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Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences“Learning to Care for Those in Harm’s Way”43rd Commencement ExercisesSaturday, the Twenty-First of May, Two Thousand and Twenty Two
The MaceThe mace was a weapon of war originating with the loaded club and stone hammer ofprimitive man. Although it continued to be used as a weapon through the MiddleAges, during this period it also became symbolic as an ornament representing power.Sergeants-at-Arms, who were guards of kings and other high officials, carried a mace toprotect their monarch during processions. By the 14th century, the macehad become more ceremonial in use and was decorated with jewels andprecious metals, losing its war-club appearance. Three hundred yearslater, the mace was used solely as a symbol of authority. The mace isused during sessions of legislative assemblies such as the U.S. Houseof Representatives, where it is placed to the right of the Speaker. Morefrequently, maces are seen at university commencements andconvocations, exemplifying knowledge as power.The USU mace was a glorious gift from the HonorableSam Nixon, MD, past chairman of the Board of Regents,and his wife, Elizabeth. The mace was used for thefirst time at the 1995 commencement ceremony. Itis handcrafted in sterling silver and carries the sealof the university along with the emblems of the U.S.Army, Navy, Air Force and Public Health Service. Theuniversity seal and service emblems are superimposed onthe earth’s globe to symbolize the worldwide mission of theuniversity and its graduates.Carrying the mace this year is Technical Sergeant Karlena M.Perkins. TSgt Perkins was selected as Servicemember of the yearfor 2021. She was born in Riverside, CA, and was raised as anArmy dependent, living in several different locations but callingEl Paso, TX, home. She enlisted in the United States Air Forcein November 2008 and attended basic military training at LacklandAFB, TX. She then went to Sheppard Air Force Base, TX, where shegraduated from technical school as a Health Services Manager. Uponcompletion of technical school, she received her first assignment toJoint Base San Antonio–Randolph, TX, and worked as a Patient Traveland Special Needs Identification Assignment Coordinator. After fiveyears, she received orders to Kirtland AFB, NM, and was assigned tothe Resource Management Office. During this time she was selected todeploy to Honduras as a Joint Operation Medical Planner for six months.Upon completion of her deployment, she received orders to Scott AFB,IL, where she worked as an office manager for the Flight MedicineClinic. TSgt Perkins reported to the Uniformed Services Universityof the Health Sciences in November 2020 and is currently working asthe NCOIC of Psychiatry Education, where she directs administrativeactivities for the School of Medicine Psychiatry Clerkship.i
DAR Constitution HallThe Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), founded in 1890, is a volunteerwomen’s service organization dedicated to keeping America strong by promotingpatriotism, preserving U.S. history and supporting education programs. DAR hashonored and aided veterans since the organization began.Constitution Hall, owned by the DAR and originally built in 1929 to house its annualconvention, is a registered National Historic Landmark.Encompassing an entire downtown city block, DAR National Headquarters houses oneof the nation’s premier genealogical libraries, one of the foremost collections of preindustrial American decorative arts, Washington’s largest concert hall, and an extensivecollection of early American manuscripts and imprints. With a seating capacity of3,702, DAR Constitution Hall hosts a variety of events including concerts, speakers,films, graduations, corporate events, award ceremonies, television productions and galadinners.Each year, more than 600,000 people pass through the doors of DAR ConstitutionHall, Washington, D.C.The History of Academic RegaliaLike most American universities, USU borrows academic regalia traditions from theearliest students at the oldest schools. Reaching back to the 12th century, medievalscholars wore cloaks with hoods because it was the simplest and most effective way tostay warm in the unheated stone buildings that functioned as the first scholarly venues.It is not certain if the ritual was a survival of ecclesiastical virtue or civilian fashion, butregular wearing of the gown, hood and cap persisted through the ages.Moving into the 14th century, modest virtue forbade “excess in apparel” and universitieslike Oxford and Cambridge prescribed the wearing of long gowns as part of ordinaryacademic life. Though European universities wielded much control, even to the extentof minor details, there was great diversity among learning academies. In fact, Americanuniversities were the first to implement finite systems regulating cut, style, material andcolor assignment for academic regalia.ii
