Faculty
Military & Emergency Medicine
MEM Contact
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
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MEM - Leadership
Dale C Smith, PhD

Name: Dale C Smith, PhD
Research Interests:
History of Military Medicine
Education
University Of Minnesota, PhD, 1979
Craig Goolsby, MD, MEd, FACEP

Name: Craig Goolsby, MD, MEd, FACEP
Research Interests:
Medical education, military-civilian knowledge transfer, simulation, combat casualty care
Education
- Emergency Medicine Residency, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
- Transitional Internship, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA
- M.D., Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA
- B.S., United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO
Biography
Representative publications, projects, and/or deployments
- 2018 Impact Award
- 2017 Impact Award
- 2016 Dean's Annual Faculty Teaching Award
- 2015 Defense Meritorious Service Medal
- 2014 Innovation in Education Award
Bibliography
- Goolsby, C., Rouse, E., Rojas, L., Goralnick, E., Levy, M., Kirsch, T., Eastman, A., Kellermann, A., Strauss-Riggs, K., Hurst, N. Post-Mortem Evaluation of Potentially Survivable Hemorrhagic Death in a Civilian Population. Journal of the American College of Surgeons. Nov 2018; 227 (5); 502-506.
- Muck, A., Givens, M., Bebarta, V., Mason, P., Goolsby, C. Emergency Physicians at War. Western Journal of Emergency Medicine. May 2018; 19(3); 542-547.
- Goolsby, C. Strauss-Riggs, K., Klimczak, V., Gulley, K., Rojas, L., Godar, C. Raiciulescu, S., Kellermann, A., Kirsch, T. Brief, Web-Based Education Improves Lay Rescuer Application of a Tourniquet to Control Life-Threatening Bleeding. Academic Emergency Medicine Education & Training. Mar 22 2018;2(2):154-161. doi: 10.1002/aet2.10093.
- Goolsby, C., Jacobs, L., Hunt, R., Goralnick, E., Singletary, E., Levy, M. Goodloe, J., Epstein, J., Strauss-Riggs, K., Seitz, S., Krohmer, J., Nemeth, I., Rowe, D., Bradley, R., Gestring, M., Kirsch, T., Stop the Bleed Education Consortium: Education Program Content & Delivery Recommendations. Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. January 2018;8 4(1): 205-210. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000001732
- Givens, M., Muck, A., Goolsby, C. Translating Wartime Innovations to Civilian Emergency Medicine. American Journal of Emergency Medicine. November 2017; 35 (11):1746-1749. Epub ahead of print August, 2017. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2017.08.24
- Goolsby, C. Branting, A., Ausman, J., Williams, D., Ausman, C., David, J., Allard, R. Systematic Review of Live-Tissue v. Simulation Education for Pre-Hospital Trauma Providers. Military Medicine. September/October 2017, vol 182, 9/10:e1824, doi: 10.7205/MILMED-D-17-00026
- Levy, M., Goolsby, C., Eastman, A. Improvised vs. Commercial Tourniquets. JAMA. 2017 August 8;318(6):575. doi:10.1001/jama.2017.8589
- Goolsby, C., Chen, E., Branting, A., Weissbrod, E., David, J., Moore, K., Olsen, C. Analysis of Layperson Tourniquet Application Using a Novel Color-Coded Device. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. Vol. 10(2) April 2016. P. 274-280 (Epub February 1, 2016).
- Goolsby, C., Chen, E., Schwartz, J. Patient-Perspective Video Feedback for Trauma Training. Medical Education. Vol. 49: November 2015. P. 1165-1166.
- Goolsby, C., Branting A., Chen, E., Mack, E., Olsen, C. Just-in-Time to Save Lives: A Study of Layperson Tourniquet Application. Academic Emergency Medicine. September 2015;22(9): P.1113-7 (Epub August 20, 2015).
Patricia A. Deuster, PhD, MPH

Name: Patricia A. Deuster, PhD, MPH
Research Interests:
Human Performance, Dietary Supplements, Physical Fitness
Community Engagement, Total Force Fitness
Education
College of William and Mary M.A. 05/1978 Physical Ed/Education
University of Maryland Ph.D. 051982 Nutr Sci & Biochem
USUHS School of Medicine Post-Doc 07/1982 Physiology
USUHS School of Medicine M.P.H. 12/1995 Epidemiology
Biography
Dr. Deuster chairs the Department of Defense (DoD) Dietary Supplement Subcommittee, is a member of the DoD Food and Nutrition Subcommittee, serves on the DoD Human Performance Optimization Committee, the VA/DoD Health Executive Committee Women's Health Work Group, the DoD Nutrition Committee, and the DoD Population Health Working Group. She is a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine, a Certified Nutrition Specialist, and has over 200 peer-reviewed papers and numerous book chapters and books relating to human performance with a focus on health, total force fitness, nutrition, dietary supplements, physical performance, and exertional-related health events. In addition she has developed multiple educational materials related to human performance and total force fitness: Visit the CHAMP Human Performance Resource Center (hprc-online.org) and Operation Supplement Safety (OPSS.org) websites. Dr. Deuster is a member of the Order of Military Medical Merit and received the Special Operations Medical Researcher Award from the Special Operations Medical Association in 2014.
Representative publications, projects, and/or deployments
- 2012 - Present Director, Consortium for Health and Military Performance, A Defense Center of Excellence, Department of Military and Emergency Medicine, USUHS, Bethesda, MD
- 2000 - Present Professor of Military and Emergency Medicine, USUHS, Bethesda, MD
- 1989 - 2000 Associate Professor of Military and Emer Medicine & Neuroscience, USUHS, Bethesda, MD
Bibliography
- Van Wagoner RM, Eichner A, Bhasin S, Deuster PA, Eichner D. Chemical Composition and Labeling of Substances Marketed as Selective Androgen Receptor Modulators and Sold via the Internet. JAMA. 2017;318(20):2004-2010.
- Russell A, Deuster PA. Human Performance Optimization and Precision Performance: The Future of Special Operations Human Performance Efforts. J. Spec. Oper. Med. 2017;17(1):80-89.
- Nelson DA, Deuster PA, Kurina LM. Sickle Cell Trait and Rhabdomyolysis among U.S. Army Soldiers. N. Engl. J. Med. 2016;375(17):1696.
- Higgins JP, Babu K, Deuster PA, Shearer J. Energy Drinks: A Contemporary Issues Paper. Curr Sports Med Rep. 2018 Feb;17(2):65-72.
- de la Motte SJ, Gribbin TC, Lisman P, Murphy K, Deuster PA. Systematic Review of the Association Between Physical Fitness and Musculoskeletal Injury Risk: Part 2-Muscular Endurance and Muscular Strength. J. Strength Cond. Res. 2017;31(11):3218-3234
- Cohen PA, Travis JC, Keizers PHJ, Deuster P, Venhuis BJ. Four experimental stimulants found in sports and weight loss supplements: 2-amino-6-methylheptane (octodrine), 1,4-dimethylamylamine (1,4-DMAA), 1,3-dimethylamylamine (1,3-DMAA) and 1,3-dimethylbutylamine (1,3-DMBA). Clin. Toxicol. (Phila.). 2017:1-6.
- Kazman JB, Scott JM, Deuster PA. Using item response theory to address vulnerabilities in FFQ. Br J Nutr. 2017 Sep;118(5):383-391.
- Givens ML, Deuster PA, Kupchak BR. CHAMP Symposium on Androgens, Anabolic Steroids, and Related Substances: What We Know and What We Need to Know. Mil. Med. 2016;181(7):680-686.
- Magee CD, Witte S, Kwok RM, Deuster PA. Mission Compromised? Drug-Induced Liver Injury From Prohormone Supplements Containing Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids in Two Deployed U.S. Service Members. Mil. Med. 2016;181(9):e1169-1171.
- Chatham-Stephens K, Taylor E, Chang A, et al. Hepatotoxicity associated with weight loss or sports dietary supplements, including OxyELITE Pro - United States, 2013. Drug Test Anal. 2017;9(1):68-74.
John M Wightman, MD, MA, Colonel, Air Force

