USU LEAD Faculty and Staff
Leadership Education and Development Program

USU LEAD Program
Erin S Barry, MS

Name: Erin S Barry, MS
Research Interests:
Leadership
Stress, PTS, TBI, Addictive behaviors
Education
2008 - MS, Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas-Arlington
Biography
Ms. Barry earned a B.E. (2006) in Biomedical Engineering with a minor in Mathematics from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN. She earned an M.S. (2008) in Biomedical Engineering from University of Texas at Arlington with a focus on Tissue Engineering and Drug Delivery. Erin worked at the Baylor Institute for Immunology Research in Dallas, TX, with Dr. Damien Chaussabel to identify biomarkers in B-cell deficient patients, Multiple Sclerosis patients, Rheumatoid Arthritis patients, lung cancer patients, and performance-enhancing drugs in Olympic marathon runners. She also has worked at the Center for BrainHealth in Dallas, TX, with Dr. Richard King, using fractal dimensions to diagnose Alzheimer's disease. She has worked at USU since 2010 where her research has focused on traumatic brain injury (TBI), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and leadership. She serves as Project Manager and Biostatistician for several studies of leadership that focus on individual characteristics, interpersonal dynamics, and academic performance as predictors of leadership competence. She also serves as a liaison for USU LEAD with leadership training programs at other medical schools. In addition, she helps to mentor graduate and medical students with regard to research activities.
Representative publications, projects, and/or deployments
- Leader and Leadership Education and Development Research
- Leader and Leadership Assessment
- Leader and Leadership and long-term outcomes
- Intergenerational Leadership
- Biopsychosocial Effects of Service Dog Training on Post-Traumatic Stress (PTS) and Post Concussive Symptoms
Bibliography
- Grunberg, N.E., Barry, E.S., Yarnell, A.M. (in press). Psychological well-being. In D.C. Smith, E.B. Schoomaker & F. O’Connor (Eds.), Fundamentals of Military Medical Practice. Washington, DC: Borden Institute, Office of the Surgeon General of the Army.
- Grunberg, N.E., Barry, E.S., Kleber, H., McManigle, J.E., Schoomaker, E.B., (2017). Seven steps to establish a leader and leadership education and development (LEAD) program. In M. Clark & C.W. Gruber (Eds.), Leader Development Deconstructed. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing.
- 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., Barry, E.S., Mountney, A., Shear, D., Tortella, F., Grunberg, N.E. (2016). The Revised Neurobehavioral Severity Scale (NSS-R). Current Protocols in Neuroscience. 75: 9.52.1-9.52.16.
- Nindl, B.C., Purvis-Jaffin, D.P., Dretsch, M.N., Cheuvront, S.N., Wesensten, N.J., Kent, M.L., Grunberg, N.E., Pierce, J.R., Barry, E.S., Scott, J.M., Young, A.J., O’Connor, F.G., Deuster, P.A. (2015). Human performance optimization (HPO) metrics: Consensus findings, gaps, and recommendations for future research. Journal of Strength Conditioning Research. 29, S221-245.
- Sharma, A., Chandran, R., Barry, E.S., Bhomia, M., Hutchison, M.A., Balakathiresan, N.S., Grunberg, N.E., & Maheshwari, R.K. (2014). Identification of serum microRNA signatures for diagnosis of mild traumatic brain injury in a closed head injury model. PLoS One 9(11).
- Xing, G.*, Barry, E.S.*, Benford, B., Grunberg, N.E., Li, H., Watson, W.D., & Sharma, P. (2013). Impact of repeated stress on traumatic brain injury-induced mitochondrial electron transport chain expression and behavioral responses in rats. Frontiers in Neurology. (*equal contributing authors). 4:196.
- Kamnaksh, A., Ahmed, F., Kovesdi, E., Barry, E.S., Grunberg, N.E., Long, J.B., & Agoston, D.V. (2013). Molecular mechanisms of increased cerebral vulnerability after repeated mild blast-induced traumatic brain injury. Translational Proteomics 3: 22-37.
- Ariyannur, P.S., Arun, P., Barry, E.S., Andrews-Shigaki, B., Bosomtwi, A., Tang, H., Selwyn, R., Grunberg, N.E., Moffett, J.R., Namboodiri, M.A. (2013). Do reductions in brain N-Acetylaspartate levels contribute to the etiology of some neuropsychiatric disorders? Journal of Neuroscience Research. 91(7), 934-42.