Academic Regalia Todaythe hoodTwenty-first century academic regalia have transcended their austere roots, particularlythe hood, which is quite spectacular. At USU, the hood beautifully apposes schoolcolors: purple and gold, lending color and vibrancy to commencement ceremonies.Velvet trim—green, blue, apricot, salmon pink or lilac—resides along the edge andvaries according to individual fields of learning.the gownThe master’s gown at USU is black and untrimmed with long, oblong sleeves, openat the wrist. The doctor’s gown—black like the master’s—has wide, bell-shaped sleevesand the front is faced with panels of velvet with three bars across each sleeve. The panelsand crossbars are the colors agreeing with the binding or edging of the hood: greenfor medicine, apricot for nursing, lilac for dentistry, blue for doctorates of philosophyand salmon pink for graduates of public health. Faculty members participating incommencement exercises wear the university robe or the regalia of their alma mater.USU’s Acting President, Dr. William Roberts, wears the university’s gown.the capOn the cap—in the shape of a square mortarboard or soft tam—hang tassels. Thesethreads are fashioned to coordinate with the velvet trim of the hood and the panelingand crossbar of the doctor’s gown. As degrees are conferred, students often move theirtassels from the right to the left side, symbolizing the accomplishment of one of life’sgreat milestones.iii
The Official Degree ColorsThe proud traditions of academic regalia exist at universities across the United States.The color table below distinguishes academic regalia as codified by the AmericanCouncil on Education as follows:Agriculture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MaizeArts, Letters, Humanities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WhiteCommerce, Accountancy, Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DrabDentistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LilacEconomics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CopperEducation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Light BlueEngineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OrangeFine Arts, including Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BrownForestry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RussetJournalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CrimsonLaw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PurpleLibrary Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LemonMedicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GreenMusic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PinkNursing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ApricotOratory (Speech) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Silver GrayPharmacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Olive GreenPhilosophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dark BluePhysical Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sage GreenPublic Administration, including Foreign Service . . . . . . . Peacock BluePublic Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Salmon PinkScience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Golden YellowSocial Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CitronTheology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ScarletVeterinary Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grayiv