Name: John M Wightman, MD, MA, Colonel, Air Force
Research Interests:
Education
Blast Injuries
Education
University of Missouri - Columbia; MD with MA in physiology 1988
University of Missouri - St Louis; BA in chemistry 1983
Colorado State University; minor in computer science 1980
Biography
Representative publications, projects, and/or deployments
- Wing Surgeon: 24th Special Operations Wing, Air Force Special Operations Command; Hurlburt Field, Florida 2016-2018
- Director, Human Research Protections and Biosurety Programs: 711th Human Performance Wing, Air Force Research Laboratory; Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio 2014-2016
- Master Clinician & Master Academician: 88th Medical Operations Squadron; Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio 2006-2014
- Team Leader, Subject-Matter Expert Exchange: Operation PACIFIC ANGEL; Socialist Republic of Viet Nam 2015
- Board of Directors: National TEMS Council; Augusta, Georgia 2013-present
- Combat deployments as an emergency physician: Zagreb, Croatia 1995-1996; Joint Base Balad, Iraq 2008-9009; Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan 2010-2011
- Combat deployments as an intensivist on Critical Care Air Transport Teams: Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan 2003; Ramstein Air Base, Germany 2004 & 2005
- FAA pilot certificate [rotocraft category – helicopter class] 2002
- CME Editor or Associate Editor: Journal of Special Operations Medicine; St Petersburg, Florida 2001-present
- William P Clements Award as USUHS Class of 2001's Outstanding Military Educator; Bethesda, Maryland 2001
Bibliography
- Wightman JM: First receivers: managing blast injuries upon hospital arrival. In Callaway DW, Burnstein JL, Champion HC, Wightman JM, Sánchez LD, Thomas BW, Pamplin JC, Nemeth I [eds]: Operational and Medical Management of Explosive and Blast Incidents (Springer Nature: Cham, Switzerland; 2020), pp 289-311.
- DeMers G, Wightman J: Mass-casualty preparedness and response. In O’Connor FG, Schoomaker EB, Smith DC [eds]: The Fundamentals of Military Medicine (Borden Institute: Ft Sam Houston, Texas; 2019), pp 503-529.
- Dupré AA, Wightman JM: Red and painful eye. In Walls RM, Hockberger RS, Gausche-Hill M, Bakes K, Baren JM, Erickson TB, Jagoda A, Kaji A, Van Rooyen MJ, Zane RD [eds]: Rosen’s Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice [ed 9] (Mosby-Elsevier: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; 2017), pp 169-183.
- Wightman JM, Dice WH: Winter storms and hazards. In Koenig KA, Schultz CH [eds]: Koenig & Schultz’s Disaster Medicine: Comprehensive Principles and Practices [ed 2] (Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, United Kingdom; 2016), pp 670-691.
- Burns GD, Wightman JM: Explosive events. In Koenig KA, Schultz CH [eds]: Koenig & Schultz’s Disaster Medicine: Comprehensive Principles and Practices [ed 2] (Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, United Kingdom; 2016), pp 463-485.
- Mucciarone JJ, Llewellyn CH, Wightman JM: Tactical combat casualty care in the assault on Punta Paitilla Airfield. Military Medicine 2006; 171(8):687-690.
- Sharp TW, Wightman JM, Davis MJ, Sherman SS, Burkle FM: Military assistance in complex humanitarian emergencies: what have we learned since the Kurdish relief effort? Prehospital and Disaster Medicine 2001; 16(4):197-208.
- Dursteler BB, Wightman JM: Etomidate-facilitated hip reduction in the emergency department. American Journal of Emergency Medicine 2000; 18(2):204-208.
- Keim SM, Rein JA, Chisholm C, Dyne PL, Hendey GW, Jouriles NJ, King RW, Schrading W, Salomone J, Swart G, Wightman JM: A standardized letter of recommendation for residency application. Academic Emergency Medicine 1999; 6(11):1141-1146.
- Wightman JM, Hurley LD: Emergency department management of eye injuries. Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine 1998; 12(7):1-11.
MEM - Local/NCA Faculty
Neil E Grunberg, PhD

Name: Neil E Grunberg, PhD
Research Interests:
Leadership
Stress, PTS, TBI, Addictive Behaviors
Education
M.A. (1977), M.Phil. (1979), and Ph.D. (1980) degrees in Physiological and Social Psychology, Columbia University
Doctoral training in Pharmacology, Columbia University’s College of Physicians & Surgeons under a National Research Service Award (1976-79).
Biography
Dr. Grunberg earned baccalaureate degrees in Medical Microbiology and Psychology from Stanford University (1975); earned M.A. (1977), M.Phil. (1979), and Ph.D. (1980) degrees in Physiological and Social Psychology from Columbia University; and received doctoral training in Pharmacology at Columbia University’s College of Physicians & Surgeons under a National Research Service Award (NRSA, 1976-79). Dr. Grunberg helps train physicians, psychologists, and nurses to serve in the Armed Forces or Public Health Service, and scientists for research positions. He has published 200 papers addressing behavioral medicine, stress, and leadership. Dr. Grunberg has received awards from the U.S. Surgeon General, CDC, FDA, American Psychological Association, NIH, Society of Behavioral Medicine, and USU. He has served as President of the USU Faculty Senate and has chaired USU committees including: Strategic Planning; Manpower; Health, Safety, and Wellness; Appointment, Promotions, and Tenure. Outside USU, he has chaired Working Groups for the MacArthur Foundation and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. In 2015, Dr. Grunberg was selected as a Presidential Leadership Scholar (PLS).
Dr. Grunberg and his research group (see www.usuhs.edu/faculty/grunberg) study leadership, stress (psychological and physical, including mTBI and PTSD), and appetitive behaviors (including nicotine, alcohol, caffeine, and food consumption). His teaching includes topics in leadership, social psychology, psychobiology, behavioral neuroscience, and sports psychology.
Dr. Grunberg has supervised 36 doctoral dissertations in Medical Psychology, Clinical Psychology, and Neuroscience, and has served on many master and doctoral degree committees. He currently is training a GSN Ph.D. student. In addition, he mentors faculty members in MEM in his role as MEM Director of Faculty Development.
Representative publications, projects, and/or deployments
- Fellow, American Psychological Association, Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research, Society of Behavioral Medicine
- Member, Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Association of Psychological Science, Sigma Xi, Society for Neuroscience, Academy of Medicine of Washington, D.C.
- Scientific consultant to Maryland Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Resource Center, Maryland Smoking Cessation Quitline (MD Quit), and Maryland State Mental Health and Substance Abuse treatment programs
- Editorial board of Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior, and contributing reviewer to F1000 (an electronic biomedical research journal source).
- American Psychological Association's Outstanding Contributions to Health Psychology (1989)
- Centers for Disease Control Awards (1988, 1990), US Surgeon General's Medallion (1990), US FDA Research Award (2005)
- USU Outstanding Biomedical Graduate Educator Award (1999, 2008), USU Center for Health Disparities Building Partnerships for Better Health Award (2006), USU Carol J. Johns Award to enhance USU programs, faculty, and reputation (2007) USU Cinda Helke Award for Graduate Student Advocacy (2008)
- United States Presidential Leadership Scholar (2015)
- F1000 Faculty Member of the Year (2016) in Pharmacology & Drug Discovery
- Co-chair/co-founder (2020), Healthcare Leadership Community, International Leadership Association
Bibliography
- O'Connor, F.G., Grunberg, N.E., Kellermann, A.L., & Schoomaker, E. (2015). Leadership education and development at the Uniformed Services University. Military Medicine, 180(4S), 147-152.
- Yarnell, A.M., Barry, E.S., Mountney, A., Shear, D., Tortella, F., & Grunberg, N.E. (2016). The revised neurobehavioral severity scale (NSS-R) for rodents. Current Protocols in Neuroscience, 75: 9.52.1-9.52.16.
- Eklund, K.E., Barry, E.S., Grunberg, N.E. (2017). Gender and Leadership. In A. Alvinius (Ed.), Gender Differences in Different Contexts. InTech, 129-150.
- Yarnell, A.M., & Grunberg, N.E. (2017). “Developing ‘Allostatic leaders’: A Psychobiosocial Perspective,” in M. Clark & C.W. Gruber (Eds.), Leader Development Deconstructed, Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing, 23-50.
- Grunberg, N.E., Barry, E.S., Kleber, H.G., McManigle, J.E., & Schoomaker, E.B. (2018). Charting a course for leader and leadership education and development in American medical schools. MedEdPublish, 7(1), 37-40, https://doi.org/10.15694/mep.2018.0000037.1.
- Grunberg, N.E., Barry, E.S., Callahan, C.W., Kleber, H.G., McManigle, J.E., & Schoomaker, E.B. (2018). A conceptual framework for leader and leadership education and development. International Journal of Leadership in Education. Pp 1- 7.
- Callahan, C., & Grunberg, N.E. (2019). Military medical leadership. In O’Connor, F., Schoomaker, E., & Smith, D. (Editors). Fundamentals of military medical practice. Washington, DC: Borden, 51-66.
- Grunberg, N.E., & Barry, E.S. (2019). Effective communication. In J.F. Quinn, & B.A. White (Eds.), Cultivating Leadership in Medicine. Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt Publishing Company, 77-89.
- Barry, E.S., & Grunberg, N.E. (2019). Healthcare teams. In J.F. Quinn & B.A. White (Eds.), Cultivating leadership in medicine. Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt Publishing Co., 117-130.
- Lowe, J.B., Barry, E.S., & Grunberg, N.E., (2020). Improving leader effectiveness across multi-generational workforces. Journal of Leadership Studies. 14(1), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1002/jls.21681.
Francis G O'Connor, MD, MPH

