Abigail S. Tucker, Psy.D.  serves as the Chief Strategy Officer at Polara Health, building from her previous roles in Clinical Operations and psychology in Colorado as well as in Pennsylvania.  Born and raised in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, Dr. Tucker completed her B.A. in psychology at Loyola College, Maryland, and her M.S. and Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology from the Center for Psychological Studies, Nova Southeastern University.  She is an Editorial Board Member to the Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse, she serves as Adjunct Faculty at both Colorado State University Global in their Emergency Responder and Military Psychology Program and at her alma mater Nova Southeastern University in both their College of Psychology and for the Fischer College of Education and Criminal Justice.  Her passion to eliminate the stigma surrounding mental health and substance use inspired her to become certified in the instruction of Adult & Youth Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) as well as the Public Safety module of Adult MHFA.  Dr. Tucker is also a proud national training instructor for the Active Bystandership for Law Enforcement (ABLE) ProjectIt all begins with an idea.