- Yarnell, A.M, Shaughness, M.C., Barry, E.S., Ahlers, S.T., McCarron, R.M., Grunberg, N.E., (2013). Blast traumatic brain injury in the rat using a blast overpressure model. Current Protocols in Neuroscience. Chapter 9, Unit 9.41.
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.
Charles W. Callahan, DO
Name: Charles W. Callahan, DO
Research Interests:
Population Health and Health Care Disparity
Pediatric Asthma
Education
New Jersey School of Osteopathic Medicine
Army War College
Biography
Dr. Callahan is board certified in pediatrics and pediatric pulmonology. He has received numerous teaching awards and has lectured broadly on leadership and “the culture of excellence” in medicine. He is the author of more than one hundred abstracts, articles, books and book chapters on leadership and medicine, and has been awarded more than two million dollars in research grants in asthma, telemedicine and population health.
Neil E Grunberg, MA, MPhil, PhD

Name: Neil E Grunberg, MA, MPhil, 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 >180 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 35 doctoral dissertations in Medical Psychology, Clinical Psychology, and Neuroscience, and has served on many master and doctoral degree committees. He currently is training a Clinical Psychology Ph.D. student and 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
Bibliography
- Yarnell, A.M, Shaughness, M.C., Barry, E.S., Ahlers, S.T., McCarron, R.M., Grunberg, N.E. (2013). Blast traumatic brain injury in the rat using a blast overpressure model. Current Protocols in Neuroscience. Chapter 9, Unit 9.41.
- Deuster, P.A., Grunberg, N.E., & O'Connor, F.G. (2014). Human performance optimization: An integrated approach for Special Operations. Journal of Special Operations Medicine, 14, Edition 2, 2-7.
- Hamilton, K.R., Elliott, B.M., Berger, S.S., & Grunberg, N.E. (2014). Environmental enrichment attenuates nicotine behavioral sensitization in male and female rats. Experimental and clinical psychopharmacology, 22(4), 356.
- 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.
- Turtzo, L.C., Budde, M.D., Dean, D.D., Gold, E.M., Lewis, B.K., Janes, L., Lescher, J., Coppola, T., Yarnell, A., Grunberg, N.E., & Frank, J.A. (2015). Failure of intravenous or intracardiac delivery of mesenchymal stromal cells to improve outcomes after focal traumatic brain injury in the female rat. PLoS One. 10(5): e0126551.
- 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.
- Callahan, C., & Grunberg, N.E. (in press). “Military medical leadership,” in E.B. Schoomaker and D.C. Smith (Eds.), Fundamentals of Military Medical Practice. Washington, DC: Borden Institute.
- Yarnell, A.M., & Grunberg, N.E. (in press). “Developing ‘Allostatic leaders’: A Psychobiosocial Perspective,” in M. Clark & C.W. Gruber (Eds.), Leader Development Deconstructed, Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing.
- Grunberg, N.E., Barry, E.S., Kleber, H., McManigle, J.E., Schoomaker, E.B., (in press). “Seven steps to establish a leader and leadership education and development (LEAD) program,” in M. Clark & C.W. Gruber (Eds.), Leader Development Deconstructed, Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing.
- Eklund, K.E., Barry, E.S., & Grunberg, N.E. (2017). Gender and leadership. In A. Alvinius (ed.), Gender difference in different contexts, InTech, pp. 129-150.
Joshua D Hartzell, MD, Lieutenant Colonel, Army

Name: Joshua D Hartzell, MD, Lieutenant Colonel, Army
Research Interests:
Medical Education, leadership development, mentoring
Infectious Diseases
Education
1998-2002 MD, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
2002-05 Internal Medicine Residency, Walter Reed Army Medical Center
2006-09 Infectious Disease Fellow, Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Biography
Dr. Hartzell has a variety of research and scholarly interests. He has conducted research on infectious diseases to include pertussis, multidrug resistant organisms, leishmaniasis and Q fever. He was the lead author for the Armed Forces Practice Guidelines for the Management of Q fever and was a member of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention working group on Q fever that published similar recommendations. Dr. Hartzell’s primary interests, however, are medical education, mentoring, and leadership development. In particular, Dr. Hartzell has an interest in developing the leadership and teaching skills of residents. Dr. Hartzell attended the Stanford Faculty Development Clinical Teaching Course in October 2013 and has avidly been conducting faculty development since that time. Dr. Hartzell developed an Army wide leadership curriculum for Graduate Medical Education Trainees that will begin in July 2017.