Name: Francis G O'Connor, MD, MPH
Research Interests:
Human Performance and Sports Medicine
Leadership Development
Education
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Bethesda, Maryland
Degree: Masters in Public Health
1991-1992: Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship
Nirschl Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Center
Arlington, Virginia
1985-1988: Family Medicine Residency
St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center
301 Prospect Avenue
Syracuse, New York
1981-1985: State University of New York
Health Science Center
750 E. Adams Street
Syracuse, New York
Degree: Doctor of Medicine
1977-1981: United States Military Academy (USMA)
West Point, New York
Concentration: Basic Science
Degree: Bachelor of Science
Biography
Representative publications, projects, and/or deployments
- Medical Director , Uniformed Services University Consortium For Health and Military Performance (CHAMP) ,Department of Military and Emergency Medicine , Professor of Military and Emergency Medicine ,Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (2006-2013)
- Command Surgeon, Special Operations Central (SOCCENT), MacDill AFB, FL (2005-2006)
- Chief, Dewitt Family Health Center , DeWitt Army Community Hospital , Fort Belvoir, Virginia (2004 -2006)
- Director, Primary Care Sports Medicine , Fellowship - Department of Family Medicine (1997-2004)
- President, American Medical Society of Sports Medicine (2010 - 2011)
- Board of Trustees, American College of Sports Medicine (2004 -2008)
- Marine Corps Marathon Hall of Fame Ambassador Award 2017
- American Medical Society of Sports Medicine Founder’s Award 2017
- American College of Sports Medicine Citation Award 2016
Bibliography
- Hosokawa Y, Casa DJ, Rosenberg H, Capacchione JF, Sagui E, Riazi S, Belval LN, Deuster PA, Jardine JF, Kavouras SA, Lee EC, Miller KC, Muldoon SM, O'Connor FG, Sailor SR, Sambuughin N, Stearns RL, Adams WM, Huggins RA, Vandermark LW. Round Table on Malignant Hyperthermia in Physically Active Populations: Meeting Proceedings. J Athl Train. 2017 Apr;52(4):377-383.
- Sylvester JE, Belval LN, Casa DJ, O'Connor FG. Exertional Heat Stroke and American Football: What the Team Physician Needs to Know. Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ). 2016 Sep/Oct;45(6):340-348.
- Knapik JJ, O'Connor FG. Exertional Rhabdomyolysis: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention. J Spec Oper Med. Fall 2016;16(3):65-7.
- Drezner JA, O'Connor FG, Harmon KG, Fields KB, Asplund CA, Asif IM, Price DE, Dimeff RJ, Bernhardt DT, Roberts WO. Infographic: AMSSM position statement on cardiovascular preparticipation screening in athletes: Current evidence, knowledge gaps, recommendations and future directions. Br J Sports Med. 2016 Oct 4. pii: bjsports-2016-096946. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2016-096946.
- Webber BJ, Casa DJ, Beutler AI, Nye NS, Trueblood WE, O'Connor FG. Preventing Exertional Death in Military Trainees: Recommendations and Treatment Algorithms From a Multidisciplinary Working Group. Mil Med. 2016 Apr;181(4):311-8.
- de la Motte SJ, Lisman P, Sabatino M, Beutler AI, O'Connor FG, Deuster PA.The Relationship Between Functional Movement, Balance Deficits and Prior Injury History in Deploying Marine Warfighters. J Strength Cond Res. 2016 Mar 8.
- Stearns RL, Casa DJ, O'Connor FG, Lopez RM.A Tale of Two Heat Strokes: A Comparative Case Study. Curr Sports Med Rep. 2016 Mar-Apr;15(2):94-7.
- Asplund CA, O'Connor FG. The Evidence Against Cardiac Screening Using Electrocardiogram in Athletes. Curr Sports Med Rep. 2016 Mar-Apr;15(2):81-5.
- Asplund CA, O'Connor FG. Challenging Return to Play Decisions: Heat Stroke, Exertional Rhabdomyolysis, and Exertional Collapse Associated With Sickle Cell Trait. Sports Health. 2016 Mar;8(2):117-25.
- Birrer RB, O’Connor FG, Kane S: Musculoskeletal and Sports Medicine for the Primary Care Practitioner 4rd Edition. CRC Press, January 2016.
Paul E Rapp, Ph.D

Name: Paul E Rapp, Ph.D
Research Interests:
Clinical psychophysiology and neuropsychiatric disorders
Dynamical systems theory
Education
B.S. University of Illinois, College of Engineering, Major: Engineering Physics
Ph.D. Cambridge University, Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics
Biography
At present, Rapp is a Professor of Military and Emergency Medicine at the Uniformed Services University and Director of the Traumatic Injury Research Program. He also holds a secondary appointment as a Professor of Medical and Clinical Psychology. Previously he was a Professor of Pharmacology and Physiology at Drexel University College of Medicine (the successor organization to the Medical College of Pennsylvania) and Director of Research at the Clinical Research Center at Norristown State Psychiatric Hospital.
Professor Rapp was a Candidate at the Philadelphia School of Psychoanalysis and has practiced as a psychotherapist/psychoanalyst at the Philadelphia Consultation Center.
He is a past editor of Physica, and has served on the editorial boards of the International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos, Chaos and Complexity Letters, and Cognitive Neurodynamics. Past honors include a Certificate of Commendation from the Central Intelligence Agency for “significant contributions to the mission of the Office of Research and Development.”
Representative publications, projects, and/or deployments
- Edmund James Scholar, University of Illinois, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Edmund James Scholar, University of Illinois, College of Engineering
- Elected to Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Tau
- Churchill Scholar to Cambridge University
- Fellow Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge Unversity
- Certificate of Commendation, Central Intelligence Agency for Significant Contributions to the Mission of the Office of Research and Development
Bibliography
- Rapp,P.E. and Berridge,M.J. (1977). Oscillations in calcium-cyclic AMP control loops form the basis of pacemaker activity and other high frequency biological rhythms. Journal of Theoretical Biology. 66, 497-525.
- Rapp,P.E., Schmah,T.I. and Mees,A.I. (1999). Models of knowing and the investigation of dynamical systems. Physica. 132D, 133-149.
- Rapp,P.E., Cellucci,C.J. Gilpin,A.M.K., Jiménez-Montaño,M.A. and Korslund,K.E. (2011). Communication patterns in a psychotherapy following traumatic brain injury: A quantitative study based on symbolic dynamics. BMC Psychiatry. 11, 119
- Rapp,P.E., Rosenberg,B.M., Keyser,D.O., Nathan,D., Toruno,K.M., Cellucci,C.J., Albano,A.M., Wylie,S.A., Gibson,D., Gilpin,A.M.K., and Bashore,T.R. (2013). Patient characterization protocols for studies of traumatic brain injury and post-TBI psychiatric disorders. Frontiers in Neurology (Neurotrauma) Volume 4. Article 91, 1-34.
- Rapp,P.E., Cellucci,C.J., Keyser,D.O., Gilpin,A.M.K. and Darmon,D.M. (2013). Statistical issues in TBI clinical studies. Frontiers in Neurology (Neurotrauma). Volume 4. Article 177, 1-19.
- Rapp,P.E., Keyser,D.O., Albano,A., Hernandez,R., Gibson,D. Zambon,R., Hairston,W.D., Hughes,J.D., Krystal,A. and Nichols,A. (2015). Traumatic braing injury detection using electrophysiological methods. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. Volume 9, Article 11
- Rapp,P.E., Keyser,D.O. and Gilpin,A.M.K. (2015). Procedures for the comparative testing of noninvasve neuroassessment devices. Journal of Neurotrauma. 32(16), 1281-1286.
- Wang,C., Costanzo,M.E., Rapp,P.E., Darmon,D., Bashirelahi,K., Nathan,D.E., Cellucci,C.J., Roy,M.J. and Keyser,D.O. (2017). Identifying electrophysiological prodromes of post-traumataic stress disorder: results from a pilot study. Frontiers in Psychiatry. Volume 8, Article 71.
- Darmon,D. and Rapp,P.E. (2017). Specific transfer entropy and other state-dependent transfer entropies for continuous-state input-output systems. Physical Review E. 96, 022121
- Darmon,D., Cellucci,C.J. and Rapp,P.E. (2019). Information dynamics with confidence: using reservoir computing to construct confidence intervals for information dynamic measures. Entropy. 29: 083113
Yifan Chen, PhD, MD

Name: Yifan Chen, PhD, MD
Research Interests:
Cardiovascular regulation and thermoregulatory physiology
Education
M.S. National Institute of Sports Medicine, Beijing, China
Ph.D. Kent State University
Biography
Bibliography
- Chen Y, and Yu T. Glucocorticoid receptor activation is associated with increased resistance to heat-induced hyperthermia and injury. Acta Physiol (Oxf) 2017. doi: 10.1111/apha.13015.
- Yu T, Deuster P, and Chen Y. Role of dynamin-related protein 1-mediated mitochondrial fission in resistance of mouse C2C12 myoblasts to heat injury. J Physiol 2016. doi: 10.1113/JP272885
- Chen Y, and Islam A. Transgenic sickle cell trait mice do not exhibit abnormal thermoregulatory and stress responses to heat shock exposure. Blood Cells Mol Dis 59: 124-128, 2016. doi: 10.1016/j.bcmd.2016.04.011.
- Chen Y, Islam A, Abraham P, and Deuster P. Single-dose oral quercetin improves redox status but does not affect heat shock response in mice. Nutrition research 34: 623-629, 2014. doi: 10.1016/j.nutres.2014.06.005.
- Islam A, Deuster PA, Devaney JM, Ghimbovschi S, and Chen Y. An Exploration of Heat Tolerance in Mice Utilizing mRNA and microRNA Expression Analysis. PLoS One 8: e72258, 2013. Epub 2013/08/24. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0072258.
- slam A, Abraham P, Hapner CD, Deuster PA, and Chen Y. Tissue-specific upregulation of HSP72 in mice following short-term administration of alcohol. Cell stress & chaperones 18: 215-222, 2013. Epub 2012/09/27. doi: 10.1007/s12192-012-0375-x.
- Islam A, Abraham P, Hapner CD, Andrews-Shigaki B, Deuster P, and Chen Y. Heat exposure induces tissue stress in heat-intolerant, but not heat-tolerant, mice. Stress 16: 244-253, 2013. Epub 2012/05/29. doi: 10.3109/10253890.2012.696754.
- Hapner CD, Deuster P, and Chen Y. Inhibition of oxidative hemolysis by quercetin, but not other antioxidants. ChemBiolInteract 186: 275-279, 2010. doi: S0009-2797(10)00348-0 [pii];10.1016/j.cbi.2010.05.010 [doi].
- Chen Y, Pearlman A, Luo Z, and Wilcox CS. Hydrogen peroxide mediates a transient vasorelaxation with tempol during oxidative stress. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H2085-H2092, 2007.
- Chen Y, Gill PS, and Welch WJ. Oxygen availability limits renal NADPH-dependent superoxide production. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 289: F749-F753, 2005.
Jonathan M Scott, Ph.D.

