA. He is a psychologist and retired Colonel in the United States Army, and has worked alongside many of our distinguished personnel for decades. He recently retired from the Army after 37 years of service, with over 27 of those years as an Operational Psychologist. For much of that time he was assigned to US Army Special Operations organizations. Dr. Banks helped establish the Army’s Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape Program and the psychological screening program for US Army Special Forces personnel. He commanded a medical company in a Mechanized Infantry Division, which culminated in providing care to Kurdish refugees returning to Iraq. Prior to his retirement Dr. Banks was the Army’s and US SOCOM’s senior psychologist, responsible for all operational psychology support to Army SOF. Dr. Banks has worked extensively in the field of counter-terrorism and has deployed to both Afghanistan and Iraq, and to Bosnia-Herzegovina. He is the author or co-author of several book chapters on Operational Psychology, and continues to teach in the areas of interrogation support, indirect assessment, and personnel selection. Dr. Banks received his BA in Psychology from the University of New Orleans, his MA and Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Southern Mississippi, and his Master of Military Art and Science in Military History from the Army’s Command and General Staff College. He lives in North Carolina with his wife of 42 years, Noel.
Testimonials:
K2 Solutions
Special Psychological Applications Inc (SPA) has been teaming with K2 Solutions Inc for three years, supporting the Marine Special Operations Command (MARSOC) Assessment and Selection (A&S) program. SPA has supported K2 and MARSOC in various locations and throughout a consistently changing program. SPA has always provided the most professional and experienced Special Operation experienced psychologists a client could ask for. They have proven themselves to be flexible and mission oriented.
Wexford International
…Since 2003 the SPA team of psychologists and support staff have repeatedly assisted the Wexford Group in selecting the right people for demanding jobs. Using scientific principles, psychological testing, and a rigorous interview process, SPA has enabled Wexford to identify highly skilled and uniquely qualified people.
-Pete Arsenault, Wexford International