Bibliography
- Hartzell JD, Spooner K, Howard R, Wortmann G. Race and Mental Health Diagnosis Are Risk Factors for Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy Failure in a Military Cohort Despite Equal Access to Care. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2007;44(4):411-6.
- Hartzell JD, Janke I, Weintrob A. Impact of depression on HIV outcomes in the HAART era. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2008; 62(2):246-55.
- Hartzell JD, Neff R, Ake J, Howard R, Olson S, Paolino K, Vishnepolsky M, Weintrob A, Wortmann G. Nephrotoxicity Associated with Intravenous Colistin (colistimethate sodium) at a Tertiary Medical Center. Clin Infect Dis. 2009;48(12):1724-8.
- Moawad F, Wilson R, Kunar M, Hartzell JD. Role of the Battalion Surgeon in the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars. Mil Med. 2012; 177(4):412-6.
- Hartzell JD, Gleeson T, Scoville S, Massung R, Wortmann G, Martin G. Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Patients with Q Fever by The Armed Forces Infectious Diseases Society. Mil Med. 2012;177(5): 484-494.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Diagnosis and Management of Q Fever - United States, 2013: Recommendations from CDC and the Q Fever Working Group. MMWR Recomm Rep. 2013; 62(RR-03):1-30.
- Hartzell JD, Goldstein N, Vela M. AOA Fellow in Leadership Award: A novel program for developing diverse mid-career leaders. Pharos Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Med Soc. 2016 Winter;79(1):2-9.
- Cohee BM, Koplin SA, Shimeall WT, Quast TM, Hartzell JD. Results of a Formal Mentorship Program for Internal Medicine Residents: Can We Facilitate Genuine Mentorship? J Grad Med Educ. 2015;7(1):105-8.
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.
- Hurst N. (2013) Chest Trauma in an 8-year-old-male. In: McLario & Kendall (eds.) Case Studies in Pediatric Emergency and Critical Care Ultrasound. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.
- Hurst N. (2013) Fall from a tree in a 6-year-old female and an 10-year-old male. In: McLario & Kendall (eds.) Case Studies in Pediatric Emergency and Critical Care Ultrasound. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.
- Hurst N. (2013) Prehospital Ultrasound. In: Cosby & Kendall (eds.) Practical Guide to Emergency Ultrasound, Second Edition. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Hannah G Kleber, BA Psychology

Name: Hannah G Kleber, BA Psychology
Education
Biography
Ms. Kleber is a graduate of University of Massachusetts Amherst with a BA in psychology and a minor is sociology (2011). She worked in a boarding school in Connecticut as the Athletic and Program Development Coordinator for two years before becoming Assistant Dean. She also taught religion and wellness classes, coached and was a faculty advisor for leadership groups. She has an interest in “distance learning” projects and is looking to expand the library of LEAD to include “flipped classrooms” to better teach the current generation of technology-driven students.
Lauren Mackenzie, PhD

Name: Lauren Mackenzie, PhD
Research Interests:
Military Cross-Cultural Competence, Intercultural Communication, Communication of Respect, Trouble Recovery/Relationship Repair
Education
Biography
John E McManigle, M.D.

Name: John E McManigle, M.D.
Research Interests:
Leadership
Professional Development
Education
Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC
1980 - 1983 Intern and Resident, Department of Internal Medicine
USAF Medical Center Keesler, Keesler AFB, Mississippi
1980 Doctor of Medicine
Jefferson Medical College
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1978 Bachelor of Science
The Pennsylvania State University
State College, Pennsylvania
Biography
While at Walter Reed Army Medical Center as a Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellow, Dr. McManigle’s association with the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences began. Dr. McManigle has served a variety of roles at USU, to include faculty member, course director, Assistant Dean of Clinical Sciences, Deputy Dean, and Acting Dean. In addition, he has served on numerous high level committees including Admissions, Executive Curriculum, Student Promotion, Graduate Education, Middle States, and LCME Executive Committees. Currently, Dr. McManigle, partnering with colleagues Dr. Eric Schoomaker and Dr. Neil Grunberg, is focused on developing the F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine Leadership Education and Development (LEAD) Program.