Name: Jonathan M Scott, Ph.D.
Education
2008 M.S. in Clinical Nutrition from The Ohio State University
2012 Ph.D. in Health and Rehabilitation Sciences from The Ohio State University
Biography
Angela M Yarnell, MS, PhD, Major, Army

Name: Angela M Yarnell, MS, PhD, Major, Army
Research Interests:
leader development
sleep, stress, and performance
Education
MS, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, Md, Medical Psychology
PhD, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, Md, Medical Psychology
Biography
MAJ Yarnell is currently the Deputy Professor of Military Science and Assistant Professor of Military and Emergency Medicine at the Uniformed Services University in Bethesda, MD where she is responsible for the university level leader and military professional development program.
Angela and her family spend their free time doing family and church activities.
Representative publications, projects, and/or deployments
- Assistant Professor, Behavioral Sciences and Leadership United States Military Academy West Point, NY.
- Deputy Chief, Behavioral Biology Branch Walter Reed Army Institute of Research Silver Spring, MD
- Chief, Sleep Research Center Walter Reed Army Institute of Research Silver Spring, MD
- Research Psychologist, Behavioral Biology Branch Walter Reed Army Institute of Research Silver Spring, MD
- Graduate Student and Research Assistant, Grunberg Laboratory Medical Psychology Program Uniformed Services University Bethesda, MD
- Troop Executive Officer, Medical Troop, Regimental Support Squadron 2nd Stryker Calvary Regiment Vilsek Germany
- Troop Executive Officer, Medical Troop, Regimental Support Squadron 2nd Stryker Calvary Regiment Operation Iraqi Freedom 07-09
- Treatment Platoon Leader, Medical Troop, Regimental Support Squadron 2nd Stryker Calvary Regiment Vilsek Germany
- Headquarters Platoon Leader, Brigade Support Medical Company, Brigade Support Battalion 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division Ft. Lewis, WA
- BSM; MSM 1 OLC; ARCOM 1 OLC; AAM 2 OLC;
Bibliography
- Yarnell, A.M., Barry, E.S., and Grunberg, N.E. (2019). Psychological wellbeing. In D. Smith, E. Schoomaker, F. O’Connor (2019), Fundamentals of Military Medical Practice. Borden.
- Yarnell, A.M., LoPresti, M.L., and Balkin, T. J. (2019). Sleep, rest, and recovery. In D. Smith, E. Schoomaker, F. O’Connor (2019), Fundamentals of Military Medical Practice. Borden.
- Yarnell, A.M., Dullea, C., & Grunberg, N.E. (2019). Military communication. In D. Smith, E. Schoomaker, F. O’Connor (editors), Fundamentals of Military Medical Practice. Borden.
- Yarnell, A.M., & Deuster, P.A., (2016). Caffeine and Performance. Journal of Special Operations Medicine, 16(4):64-70.
- Yarnell, A.M., & Deuster, P.A., (2016). Sleep as a Strategy for Optimizing Performance. Journal of Special Operations Medicine, 16(1), 92-96.
- Yarnell, A.M., Barry, E.S., Mountney, A., Shear, D., Tortella, F., and Grunberg, N.E. (2016). The revised neurobehavioral severity scale (NSS-R) for rodents. Curr. Protoc. Neurosci, 75:9.52.1-9.52.16.
- Yarnell, A.M. and Grunberg, N.E. (2017). Developing an allostatic leader: a psycho-bio-social perspective. In M. Clark & C.W. Gruber (Eds), Annuals of Theoretical Psychology 15. Springer.
- Simonelli, G., Mantua, J., Gad, M., St Pierre, M., Moore, L., Yarnell, A. M., ... & Capaldi, V. F. (2019). Sleep extension reduces pain sensitivity. Sleep medicine, 54, 172-176.
- Mantua, J., Grillakis, A., Mahfouz, S., Taylor, M., Brager, A., Yarnell, A. M., ... & Simonelli, G. (2018). A systematic review and meta-analysis of sleep architecture and chronic traumatic brain injury. Sleep medicine reviews, 41, 61-77.
- Gill, J. . Yarnell, A.M. (2017). Moderate blast exposure alters gene expression and levels of amyloid precursor protein, Neurology Genetics, 3(5), e186.
Mary T Brueggemeyer, MD, MPH, Colonel, Air Force

Name: Mary T Brueggemeyer, MD, MPH, Colonel, Air Force
Research Interests:
Preventive Medicine Education
Education
Doctor of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, 1992
Residency in General Surgery, Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, 1997
Master in Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, School of Public Health, San Antonio, TX, 2009
Residency in Aerospace Medicine, USAF School of Aerospace Medicine, Brooks AFB, TX, 2010
Biography
Col Brueggemeyer received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Washington University in St. Louis, MO in 1988 and a Doctor of Medicine Degree from the University of Louisville School of Medicine in 1992. She completed a General Surgery residency at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio then accepted a commission in the United States Air Force. She served as a Staff Surgeon with the 7th Medical Group, Dyess AFB then transitioned to Aerospace Medicine in 2001. She received a Master of Public Health degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center in 2009 and completed the residency in Aerospace Medicine at the USAF School of Aerospace Medicine in 2010. Col Brueggemeyer has held assignments as the Aerospace Medicine Squadron Commander, Chief of Aerospace Medicine and served as Director, Department of Instructional Programs at the Defense Medical Readiness Training Institute (DMRTI), Ft Sam Houston, Texas preparing senior DoD medical leaders for deployed and homeland security operations. She deployed with the 71st Rescue Squadron in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM in 2002, as the CENTCOM Theater Validating Flight Surgeon in 2011 and as the 774 Expeditionary Medical Operations Squadron Commander in support of New Horizons Belize 2013.
Representative publications, projects, and/or deployments
- July 2017- Present, Vice Chair, Force Health Protection, Department of Military and Emergency Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
- July 2014- July 2017, Assistant Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD.
- Aug 2012 – July 2014, Commander, 75th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, Hill AFB, UT
- July, 2010 – July 2012, Commander, 60th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, David Grant USAF
- July 2006 – June 2008, Commander, 355th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, 355th Medical Group,
- July 2004 – July 2006, Director, Department of Instructional Programs, Defense Medical
- July 2001 – July 2004, Flight Surgeon, Flight Commander, 347th Medical Group, Moody AFB, GA
- July 1997 – July 1999, Staff Surgeon, 7th Medical Group, Dyess AFB, Texas
- June 2011- Dec 2011, CENTCOM Theater Validating Flight Surgeon, Al Udeid AB, Qatar
- Mar 2013 – June 2013, Commander, 774th Expeditionary Medical Operations Squadron, New Horizons Belize 2013.
Sarah J. de la Motte, PhD, MPH, ATC