AbbreviationsUnited States Army RanksUnited States Navy and/or UnitedStates Public Health Service and/orUnited States Coast Guard RanksGEN . . . . . . . GeneralLTG. . . . . . . . Lieutenant GeneralMG. . . . . . . . . Major GeneralBG. . . . . . . . . . Brigadier GeneralCOL . . . . . . . ColonelLTC. . . . . . . . Lieutenant ColonelMAJ. . . . . . . . MajorCPT. . . . . . . . Captain1LT. . . . . . . . . First Lieutenant2LT. . . . . . . . . Second LieutenantSPC . . . . . . . . SpecialistADM . . . . . . AdmiralVADM . . . . Vice AdmiralRADM. . . . Rear AdmiralRDML . . . . Rear Admiral (Lower half )CAPT . . . . . CaptainCDR. . . . . . . CommanderLCDR. . . . . Lieutenant CommanderLT . . . . . . . . . . LieutenantLTJG. . . . . . . Lieutenant Junior GradeENS. . . . . . . . EnsignHM1. . . . . . . Hospital Corpsman First ClassUnited States Air Force RanksUnited States Marine Corps RanksGen. . . . . . . . . GeneralLt Gen. . . . . Lieutenant GeneralMaj Gen. . . Major GeneralBrig Gen . . Brigadier GeneralCol . . . . . . . . . ColonelLt Col. . . . . . Lieutenant ColonelMaj . . . . . . . . . MajorCapt. . . . . . . . Captain1st Lt. . . . . . . First Lieutenant2nd Lt . . . . . Second LieutenantTSgt. . . . . . . . Technical SergeantGen. . . . . . . . . GeneralLtGen. . . . . . Lieutenant GeneralMGen. . . . . . Major GeneralBGen. . . . . . . Brigadier GeneralCol . . . . . . . . . ColonelLtCol . . . . . . Lieutenant ColonelMaj . . . . . . . . . MajorCapt. . . . . . . . Captain1 Lt. . . . . . . . . First Lieutenant2d Lt . . . . . . . Second LieutenantServices and Corps AbbreviationsUSA. . . . . . . . United States ArmyUSN . . . . . . . United States NavyUSAF. . . . . . United States Air ForceUSMC . . . . United States Marine CorpsUSPHS. . . . United States Public Health ServiceAN . . . . . . . . . Army Nurse CorpsBSC . . . . . . . . Biomedical Sciences CorpsCHC. . . . . . Chaplain CorpsJA/JAG. . . . Judge Advocate General CorpsMC. . . . . . . . . Medical CorpsvSP. . . . . . . . . . . . Medical Specialist CorpsMS/MSC. . Medical Service CorpsNC . . . . . . . . . . Nurse CorpsVC. . . . . . . . . . . Veterinary CorpsDC . . . . . . . . . . Dental Corps
Program of EventsIIIPRELUDEACADEMIC PROCESSIONALSergeant-at-ArmsTSgt Karlena Perkins, USAF50TH ANNIVERSARY MARSHALSBanner BearersHM1 Jeffrey Thompson, USNandSPC Melissa Thompson, USAThe Honorable John H. DressendorferLTG (Ret) Ronald Blanck, MC, USAEdmund G. Howe, MD, JDJuanita J. Anders, PhDFACULTY MARSHALSF. Edward Hébert School of MedicineMaj Matthew Hawks, USAF, MCandJoseph Mattapallil, DVM, PhDDaniel K. Inouye Graduate School of NursingLaura Taylor, PhD, RNandCDR Kennett Radford, NC, USNPostgraduate Dental CollegeLCDR Sam Richards, DC, USNandLCDR Krystal Burns, DC, USNCollege of Allied Health SciencesMSgt Richelle A. O'Brien, USAFandLT Brian J. Melin, MSC, USNIIIWELCOME AND PRESENTATION OF COLORSCOL Patrick Donahue, MC, USABrigade CommanderIVNATIONAL ANTHEMUnited States Marine Bandvi
VVIVIIVIIIINVOCATIONCDR David Alexander, CHC, USNBrigade ChaplainCOMMENCEMENT ADDRESSThe Honorable Gilbert R. Cisneros, Jr.PRESENTATION OF HONORARY DEGREERADM Susan Orsega, USPHSPRESENTATION OF BOARD OF REGENTS AWARDSWilliam M. Roberts, MD, MBARADM, MC, USN (Ret)Acting President, USUDaniel K. Inouye Graduate School of NursingFounded 1993IXXXIXIIESPRIT DE CORPS AWARDCarol A. Romano, PhD, RNRADM, USPHS (Ret)Dean, Daniel K. Inouye Graduate School of NursingandCOL Angela M. Simmons, AN, USACommandant/Assistant Dean of Student AffairsFACULTY AWARDSDean RomanoPRESENTATION OF THE GRADUATING CLASSDean RomanoCONFERRING OF GRADUATE NURSING DEGREESActing President RobertsandDean RomanoF. Edward Hébert School of MedicineFounded 1972XIIIFACULTY AWARDSaibal Dey, PhDAssociate Dean for Graduate EducationXIV PRESENTATION OF THE GRADUATE PROGRAMSGRADUATING CLASSDean Deyvii
XVXVIXVIICONFERRING OF GRADUATE DEGREESActing President RobertsandEric Elster, MDCAPT, MC, USN (Ret)Dean, F. Edward Hébert School of MedicineESPRIT DE CORPS AWARDCol Pamela Williams, USAF, MCAssociate Dean for Student AffairsFACULTY AWARDSDean ElsterXVIII PRESENTATION OF THE DOCTOR OF MEDICINEGRADUATING CLASSDean ElsterXIXXXADMINISTRATION OF THE HIPPOCRATIC OATHCol WilliamsSERVICE SONGSUnited States Marine BandXXI CONFERRING OF MEDICAL DEGREESActing President Roberts and Dean ElsterXXII PROMOTION CEREMONY AND ADMINISTRATION OF THEOATH OF OFFICEMG Telita Crosland, MC, USADeputy Surgeon General of the United States ArmyRADM Gayle D. Shaffer, DC, USNDeputy Surgeon General of the United States NavyLt Gen Robert I. Miller, USAF, MCSurgeon General of the United States Air ForceRADM Susan OrsegaSenior Advisor to the Assistant Secretary for Health and the United StatesSurgeon GeneralXXIIIBENEDICTIONChaplain AlexanderXXIVACADEMIC RECESSIONALviii
