D. Franklin Swayne

D. Franklin Swayne has been a Senior Adjunct professor at Columbia University School of Social Work for over nine years.

Born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, he is now a retired 22-year veteran of the United States Air Force living in rural Montana. During his Air Force career, he had seven assignments and three deployments (in addition to leading a mental health response team to the Pentagon on Sept 11). He also served in many roles, to include Mental Health Flight commander (aka Clinic Director), Behavioral Health Consultant, and Social Work Resident Director. In his final assignment he served as Director of the Cadet Counseling Center at the United States Air Force Academy. Prof Swayne is a standard of care reviewer for clinical social workers in the Dept of Defense who have clients with adverse events. In addition, he is a clinical supervisor for social workers seeking state licensure. He also has a private practice.

Prof Swayne earned his Bachelors in Social Work from Campbell Univ (NC) in 1990, worked in the field and then earned his masters from East Carolina University School of Social Work (NC) in 1995. His main clinical focus has been treatment of trauma as well as suicide prevention/response. He has been steadfast in providing services to those affected by any form of trauma (be it childhood, natural disaster, sexual assault, combat or terrorism). Prof Swayne is married to Dr. Susan M. Swayne. They have one son, Ethan, and two cats (Hunter and Leah).