Name: Sarah J. de la Motte, PhD, MPH, ATC
Research Interests:
Musculoskeletal Injury Prevention, Human Performance Optimization, Readiness
Education
MPH, Concentration Epidemiology & Biostatistics, USU, Bethesda, MD 2010-2012
PhD in Rehabilitation & Movement Science, Virginia Commonwealth
University, Richmond, VA 2004-2008
MA in Athletic Training, Concentration Biomechanics, San Diego State
University, San Diego, CA 2000-2002
BS in Sports Science, Concentration Athletic Training, University of the
Pacific, Stockton, CA 1996-2000
Biography
Representative publications, projects, and/or deployments
- Member, Joint Program Committee-5 Musculoskeletal Injury Prevention Workgroup
- Member, Defense Health Agency Human Performance Optimization Committee
- Member, International Movement Screening Workgroup, Centre for Sport, Exercise & Osteoarthritis, Arthritis Research UK
- Member, NATA Continuing Education and Professional Advancement Military Athletic Trainers’ Working Group
- Member, AM2020 Injury and Violence Free Living & Physical Performance Service Line Research to Practice Work Group
- Member, Faculty Senate Research Policy Subcommittee, Uniformed Services University
- Member, MD/PhD Advisory Committee, School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University
Bibliography
- de la Motte SJ, Gribbin TC, Deuster PA. Optimizing Musculoskeletal Performance Through Injury Prevention. J Spec Oper Med. 2018;17(4):97-101.
- de la Motte SJ, Welsh MM, Castle V, et al. Comparing Self-Reported Physical Activity and Sedentary Time to Objective Fitness Measures in a Military Cohort. J Sci Med Sport. 2018(pii: S1440-2440(18)30181-6).
- McBratney CM, de la Motte SJ. Collaboration Needed on Human Performance Optimization for Combat Athletes. Mil Med. 2018;182(7-8):143-145.
- Whittaker JL, Booysen N, de la Motte S, et al. Predicting Sport and Occupational Lower Extremity Injury Risk Through Movement Quality Screening: A Systematic Review. Br J Sports Med. 2017;51(7):580-585.
- Lisman PJ, de la Motte SJ, Gribbin TC, Jaffin DP, Murphy K, Deuster PA. A Systematic Review of the Association Between Physical Fitness and Musculoskeletal Injury Risk: Part 1 - Cardiorespiratory Endurance. J Strength Cond Res. 2017;31(6):1744-1757.
- de la Motte SJ, Lisman P, Gribbin TC, Murphy K, Deuster PA. A Systematic Review of the Association Between Physical Fitness and Musculoskeletal Injury Risk: Part 3 - Flexibility, Power, Speed, Balance, and Agility. J Strength Cond Res. 2017.
- de la Motte SJ, Gribbin TC, Lisman P, Murphy K, Deuster PA. Systematic Review of the Association Between Physical Fitness and Musculoskeletal Injury Risk: Part 2 - Muscular Endurance and Muscular Strength. J Strength Cond Res. 2017;31(11):3218-3234.
Thomas D. Kirsch, MD, MPH
Name: Thomas D. Kirsch, MD, MPH
Research Interests:
Disaster health and public health
Emergency medicine
Education
Doctor of Medicine (MD), University of Nebraska School of Medicine, Omaha, NE
Internship in General Surgery, St. Vincent’s Hospital and Medical Center, NYC, NY
Master of Public Health (MPH), Epidemiology/International Health, Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, MD
Emergency Medicine Residency, Georgetown/George Washington University Combined Program, Washington, DC
Biography
Dr. Kirsch has consulted on disaster and humanitarian-related issues for organizations such as the CDC, WHO, UNICEF, PAHO, FEMA, OFDA, the American and Canadian Red Cross, and the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute. He has responded to the major disasters that have defined our times- domestic events such as hurricanes Katrina (2005), Sandy (2012) and Harvey (2017), the NYC response to the 9-11 terrorist attacks (2001); and global disasters such as the earthquakes in Haiti (2010), Chile (2010), New Zealand (2011), and Nepal (2015), the 2010 floods in Pakistan and Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines (2013) and the response to the Ebola epidemic in Liberia in 2014-15. In 2011 he served as a consultant to the Departments of State and Defense to assess the U.S. government’s response to the 2010 Haitian earthquake.
He is a globally recognized educator who has lectured extensively nationally and internationally on emergency medicine and disaster issues. He founded and directed the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Emergency Airway Management Course and the Austere Medicine course. He also taught masters-level courses Introduction to Humanitarian Emergencies and Public Health Methods in Disasters at the School of Public Health and the Disaster Medicine course in the School of Medicine. He directed the Hopkins Disaster Fellowship and has taught in Emergency Medicine Residency programs for 25 years. Dr. Kirsch has authored over 100 scientific articles, abstracts, and textbook chapters, and co-authored the austere medical textbook, Emergent Field Medicine (VanRooyen-Kirsch).
In 2013 he received the inaugural, ‘Disaster Science Award’ from the American College of Emergency Physicians and in 2014 the Clara Barton Award for Leadership from the American Red Cross. In 2014 he was also elected to Who’s Who in America and was invited to the White House to meet with President Obama and leading figures from the Administration in a ceremony and discussion to honor the, ‘Heroes in Healthcare Fighting Ebola’.
Bibliography
- L Upton, TD Kirsch, M Harvey, D Hanfling. Health care coalitions as response organizations: Houston after Hurricane Harvey. Dis Med Pub Health Prep. 2017;11 (6), 637-639.
- Kirsch TD, Schlegelmilch J, Strauss-Riggs K, Chandler T, Redlener I. Regions respond to catastrophes. Dis Med Public Health Prep. 2017;11(4):360-3.
- Gulley K, Strauss-Riggs K, Kirsch TD, Goolsby C. Innovations for tomorrow: Summary of the 2016 Disaster Health Education Symposium. Dis Med Public Health Prep. 2017;11(2):160-2.
- Goolsby C, Hunt RC, Goralnick E, Singletary EM, Levy M, Goodloe J, Epstein JL, Nemeth I, Rowe DW, Bradley RN, Gestring M, Kirsch TD. Stop the Bleed Education Consortium: Education program content and delivery recommendations. J. Trauma & Acute Care Surg 2018;84(1):205-210.
- Kirsch TD, Moseson H, Massaquoi M, Nyenswah TG, Goodermote R, Rodriguez-Baraquer I, Lesser J, Cumings D, Peters DH. Impact of interventions and the incidence of Ebola Virus Disease in Liberia—implications for future epidemics. Health Policy and Planning 2017;32(2):205-214.
- Chang MP, Simkin DJ, Lordes de Lara M, Kirsch TD. Characterizing the hospital admissions to a tertiary care hospital after Typhoon Haiyan. Disaster Med Public Health Prep 2016;10(2):240-7.
- Kirsch TD, Circh R, Goldfedder M, Bissel R. ‘Just-in-Time’ personal preparedness- Downloads and usage patterns of the American Red Cross Hurricane Application during Hurricane Sandy. Dis Med Public Health Prep. 2016;10(5):762-7.
- Kirsch T, Sauer L, Sapir DG. Analysis of the international and US response to the Haiti earthquake– Recommendations for change. Dis Med and Pub Health Prep 2012 Oct;6(3):200-8.
Craig A Myatt, M.A., Ph.D., Lieutenant Colonel, Army

Name: Craig A Myatt, M.A., Ph.D., Lieutenant Colonel, Army
Research Interests:
Resilience / Human Performance Optimization / Total Force Fitness Program Development
Biopsychosocial applications / Consulting Psychology / Strategic Leadership
Education
San Francisco State University (San Francisco, CA), Research Psychology, M.A., 1987
Pomona College (Claremont, CA), Psychology, B.A., 1984
Biography
He is also credentialed as an instructor through both the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command and the Army Medical Department Center and School Health Readiness Center of Excellence. He taught courses on “Stress and Fatigue” at the School of Army Aviation Medicine. Before that he served as a RAND Fellow. He holds the distinction of selection and service as the first Command Psychologist at the United States Special Operations Command and at NDU. At USSOCOM, LTC Myatt gained authorization for approval and funding of the Special Operations Forces Resilience Enterprise Program, a contributing forerunner, along with the SOF Human Performance Program, of the current Preservation of the Force and Families (POTFF) program. His work in resilience program development, research, and education is outlined in numerous published articles and has been presented at several local and national conferences.
LTC Myatt previously served as a MTOE platoon leader, TDA company commander, and MTOE battalion commander. He has over 30 years of military tactical, operational, and strategic experience combined with civilian medical neuroscience research experiences using immunohistochemical staining techniques in the Brain Tumor Research Center at the University of California San Francisco, animal behavioral studies at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, brain tissue electron microscopy techniques in the Department of Pathology at George Washington University School of Medicine, and MRI/PET neuroimaging techniques in the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke at the National Institutes of Health. LTC Myatt authored and co-authored numerous peer reviewed publications in journals such as Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences, Developmental Neuroscience, Journal of Special Operations Medicine, and Military Medicine.
Representative publications, projects, and/or deployments
- Asst. Professor of Military and Emergency Medicine, Asst Prof of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Consortium for Health and Military Performance, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD; USU Faculty Senate Member - Current
- Faculty Senior Research Psychologist & Physiology Training Officer, School of Army Aviation Medicine, Fort Rucker, AL - May 2016 to Dec 2017
- Senior Research Psychologist, US Army Aeromedical Laboratory Fort Rucker, AL - July 2015 to May 2016
- Army Research Fellow, RAND-Arroyo Center, Pentagon City, Arlington, VA - July 2014 to July 2015
- Command Psychologist, Deputy Director of the Health Fitness Directorate, Assistant Professor of Behavioral Science, National Defense University, Fort McNair, Washington, DC - July 2013 to July 2014
- Assistant Professor of Behavioral Science & Deputy Director of the Executive Assessment and Development Program, Strategic Leadership Department, The Eisenhower School, National Defense University, Fort McNair, Washington, DC - June 2011 to June 2013
- Command Psychologist, Command Surgeon's Office, United States Special Operations Command, MacDill AFB, FL - Sep 2008 to June 2011
- Commander, 145th Medical Logistics Battalion (Multifunctional Medical Battalion), 807th Medical Deployment Support Command, Seagoville, TX - May 2004 to Sep 2008
- Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics (Cross-leveled from 807th MEDCOM to 3rd MEDCOM for OIF Deployment), TF 3 MED CMD, Camp Victory, Iraq - June 2006 to July 2007
- Observer-Controller/Trainer, Task Force Bravo, 1st Simulation Exercise Group, 1st Brigade, 75th Division (Training Support) Houston, TX (OEF Mobilization in 2003) - March 2002 to May 2004
Bibliography
- Kazman, J., Schuler, E., Alders, E., Charters, K., Myatt, C., & Deuster, P. (2019). The role of chaplains in the military health system behavioral health services. Unpublished manuscript.
- Nataraj, S., Markel, M.W., Hastings, J., Larson, E.V., Luoto, J.E., Maerzluft, C., Myatt, C., Orvis, B.R., Panis, C., Powell, M., Rodriguez, J., & Tsai, T. (November 2015). A Strategic Framework for Army Regeneration, PR-2136-A. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation.
- Meredith, L.S., Sims. C.S., Batorsky, B.S., Okuunogbe, A., Bannon, B.L., & Myatt, C. (October 2015). Identifying Promising Approaches to U.S. Army Institutional Change: A Review of Organizational Culture and Climate, PR-1658-A. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation.
- Myatt, C. and Auzenne, J. (2012). Resourcing Interventions Enhance Psychology Support Capability in Special Operations Forces. Journal of Special Operations Medicine, 12 (4), 54-59.
- Myatt, C. (2011). USSOCOM Psychology: Commentary on information requirements and rapid response planning. Journal of Special Operations Medicine, 11 (1), 60-67.
- Myatt, C. (2010). Notes from a research psychologist at U.S. Special Operations Command (Chapter 20). In P. Bartone, R. Pastel, & M. Vaitkus (Eds.), The 71F Advantage: Applying Army Research Psychology for Health and Performance Gains. Washington, DC: National Defense University Press, 435-449.
- Myatt, C. (2010). USSOCOM Psychology: Commentary on psychology capability support and resilience. Journal of Special Operations Medicine, 10 (3), 75-76.
- Bates, M., Bowles, S., Hammermeister, J., Stokes, C., Pinder, E., Moore, M., Fritts, M., Vythilingam, M., Yosick, T., Rhodes, J., Myatt, C., Westphal, R., Fautua, D., Hammer, P., & Burbelo, G. (2010). Psychological Fitness. Military Medicine, 175 (8S), 21-38.
- Rutka, J., Myatt, C., Giblin, J., Davis, R., & Rosenblum, M. (1987). Distribution of extracellular matrix proteins in primary brain tumors: an immunohistochemical analysis. Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences, 14, 25-30.
- Rutka, J., Giblin, J., Balkisson, R., Wen, D., Myatt, C., McCulloch, J., & Rosenblum, M. (1987). Characterization of fetal human brain cultures: development of a potential model for studying human glial cells. Developmental Neuroscience, 9, 154-173.
Laura C Tilley, MD, Major, Army