In January 2007, the Air Force designated Dr. McManigle a Clinical / Academic Grand Master in recognition for his outstanding career accomplishments in academic and clinical medicine. The USU SOM Class of 2007 named Dr. McManigle as recipient of the William P. Clements Award for Excellence in Education. In addition, in 2009 the American College of Physicians named Dr. McManigle a Laureate of the American College of Physicians.
Representative publications, projects, and/or deployments
- Mar 2014 - Deputy Dean, School of Medicine; Senior Advisor, Department of Military and Emergency Medicine; Director, Leadership Education and Development (LEAD) Curriculum
- Mar - Aug 2013 Acting Dean, School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS)
- 2007 – 2014 Vice Dean, School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS)
- 1998 - 2006 Assistant Dean for Clinical Sciences, School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS)
- 1997 – 1998 Flight Commander, Medical Services Flight [Chair, Department of Medicine], Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland
- 1996 – 1997 Cardiopulmonary Element Leader [Chief of Cardiology, Pulmonary, and Critical Care Medicine], Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland
- 1989 – 1996 Faculty Member, Department of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS)
- 1984 – 1987 Staff Internist; Director, Cardiopulmonary Services; Chief, Allergy / Immunization Clinic; Member (Primary), Air Transportable Hospital, 48th Tactical Fighter Wing, RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom
- 1983 – 1984 Chief of Internal Medicine Residents and Staff Internist, USAF Medical Center Keesler, Keesler AFB, Mississippi
Bibliography
- Grunberg, N.E., Barry, E.S., Kleber, H.G., McManigle, J.E., Schoomaker, E.B. Seven Steps to Establish a Leader and Leadership Education and Development (LEAD) Program, In M. Clark, & C.W. Gruber (Eds.), Leader Development Deconstructed, Cham Switzerland: Springer International; 2017.
- William R. Gilliland; Ting Dong; Anthony R. Artino Jr.; John E. McManigle; Aaron Saguil; David F. Cruess; Sharon Holland; Steven J. Durning. Career Accomplishments of Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Medical Graduates: Classes 1980–2001. Mil Med. 2015 April; 180(4S), pp. 109–112.
- Katherine Picho; William R. Gilliland; Anthony R. Artino Jr.; Kent J. DeZee; Ting Dong; John E. McManigle; David F. Cruess; Steven J. Durning. Assessing Curriculum Effectiveness: A Survey of Uniformed Services University Medical School Graduates. Mil Med 2015 April; 180(4S), pp. 113–128.
- Steven J. Durning; Ting Dong; Jeffrey L. LaRochelle; Anthony R. Artino Jr.; William R. Gilliland; Kent J. DeZee; Aaron Saguil; David F. Cruess; Katherine Picho; John E. McManigle. The Long-Term Career Outcome Study: Lessons Learned and Implications for Educational Practice. Mil Med. 2015 April; 180(4S), pp. 164–170.
- Durning SJ, Artino AR Jr, Dong T, Cruess DF, Gilliland WR, DeZee KJ, Saguil A, Waechter DM, McManigle JE. The Long-Term Career Outcome Study (LTCOS): what have we learned from 40 years of military medical education and where should we go? Mil Med. 2012 Sep;177(9 Suppl):81-6.
- DeZee KJ, Durning SJ, Dong T, Artino AR Jr, Gilliland WR, Waechter DM, McManigle JE, Saguil A, Cruess DF, Boulet JR. Where are they now? USU School of Medicine graduates after their military obligation is complete. Mil Med. 2012 Sep;177(9 Suppl):68-71
- Dong T, Durning SJ, Gilliland WR, DeZee KJ, Waechter DM, McManigle JE, Cruess DF, Willis SK, Artino AR Jr. Leadership success and the Uniformed Services University: perspectives of flag officer alumni. Mil Med. 2012 Sep;177(9 Suppl):61-7
- Gilliland WR, Dong T, Artino AR Jr, Waechter DM, Cruess DF, DeZee KJ, McManigle JE, Durning SJ. Relationship between admissions committee review and student performance in medical school and internship. Mil Med. 2012 Sep;177(9 Suppl):21-5.