Name: Laura C Tilley, MD, Major, Army
Research Interests:
Policy, Controlled Substances, Disaster Preparedness
Education
- M.D., George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC
- B.S., Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC
Biography
David O. Keyser, Ph.D., Neurophysiology

Name: David O. Keyser, Ph.D., Neurophysiology
Research Interests:
TBI, PTSD, Assessment, Recovery
Chester C. Buckenmaier III, MS, MD

Name: Chester C. Buckenmaier III, MS, MD
Research Interests:
Pain
Pain management in military evacuation
Education
Durham, NC
Degree: Fellow Regional Anesthesiology
1998-01 Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Washington, D.C.
Degree: Anesthesiology Residency
Diplomat, American Board of Anesthesiology 26 Apr. 2002
1992-93 William Beaumont Army Medical Center
El Paso, TX
Degree: General Surgery Internship
1988-92 Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS)
Bethesda, MD
Degree: M.D. May, 1992
1986-88 East Carolina University
Greenville, NC
Degree: M.S. Biology
1982-86 Catawba College
Salisbury, NC
Degree: B.A. Biology and Chemistry, Cum Laude
Biography
He attended Catawba College, on a Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) scholarship, graduating with a degree in Biology in 1986. He then attended East Carolina University in Greenville, N.C., receiving a Master in Science in Biology in 1988. In 1992, he graduated from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland, completing his Anesthesia Residency at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. In addition, he completed a one year Fellowship in Regional Anesthesia at Duke University in 2002, resulting in the creation of the only Acute Pain Medicine Fellowship in the Department of Defense, based at Walter Reed.
In September 2003, he deployed with the 21st Combat Support Hospital to Balad, Iraq, and demonstrated that the use of advanced regional anesthesia can be accomplished in a forward deployed environment. He performed the first successful continuous peripheral nerve block for pain management in a combat support hospital. In April 2009, he deployed to Camp Bastion, Afghanistan with the British military and organized the first acute pain service in a theatre of war. Author and Co-Editor of the Acute and Perioperative Pain section in Pain Medicine, he is extensively published in pain medicine, particularly as it relates to combat wounded. He also serves as the Editor-in-Chief of US Medicine with a monthly column on topics of federal medicine interest.
Bibliography
- Kent ML, Tighe PJ, Belfer I, Brennan TJ, Bruehl S, Brummett CM, Buckenmaier CC, Buvanendran A, Cohen RI, Desjardins P, Edwards D. The ACTTION–APS–AAPM Pain Taxonomy (AAAPT) Multidimensional Approach to Classifying Acute Pain Conditions. Pain Medicine. 2017 May 1;18(5):947-58.
- Buckenmaier III CC, Galloway KT, Polomano RC, McDuffie M, Kwon N, Gallagher RM. Preliminary validation of the Defense and Veterans Pain Rating Scale (DVPRS) in a military population. Pain Medicine. 2013 Jan 1;14(1):110-23.
- Buckenmaier III CC, Galloway KT, Polomano RC, McDuffie M, Kwon N, Gallagher RM. Preliminary validation of the Defense and Veterans Pain Rating Scale (DVPRS) in a military population. Pain Medicine. 2013 Jan 1;14(1):110-23.
- Polomano RC, Galloway KT, Kent ML, Brandon-Edwards H, Kwon KN, Morales C, Buckenmaier III CT. Psychometric testing of the defense and veterans pain rating scale (DVPRS): a new pain scale for military population. Pain Medicine. 2016 Jun 6;17(8):1505-19.
- Highland KB, Schoomaker A, Rojas W, Suen J, Ahmed A, Zhang Z, Carlin SF, Calilung C, Kent M, Buckenmaier III C. Benefits of the Restorative Exercise and Strength Training for Operational Resilience and Excellence Yoga Program for Chronic Lower Back Pain in Service Members: A Pilot Randomized Control Trial. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 2017 Sep 14.
- Tighe P, Buckenmaier CC, Boezaart AP, Carr DB, Clark LL, Herring AA, Kent M, Mackey S, Mariano ER, Polomano RC, Reisfield GM. Acute pain medicine in the United States: a status report. Pain Medicine. 2015 Sep 1;16(9):1806-26.
- Cook KF, Buckenmaier 3rd C, Gershon RC. PASTOR/PROMIS® pain outcomes system: What does it mean to pain specialists?. Pain. 2014 Jul;4(4):277-83.
- Buckenmaier CC, McKnight GM, Winkley JV, Bleckner LL, Shannon C, Klein SM, Lyons RC, Chiles JH. Continuous peripheral nerve block for battlefield anesthesia and evacuation. Regional anesthesia and pain medicine. 2005 Apr 30;30(2):202-5.
- Buckenmaier III CC, Klein SM, Nielsen KC, Steele SM. Continuous paravertebral catheter and outpatient infusion for breast surgery. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 2003 Sep 1;97(3):715-7.
- Buckenmaier C. Military advanced regional anesthesia and analgesia handbook. Government Printing Office; 2009.
Victor L. Ortiz, MD, CPE, Colonel, Air Force

Name: Victor L. Ortiz, MD, CPE, Colonel, Air Force
Education
Biography
Representative publications, projects, and/or deployments
- Deputy Group Commander, 51 Medical Group, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. Commander, 22 Aerospace Medicine Squadron, McConnell AFB, KS. Chief of Aerospace Medicine, 97 Medical Group, Altus AFB, OK. Flight Commander/Chief of Aerospace Medicine, 1st SOMDG, Hurlburt Field, FL. Director of Aerospace Medicine, International Health Specialist, USSOUTHCOM, Miami, FL. Squadron Medical Element/Flight Surgeon, 4th AMDS, Seymour Johnson AFB, NC.
- Instructor, Global Health Operations Defense Institute of Medical Operations (DIMO), JBSA-Lackland, TX
- Public Health Emergency Officer. Medical Acupuncturists. Special Forces Basic Combat Course, 20th Special Forces Group and Special Operations Medicine Course, AFSOC.
- Deployed to Al Jaber, Kuwait in 2015. Deployed to Port-au-Prince, Haiti in 2010. Deployed in the COMFORT Navy ship hospital to South and Central America in 2007 and 2009. Deployed to support Detainee Movement Operation in 2007. Deployed to Balad Iraq in 2006. Deployed to Manta Ecuador in 2004.
- Medical Director of Medical Readiness Exercises (MEDRETEs), SOUTHCOM. Course Director of Human Factors in Aviation course, Inter-American Air Force Academy, Lackland, TX.
- International Diploma in Humanitarian Assistance, United Nations System Staff College, Fordham University, New York. Western Hemisphere, Foreign Service Institute, US Department of State
- Medals: Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal x5, Air Medal, Air Force Commendation Medal, Air Force Achievement Medal x4, National Defense Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Korean Defense Service Medal, Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal x2, Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with Golden Border x4
Leslie Vojta, M.D., Lieutenant Colonel, Air Force

Name: Leslie Vojta, M.D., Lieutenant Colonel, Air Force
Education
Transitional Internship, David Grant Medical Center, Travis AFB, CA
M.D., USUHS, Bethesda, MD
B.S., United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD
Representative publications, projects, and/or deployments
- Daniel K. Inouye Graduate School of Nursing Interdisciplinary Collaboration and Contribution Award 2020
MEM - National Faculty
Kevin M Semelrath, MD, FACEP, Major, Air Force

Name: Kevin M Semelrath, MD, FACEP, Major, Air Force
Research Interests:
LGBTQ+ health issues
Physician wellness
Education
MD, cum laude, Albany Medical College, Albany NY
Emergency Medicine Residency, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh PA
Biography
Maj Semelrath is a native of New York. He received a BS in Biology, magna cum laude, at Stonehill College in Massachusetts in 2004. He then went on to Albany Medical College, earning his MD degree, cum laude in 2008. During medical school he accessioned to the US Air Force through the HPSP program. He completed his residency training in Emergency Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in 2011. He started his active duty career at San Antonio Military Medical Center. He was core faculty for the Emergency Medicine residency there, eventually serving as the acting Associate Program Director during his last year. During his time in Texas, Maj Semelrath had the privilege of deploying twice in support of Operation Enduring Freedom- once to Bagram Air Field and then to Ramstein Air Base as a CCATT physician. His current academic interests are LGBTQ+ population health and increasing medical provider knowledge and comfort in treating the LGBTQ+ population.
Representative publications, projects, and/or deployments
- Course Director, Operation Bushmaster
- EM Clerkship Director
- Former APD for Emergency Medicine Residency, San Antonio Military Medical Center
- Deployed as CCATT physician to Bagram Air Field and Ramstein Air Base
- Chair, SOM Diversity and Inclusion Committee
- USU Faculty Senate Member
Robert L. Murray, Ph.D., Lieutenant, Navy

Name: Robert L. Murray, Ph.D., Lieutenant, Navy
Research Interests:
Cellular Mechanisms of Growth and Development
Nutritional Aspects of Growth and Development
Education
M.S. in Biology, University of Nebraska-Kearney (2013)
Ph.D. in Animal Sciences, University of Maryland (2018)
Nicole Hurst, MPH, MD, Commander, Navy

Name: Nicole Hurst, MPH, MD, Commander, Navy
Education
2011-2012 Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship Denver Health Medical Center
Denver, CO
2006-2009 Emergency Medicine Residency Naval Medical Center San Diego
San Diego, CA
2002-2003 Transitional Internship Naval Medical Center San Diego
San Diego, CA
1998-2002 Doctor of Medicine Northwestern University
Chicago, IL
1998-2002 Master of Public Health Northwestern University
Chicago, IL
1994-1998 Bachelor of Arts (Cum Laude) Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
Biography
After finishing a Transitional Internship at Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD) in 2003, CDR Hurst worked as a General Medical Officer in the Emergency Department before starting flight school in Pensacola, FL. She earned her wings of gold and completed a 2-year flight surgery tour at Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, Crete, Greece.
From 2006-2009, CDR Hurst returned to NMCSD to complete her residency in Emergency Medicine. She served as Academic Chief Resident in her final year of training. Following a short period serving as core academic staff physician at NMCSD, she deployed with 1st Medical Battalion to Helmand Provence, Afghanistan in 2010 and worked as an Emergency Physician with a Shock Trauma Platoon.
Upon return, CDR Hurst continued to serve as core academic faculty for the Emergency Medicine Residency Training Program. She completed a 1-year full time out service Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship at Denver Health Medical Center in 2012. Afterwards, she returned to NMCSD as Director of Emergency Ultrasound and established a comprehensive point-of-care ultrasound training program for the Emergency Medicine Residency and Physician Assistant Training Programs. She also developed an annual regional point-of-care ultrasound course and created a deployment ultrasound training curriculum for General Medical Officers in the fleet and deploying personnel.
From 2013-2015, CDR Hurst served as Senior Medical Officer for the Director of Medical Services and developed a web-based Morbidity and Mortality database and worked with Department Heads to greatly improve departmental review and learning from such cases. In 2015, she became Associate Program Director for the emergency Medicine Residency. She has published numerous papers in peer reviewed journals and multiple book chapters and lectures regularly at the national and regional level.
CDR Hurst’s personal decorations include the Navy & Marine Corps Commendation Medal with gold star and the Navy & Marine Corps Achievement Medal with gold star. She is authorized to wear the Fleet Marine Force and Naval Flight Surgeon Warfare Devices. She is an Associate Professor of Military and Emergency Medicine at Uniformed Services University.
Representative publications, projects, and/or deployments
- 2014 Associate Master Clinician Award, Naval Medical Center San Diego
- 2008-2009 Academic Chief Resident, Emergency Department, NMCSD
- July 2017 - pres USU Committee on Appointments, Promotion, and Tenure (CAPT), member
- July 2015 - 2017 NMCSD Emergency Medicine Residency Program Clinical Competency Committee, Chair
- 2015-2017 Associate Program Director, Emergency Medicine Residency Training Program, Naval Medical Center San Diego, San Diego, CA
- 2014-2015 Emergency Ultrasound Faculty Development Director, Naval Medical Center San Diego, San Diego, CA
- 2012-2017 Director of Emergency Ultrasound, Emergency Medicine Residency Training Program, Naval Medical Center San Diego, San Diego, CA
- 2012-2017 Attending Physician, Core Academic Faculty, Emergency Medicine Residency Training Program, Naval Medical Center San Diego, San Diego, CA
- 2009-2010 Shock Trauma Platoon Officer-In-Charge Afghanistan (deployed)
- 2004-2006 NSA Souda Bay, Flight Surgeon, Souda Bay, Crete, Greece
Bibliography
- Kumetz EA, Cudnik R, Hurst ND, Rudinsky SL. Electronic Cigarette Explosion Injuries. Am J Emerg Med. 2016 Nov;34(11):2252.e1-2252.e3. (PMID 27133537)
- Ross EM, Deaton T, Hurst N, Siefert J. Operational Point-of-Care Ultrasound Review: Low-Cost Simulators and Resources for Advanced Prehospital Providers. J Spec Oper Med 2015 Spring; 15(1):71-8. (PMID 25770801)
- McKaigney CJ, Krantz MJ, LaRocque CL, Hurst ND, Buchanan MD, Kendall JL. E-point septal separation: a bedside tool for emergency physician assessment of left ventricular ejection fraction. Am J Emerg Med. 2014 Jun;32(6):493-7. (PMID: 24630604)
- Olivera LG, Hurst ND, Magajna PW. Bedside Emergency Ultrasound in a Case of Acute Parotid Duct Sialolithiasis. J Emerg Med. 2014 Aug;47(2):e49-51. (PMID: 24877763)
- Hawley LA, Auten JD, Matteucci MJ, Decker L, Hurst N, Beer W, Clark RF. Cardiac complications of adult methamphetamine exposures. J Emerg Med. 2013 Dec;45(6)821-7. (PMID: 24054881)
- Hurst N, Macht M, Travis PJ, Pierce M, Brown WW 3rd. Post-menopausal female with abdominal pain. J Emerg Med. 2013 Dec;45(6)e221-2. (PMID 24012441)
- Hurst N. (2013) Left Flank Pain following a fall in an 8-year old female. In: McLario & Kendall (eds.) Case Studies in Pediatric Emergency and Critical Care Ultrasound. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.
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Charles W. Beadling, M.D.