- Durning SJ, Artino AR Jr, Dong T, Cruess DF, Gilliland WR, DeZee KJ, Saguil A, Waechter DM, McManigle JE. 40 years of military medical education: an overview of the Long-Term Career Outcome Study (LTCOS). Mil Med. 2012 Sep;177(9 Suppl):3-6.
- Durning SJ, Artino AR Jr, Gilliland WR, Cruess DF, McManigle J, Waechter D. The Long-Term Career Outcome Study (LTCOS): where we've been and where we hope to go. Mil Med. 2010 Mar;175(3):133-5.
Eric B. Schoomaker, MS, MD, PhD

Name: Eric B. Schoomaker, MS, MD, PhD
Research Interests:
Leader and Leadership Education and Development
Comprehensive Integrative Pain Management
Education
1999-2000 U.S. Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, PA
Degree: Masters in Strategic Studies
1978-1979 Fellow in Hematology/Oncology (PGY3); Hematology/Oncology Division, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
1977-1978 Junior Assistant Resident in Medicine (PGY2); Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
1976-1977 Intern in Medicine (PGY1); Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
1975-1979 University of Michigan Rackham School of Graduate Studies, Ann Arbor, MI
Degree: Ph.D. (Human Genetics)
1971-1975 University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI
Degree: M.D. (With Honors)
1966-1970 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Degree: B.S. (Zoology-Anthropology)
Biography
Lieutenant General, U.S. Army (Retired)
Professor and Vice-Chair for Leadership, Centers & Programs
Department of Military and Emergency Medicine, F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
Former U.S. Army Surgeon General and
Commanding General of the U.S. Army Medical Command
Prior to his retirement after 32 years of active service, Lieutenant General (Retired) Eric B.
Schoomaker, MD, PhD served as the 42nd U.S. Army Surgeon General & Commanding General of the
U.S. Army Medical Command. He committed his career to meeting the health needs of soldiers, their
families and veterans throughout the U.S., Europe and the Pacific, focusing on soldier medical readiness,
enhancing battlefield care, establishing comprehensive behavioral healthcare, fostering a culture of trust,
advancing comprehensive pain management, and promoting health by preventing combat wounds, injury
and illness.
He is a Professor and Vice-Chair for Leadership, Centers and Programs in the Department of
Military & Emergency Medicine, F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine at the nation’s only Federal health
university, the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) in Bethesda, MD. His
principal interests are in both Complementary and Integrative Health & Medicine (CIHM) in the shift from
a disease management-focused healthcare system to one more centered on the improvement and
sustainment of health & well-being leading to optimal human performance. He promotes CIHM education
and training for physicians and other health professionals, especially as they contribute to the
management of acute and chronic pain. Doctor Schoomaker is also exploring the central importance of
leadership education and training for health professionals, so as to realize USU’s vision as the nation’s
“health leadership academy”.
Representative publications, projects, and/or deployments
- 11/2014-Present Professor and Vice-Chair for Leadership, Centers & Programs, Department of Military and Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU), Bethesda, MD Serves as MEM Vice-Chair overseeing strategic focus and achievement of goals and objectives for MEM-centered Leadership Education and Development (LEAD) program, three USU centers (Consortium for Health and Military Performance [CHAMP]; Defense and Veterans Center for Integrative Pain Man
- 4/2012-11/2014 Scholar-in-Residence, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD Served as full-time scholar for the Nation’s only Federal health university and academic health center and Special Projects Officer for the President of the University. Areas of scholarly inquiry and focused activity included evaluating the roles and missions of USU in achieving the larger Military Health System’s (MHS) strategic goal of enhancing the health & wellbeing of the Warrior and the Military
- 12/2007-12/2011 Commanding General, U.S. Army Medical Command & U.S. Army Surgeon General, Falls Church, VA, Washington, DC/ Ft. Sam Houston, TX Served as Army Surgeon General and Commanding General, U.S. Army Medical Command (USAMEDCOM). Principal leader for health and healthcare strategic development and execution for the U.S. Army. As the Surgeon General, served as the health and healthcare expert & advisor on the Army’s staff, advising the Secretary of the Army, the Army Chief of Staff, and other Army
- 3/2007-12/2007 Commanding General, Walter Reed Army Medical Center & North Atlantic Regional Medical Command, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC Commanded one of the U.S. Army Medical Command’s six regional medical commands, consisting of over 15 medical centers, community hospitals and health clinics in the northeast United States (NY, NJ, PA, MD, VA, NC, and KY). Commanded the principal teaching medical center (WRAMC) serving as one of two of the principal referral hospitals for the regiona
- 7/2005-3/2007 Commanding General, U.S. Army Medical Research & Materiel Command and Commanding General, Fort Detrick, MD Commanded a global command of research laboratories, agencies and headquarters elements which oversees the life cycle development, testing, procurement and supply chain management of intellectual products and medical materiel in support of the U.S. Army and joint medical force—approximately 75% of all biomedical research & development in the Department of Defense.