Name: Charles W. Beadling, M.D.
Research Interests:
Global Health Engagement, Security Cooperation
Trauma care, hypnosis, cross-cultural communication
Education
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences - M.D., 1984
David Grant Medical Center, Travis AFB, CA - Family Practice Residency, 1987
Georgetown University - Interagency Institute for Federal Healthcare Executives, 2001
Geneva, Switzerland - International Diploma in Humanitarian Assistance, 2007
Society of Apothecaries of London - Diploma in the Medical Care of Catastrophes, 2009
Biography
Dr. Beadling was commissioned in the Air Force in 1975 after completing his Bachelor of Science degree in Life Sciences at the USAF Academy. He attended Undergraduate Navigator Training at Mather Air Force Base, California, and served as squadron navigator until 1980. That year, he entered medical school at the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences in Bethesda, MD. Upon graduating from medical school in 1984, Dr. Beadling began a residency in Family Practice at David Grant Medical Center, Travis Air Force Base, California. He had numerous operational, academic, leadership and command assignments until his retirement from the US Air Force, as a Colonel, effective 1 March 2009.
Dr. Beadling is a Fellow of the American Board of Family Medicine, holds the International Diploma in Humanitarian Assistance from Fordham University, and also holds the Diploma in the Medical Care of Catastrophes from the Society of the Apothecaries of London, and has been appointed the Deputy Convener for the United States by the Society. He also serves as the Global Health Section Editor for Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. Doctor Beadling is married to the former Carol Hileman of Richmond, Indiana, and they have two daughters, Sarah and Matilda.
Representative publications, projects, and/or deployments
- Associate Professor, Military and Emergency Medicine, USUHS
- Principle Investigator, African Peacekeeping Rapid Response Partnership, 2016-2019
- Director, Center for Disaster and Humanitarian Assistance Medicine, USUHS, 2009-2016
- Commander, 375 Medical Group, Scott AFB, IL, 2002-2004
- CENTAF SG (Forward), Al Udeid AB, Qatar, 2004
- Commander, 95 Medical Group, Edwards AFB, CA, 2000-2002
Bibliography
- Liberia National Disaster Preparedness Coordination Exercise: Implementing Lessons Learned from the West African Disaster Preparedness Initiative, Hamer M, Reed P, Greulich J, Beadling C; AJDM, June 2017.
- The West African Disaster Preparedness Initiative: Strengthening National Capacities for All-Hazards Disaster Preparedness, Morton M, Reed P, Gruelich J, Beadlilng C; DMPHP, Sept 2016.
- Global Health Engagement: A Military Medicine Core Competency, Cullison T, Beadling C, Erickson E; JFQ, Jan 2016.
- Zika Virus: A Review of Management Considerations and Controversies at Six Months, Singer L, Vest, K, Beadling C; DMPHP, Aug 2016.
- Ebola Virus and Public Health: Special Section, Beadling C, Burkle F, Koenig K, Sharp T; DMPHP, Feb 2015.
- International Symposium on Disaster Medicine and Public Health Management: Review of the Hyogo Framework for Action, Egawa S, Macintyre A, Beadling C, Walsh J, Shimonura O; DMPHP, Aug 2014.
- Global Health Language and Culture Competency, Beadling C, Maza J, Nakano G, Mahmood M, Jawad S, Alameri A, Zuerlein S, Anderson W; JSOM, Winter 2012.
- Association Between Combatant Status and Sexual Violence and Health and Mental Health in Post-Conflict Liberia, Johnson K, Rosborough S, Asher J, Raja A, Panjabi R, Beadling C, Lawry L; JAMA, Aug 2013.
- A Review of the Role of U.S. Military in Nonemergency Health Engagement, Baxter M, Beadling C; Mil Med, Nov 2013.
- Comparison of Ten Hemostatic Dressings in a Groin Transection Model in Swine, Arnoud F, Parreno-Sadalan D, Tomori T, Delima MG, Teranishi K, Carr W, McNamee A, Govindaraj K, Beadling C, Lutz C, Sharp T, Mog S, Burris D, McCarron R; J Trauma, Oct 2009.
Grigory Charny, MD, MS, Major, Army
Name: Grigory Charny, MD, MS, Major, Army
Research Interests:
Tactical limb and junctional tourniquets
Educational
Education
2005 – 2006 Master of Science of Biohazardous Threat Agents and Emerging Infectious Diseases Georgetown University, Washington, DC
2006 – 2010 Doctor of Medicine USU Bethesda, MD
Biography
Major Grigory Charny was born August, 1977 in Minsk, Belarus. He graduated from Colonel Zadok Magruder High School in 1995 and University of Maryland as a Scholar in Life Sciences, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Neurobiology and Physiology. Upon graduation Grigory enlisted in the US Army. After Basic Training and Advanced Individual Training at Fort Jackson, SC, Grigory applied for and was accepted to the US Army Officer Candidate School. He was assigned to the 11th Infantry Regiment while attending and completing Officer Candidate School, and received his commission as a 2nd Lieutenant of Infantry on 14 September 2000.
Grigory spent another year in training assigned to the 11th Infantry Regiment at Fort Benning, GA. While assigned to the regiment he attended the The US Army Airborne School, Infantry Officer Basic Course, Infantry Mortar Leader Course, and Ranger Course. Upon completion of this duty he reported to Alpha Company 2nd Battalion 35th Infantry Regiment located at Schofield Barracks, HI. Grigory was appointed the platoon leader for 2nd Platoon before being selected to command the HHC 2/35 Anti-Tank Platoon and later becoming HHC 2/35 Executive Officer. Next he deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (5) in 2004, and served as both the Anti-Tank Platoon Leader and HHC Executive Officer with the 2/35 Infantry located on Kan-dahar Airfield and Zabul Province. During the deployment, Grigory was appointed to serve as the Executive Officer for HHC 25th Infantry Division (L) and located on Bagram Airfield. Upon return to Schofield Barracks, HI, Grigory left the service in 2005.
Grigory completed a Masters Degree in Biohazards Threat Agents and Emerging Infec-tious Diseases from Georgetown University in 2006. Concurrently, he was working for SAIC, as a national security analyst, when he matriculated into Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, School of Medicine located Bethesda, MD. Grigory resigned his commission in the Infantry and was re-commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant of the Medical Service Corps. He graduated from medical school in 2010. Subsequently, Grigory was selected for an emergency medicine residency in San Antonio, TX, where he served as a Chief Resident. He completed his residency in 2013 and moved to Fort Bragg, NC.
Upon completion of his residency, Grigory became a Trauma co-Director, General Med-ical Education Director, and Medical Director for the Fort Bragg Emergency Services (largest in the DoD) while practicing as a full time attending physician at the Womack Army Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine. During his tenure there he deployed as the Chief of Emergency Medicine, Task Force Aviation Flight Surgeon, and Acting Deputy Commander of Clinical Services for Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo Hospital. Following his assignment at For Bragg, Dr. Charny next served as an attending physi-cian at Fort Belvoir Community Hospital’s Emergency Department. Currently, Grigory is a full time academic faculty of the Military and Emergency Medicine Department of the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, School of Medicine.
Grigory’s professional interests currently are in trauma/medical shock resuscitation, hemostatic control devices, advanced learning devices, and medic/corpsman physician extender as supervised providers.
His awards include the Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commen-dation Medal (3rd award), Joint Service Achievement Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Overseas service Ribbon (2 numeral), and the National Defense Service Medal, as well as NATO Medal. His other decorations also include the Combat Infantryman’s Badge, Expert Infantryman’s Badge, Flight Surgeon Badge, Ranger Tab, and Airborne Badge.
Grigory has a secret clearance and is a board certified emergency medicine physician and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine. Dr Charny has published numerous articles in peer reviewed journals and is currently actively involved in research. He is comfortable delivering medical care for operations in austere, isolated, and complex environments. Grigory is also versed in small arms, small unit tactics, and demolition.
Grigory has a son and a daughter; Gabriel (age 7) and Alana (age 11). His parents, Mi-khail and Mariya Charny reside in Gaithersburg, MD. He has one sister who is a pediatric nephrologist. She is teaching staff at John Hopkins University and lives in Gaithersburg, MD.
Jon Sinclair, Master of Science, Lieutenant Colonel, Air Force
Name: Jon Sinclair, Master of Science, Lieutenant Colonel, Air Force
Education
2001 Squadron Officer School (in-residence)
2005 Master of Science, College for Financial Planning
2008 Air Command and Staff College (non-residence)
2016 Air War College (non-residence)
Biography
Lieutenant Colonel Sinclair entered the Air Force as a Second Lieutenant in 1996. He has deployed four times and has held various clinical and leadership positions.
Representative publications, projects, and/or deployments
- Director, Military Training Network, Uniformed Services University, JBSA Ft Sam Houston, TX
- Main Side Post Anesthesia Care Unit Element Chief, 959 Medical Operations Squadron (AETC), JBSA Ft Sam Houston, TX
- Multiservice Inpatient Flight Commander, 51 Medical Operations Squadron, Osan AB, Republic of Korea
- Aeromedical Staging Flight Commander, 559th Aerospace Medicine Squadron Lackland AFB, TX
- Element Chief, AECOT/CASF/EMRC, 381Training Squadron, Camp Bullis TX
- CASF/CASF-M, Element Chief, 381Training Squadron, Camp Bullis TX
- CASF/CASF Mob Course Element Chief, 381Training Squadron, Sheppard AFB TX
- EMEDS/AECOT Crs, Element Chief, 381Training Squadron,Sheppard AFB TX
- Nurse Manager, Flight Medicine, 55 Aerospace Medicine Squadron Offutt, AFB NE
- Element Chief, Mobility Ops/Flight Nurse, 375 Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron Scott AFB IL
Gillian Schmitz, MD

Name: Gillian Schmitz, MD
Research Interests:
Wound care
Education, health policy, advocacy
Education
Chapel Hill, NC
Emergency Medicine Residency
Chief Resident 2006-2007
2000-2004 Loyola Stritch School of Medicine
Maywood, IL
Degree: Doctor of Medicine
1994-1998 University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA
Degree: Bachelor of Arts
Biography
Dr. Schmitz has served in numerous national leadership positions within the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) and serves on the Board of Directors. She is a former Chair of the Academic Affairs Committee, subcommittee Chair for the Medical Legal Committee, Chair for the Young Physicians Section, and former Board member for the Emergency Medicine Resident’s Association (EMRA). She has been a leader in the Government Services Chapter, serving as President from 2015-2016.
Dr.Schmitz has also been involved with emergency medicine research and is a former Emergency Medicine Foundation and DoD research grant recipient, published author, and reviewer for several medical journals. Her research interest is wound care, skin infections, and infectious disease.
Dr. Schmitz has received awards for her leadership roles including the prestigious National Mentorship Award, the National Early Career Faculty Award from the Academy for Women in Academic Emergency Medicine (AWAEM), the Early Career Achievement Award from the Loyola Stritch School of Medicine, and numerous teaching and mentoring awards from her residents and students.
Representative publications, projects, and/or deployments
- National Board of Directors, American College of Emergency Physicians
- Past President, Government Services, American College of Emergency Physicians
- Vice Chair of Education, Dept. of Emergency Medicine, Brooke Army Medical Center
- National Mentorship Award. Awarded by Emergency Medicine Resident’s Association
- National Early Career Faculty Award. Academy for Women in Academic Emergency Medicine (AWAEM) Awarded through the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM)
- National Academic Affairs Committee (American College of Emergency Physicians) Committee Chair (2013-2015) Sub-committee chair (2005-2016)
- Joint Milestone Task Force - Council of Residency Directors (CORD) Chair 2012-2014
- National Medical Legal Committee (American College of Emergency Physicians)
- Nominated for Barchi Prize and awarded best presentation at national meeting Military Operations Research Society
- Emergency Medicine Foundation Research Grant Recipient
Bibliography
- Rider A, Kessler C, Schmitz G. et al. Transition of Care from the Emergency Department to the Outpatient Setting: A Mixed Methods Analysis. Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health WestJEM. Western J Emerg Med. 2018;19(2):245-253. DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2017.9.35138
- Gottlieb M, Schmitz G, Grock A, Mason J. What To Do After You Cut: Recommendations for Abscess Management in the Emergency Setting. Ann Emerg Med. 2018 Jan;71(1):31-33.
- Olson A.S, Rosenblatt L, Schmitz G et al. Can Adjunct Use of Topical Provodine® Improve Healing Rates in Patients With Skin Abscesses? Ann Emerg Med. 2017 Oct; 70(4):S74-S75
- Shandro J, Chisolm-Straker M, Duber HC, Findlay SL, Munoz J, Schmitz G, Stanzer M, Stoklosa H, Wiener DE, Wingkun N. Human Trafficking: A Guide to Identification and Approach for the Emergency Physician. Ann Emerg Med. 2016 Oct;68(4):501-508.
- Counselman FL1, Borenstein MA, Chisholm CD, Epter ML, Khandelwal S, Kraus CK, Luber SD, Marco CA, Promes SB, Schmitz G; EM Model Review Task Force, Keehbauch JN; American Board of Emergency Medicine. The 2013 Model of the Clinical Practice of Emergency Medicine. Acad Emerg Med. 2014 May;21(5):574-98
- Singer A, Taira B, Chale, S, Bhat, R, Kennedy, D, Schmitz, G. Primary versus secondary closure of cutaneous abscesses in the emergency department: a RCT. Acad Emerg Med 2013;20(1):27-32.
- Singer A, Taira B, Chale, S, Bhat, R, Kennedy, D, Schmitz, G. Primary versus secondary closure of cutaneous abscesses in the emergency department: a RCT. Acad Emerg Med 2013;20(1):27-32.
- Olderog CK. Schmitz G. Bruner DR. Clinical and epidemiologic characteristics as predictors of treatment failures in uncomplicated skin abscesses within seven days after incision and drainage. J Emerg Med 2012. 43(4):605-11
- Schmitz GR, Clark M, Heron S, Sanson T, Kuhn G, Bourne C, Guth T, Cordover M, Coomes J. Strategies for coping with stress in emergency medicine: Early education is vital. J Emerg Trauma Shock 2012;5:64-9
- Schmitz GR, Bruner D, Pittoti C. Prospective Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Trimethoprim/ Sulfamethoxazole for Uncomplicated Skin Abscesses in Patients at Risk for Community Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection. Ann Emerg Med 2010; 56: 283-287.