- 7/2002-12/2006 Chief, U.S. Army Medical Corps (concurrently held with duties as CG, EAMC & SERMC and CG, USAMRMC and Ft. Detrick, MD) Served as the principal proponent for the recruitment, retention, career development, distribution and deployment of approximately 4300 physicians (Medical Corps officers) on active duty in the U.S. Army.
- 7/2002-6/2005 Commanding General, Eisenhower Army Medical Center & South East Regional Medical Command, Fort Gordon, GA Commanded one of the USAMEDCOM’s six regional medical commands consisting of 11 medical centers, community hospitals and health clinics in located in the southeast United States (SC, FL, GA, AL, MS, TN, KY, and Puerto Rico), providing care for approximately 500,000 soldiers, family members and retirees and retiree family members.
- 3/2001-6/2002 Commander, 30th Medical Brigade & Vth Corps Surgeon, Heidelberg, Germany Commanded a six battalion medical brigade for health protection and deployable health care delivery for the approximately 65,000 soldiers of the Vth U.S. Corps. Concurrently served as principal advisor on force health protection and deployment healthcare for the Commanding General, Vth U.S. Corps.
- 7/2000-3/2001 U.S. Army Forces Command (FORSCOM) Surgeon , United States Army Forces Command, Fort McPherson, GA Principal advisor to the Commanding General, U.S. Forces Command (USAFORSCOM) on all health and healthcare matters pertaining to the approximately 750,000 soldiers on USAFORSCOM installations and their families
- 7/1997 – 7/1999 Commander, Evans Army Community Hospital, Ft. Carson, CO Commanded a 195-bed Army community hospital with 7 independent troop medical outpatient clinics, 4 distant satellite occupational health clinics (UT and CO) serving a population of 70,000 health care beneficiaries (active duty military, family members, military retirees and their family members).
Bibliography
- 1. FG O’Connor, N Grunberg, AL Kellermann, and EB Schoomaker (2015) Leadership Education and Development at the Uniformed Services University. Mil Med; 180, April Supplement: 147-152.
- 2. C Buckenmaier III, C Crawford, C Lee, E Schoomaker (2014) Are Active Self-Care Complementary and Integrative Therapies Effective for Management of Chronic Pain? A Rapid Evidence Assessment of the Literature and Recommendations for the Field. Pain Medicine; 15(Suppl 1).
- 3. PA Deuster and EB Schoomaker (2015). Mindfulness: A Fundamental Skill for Performance Sustainment and Enhancement. J Spec Oper Med; 15 (1): 93-99.
- 4. JK Gilman, M Wright, HC Lane, and EB Schoomaker (2014) A Model of Federal Interagency Cooperation: The National Interagency Confederation for Biological Research. Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy, Practice and Science; 12 (3): 144-150.
- 5. W Jonas and EB Schoomaker (2014) Pain and Opioids in the Military: We Must Do Better. Invited commentary in JAMA-Internal Medicine. http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1885985 accessed July 29, 2014.
- 6. K Ressler and EB Schoomaker (2014) Army STARRS: A Framingham-like Study of Psychological Health Risk Factors in Soldiers. Invited commentary in Psychiatry 77 (2): 120-129.
- 7. E Elster, EB Schoomaker and C Rice (2013) The Laboratory of War: How Military Trauma Care Advances are Benefiting Soldiers and Civilians. Health Affairs Blog http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2013/12/18/the-laboratory-of-war-how-military-trauma-care-advances-are-benefiting-soldiers-and-civilians/ accessed March 1, 2014.
- 8. E Schoomaker (2013) Complementary and Integrative Medicine: No Longer ‘Alternative’. Invited commentary for Psychiatric Annals 43(4): 178-179 http://www.healio.com/psychiatry/journals/psycann/%7Bd9cb2e3c-1dd1-44e7-bd28-2af82ddfe461%7D/complementary-and-integrative-medicine-no-longer-alternative# accessed 31 March 2014.
- 9. NE Grunberg, ES Barry, HG Kleber, JE McManigle, EB Schoomaker. Chapter: Seven Steps to Establish a Leader and Leadership Education and Development (L2EAD) Program. In M Clark (ed): Leadership Development Deconstructed. (Submitted for Publication)
- 10. H Tick and EB Schoomaker. Chapter: Transforming Pain Management Through the Integration of Complementary and Conventional Care. In R Carmona and M Liponis (eds) Integrative Preventive Medicine (Weil Integrative Medicine Library series). Oxford University Press, New York. (Submitted for publication)
Erin E Sullivan, PhD

Name: Erin E Sullivan, PhD
Research Interests:
Leadership
Organizational Culture
Education
B.A. degree, Wellesley College (Wellesley, MA)
Biography
Prior to joining the Center, Erin worked at the Global Health Delivery Project at Harvard University, where she initially focused on developing a Master’s level global health curriculum before moving on to direct a series of mixed methods health systems studies focused on HIV, TB and malaria programs in resource-limited settings. She served as the qualitative methods expert for these studies, designing interview tools, focus group guides and analysis plans for her team and 14 partner institutions. This research yielded technical reports for academic and large international health institutions (e.g. WHO, UNAIDS).
While at the Global Health Delivery Project, Erin also co-directed the management seminar within the Global Health Effectiveness Program at Harvard’s School of Public Health and served as a Faculty Member for Global Entrepreneurship Lab GHD, MIT Sloan’s flagship international project-based class.
Erin holds a Bachelor of Arts in Art History from Wellesley College and a Ph.D. in Business Studies from Trinity College, Dublin.
Bibliography
- Sullivan, E. E., S Arabadjis, JL Alpert, A Ellner. (2018). Culture: The Unexpected Key to Exemplary Primary Care. Journal of Organizational Psychology, 18(5).
- Dwiel, K., MA Hesketh, JL Alpert, J Cellini, K Goodell, RS Phillips, EE Sullivan. (2018). The Impact of Oral Health Training for Primary Care Clinicians: A Systematic Review. Family Medicine.
- Sullivan, Erin E., DB Duong, M Minter-Jordan, L Giesen and A Ellner. (2016). A Model for Training Medical Student Innovators: The Harvard Medical School Center for Primary Care Abundance Agents of Change Program. Medical Education Online.
- Sullivan, Erin E., Z Ibrahim, A Ellner, and L Giesen. (2016). Management Lessons for High-Functioning Primary Care Teams. Journal of Healthcare Management, 61(6), 449-466.
- Sullivan, Erin E., and JL Alpert. (2016). Navigating Change at Alaska’s Southcentral Foundation. Case Research Journal, 36(4).
- Jack, Helen E., S Arabadjis, L Sun, E Sullivan, and R Phillips. (2016). Impact of Community Health Workers on Use of Healthcare Services in the United States: A Systematic Review. Journal of General Internal Medicine. Published online December 5, 2016.
- Ellner, Andrew L., S Stout, E Sullivan, E Griffiths, A Mountjoy, and R Phillips. (2015). Fostering Health Systems Innovation at Academic Medical Centers; Leading in a New Era of Healthcare Delivery. Academic Medicine.
- Austin, Robert A., L Devin, S O’Donnell and E Sullivan. (2012). Accidental Innovation: Implications for Design and Support of Creative Processes. Organization Science.
- Sullivan, Erin E. (2003). Study Abroad for Dummies. New York: Wiley.
Angela M Yarnell, M.S., PhD, Major, Army
Name: Angela M Yarnell, M.S., PhD, Major, Army
Education
MS, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, Md, Medical Psychology
PhD, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, Md, Medical Psychology
Biography
Dr. Yarnell is currently an Assistant Professor in the Behavioral Science and Leadership Department at the United States Military Academy at West Point, NY where she teaches Psychology for Leaders to cadets.
Angela and her family spend their free time doing family and church activities.