COMMENCEMENT 2022GUEST SPEAKERThe Honorable Gilbert R. Cisneros Jr.Under Secretary of Defensefor Personnel and ReadinessMr. Gilbert Cisneros was sworn in as the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel andReadiness on August 24, 2021. As the Under Secretary, Mr. Cisneros serves as the principalstaff assistant and advisor to the Secretary of Defense for force readiness; force management;health affairs; National Guard and Reserve component affairs; education and training; andmilitary and civilian personnel requirements and management, including equal opportunity,morale, welfare, recreation, and quality of life matters.Mr. Cisneros is a former military officer, philanthropist, veterans advocate, and Member ofCongress with national security experience. He was born and raised in Southern California.Mr. Cisneros enlisted in the United States Navy in 1989 after graduating from high school.He was selected for the Broadened Opportunity for Officer Selection and Training Programand was commissioned as an Officer in the United States Navy in 1994. After 10 years ofservice, he left the Navy and went to work for Frito-Lay. In 2010, with his wife Jacki, he startedThe Gilbert & Jacki Cisneros Foundation, focused on helping students find a path to highereducation with scholarships and college access programs. He also founded The CisnerosHispanic Leadership Institute at his alma mater The George Washington University, whichnot only provides scholarships for Latino students, but is also becoming a leading institute forpolicy issues that affect the Latino community. Prior to serving in Congress, Mr. Cisneros wasa member of the President’s Advisory Council for the Arts and a member of the DNC FinanceCommittee.A strong advocate for our service members and our veterans, Mr. Cisneros served on boththe Armed Services and Veterans’ Affairs Committees when he represented CA-39 in theHouse of Representatives. He championed language in the National Defense AuthorizationAct (NDAA) to foster greater diversity in our military officer corps. He fought to address theissue of mental health and suicide amongst both our veterans and service members. After thedeath of Spc. Vanessa Guillén, he was invited to participate in discussions about the status ofLatinos in the Army and helped to introduce the I Am Vanessa Guillén Act to make sexualharassment a crime within the Uniform Code of Military Justice. He has been an advocate formilitary families on issues of housing, child abuse, and exceptional family members. He is alsothe co-founder of the Military Transition Assistance Pathway (MTAP) Caucus to support andadvocate on behalf of military service members returning to civilian life.Mr. Cisneros attended college on a Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC)scholarship and received a B.A. in Political Science from George Washington University.While in the Navy, he received his M.B.A. from Regis University. At the age of 43, afterstarting his education foundation, he went back to school using his G.I. Bill and received anA.M. in Urban Education Policy from Brown University.1
DANIEL K. INOUYE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF NURSINGDOCTOR OF NURSING PRACTICECLASS OF 2022 OFFICERSPresidentMAJ Mark Cenon, AN, USAVice PresidentCPT Jacob Orrino, AN, USAAdult Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist Program Class LeadersMAJ Jesse Rivera-Rosario, AN, USAMaj Christy-Anne Mitchell, USAF, NCFamily Nurse Practitioner Program Class LeaderCapt Andrew Christensen, USAF, NCRegistered Nurse Anesthesia Program Class LeaderCapt Jorge Montequin, USAF, NCPsychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Program Class LeaderLCDR Carla Graham, NC, USN2
DOCTOR OF NURSING PRACTICEADULT-GERONTOLOGY CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST*Maj Richard Anderson, USAF, NCJoint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, TX*Maj Christy Anne Mitchell, USAF, NCNellis Air Force Base, NV* ф CPT Mihye Kim, AN, USATripler Army Medical Center, HI* ф MAJ Jesse Rivera-Rosario, AN, USAWalter Reed National Military Medical Center, MDFAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER PROGRAM*Capt Savanna Bowers, USAF, NCDavis-Monthan Air Force Base, AZ* ф MAJ Nicole Case, AN, USAFort Belvoir, VA*MAJ Mark Cenon, AN, USAJoint Base Lewis-McChord, WA* фCapt Andrew Christensen, USAF, NC35 Medical Group, Misawa Air Base, Japan* фMaj James Fite, USAF, NCNellis Air Force Base, NV*фCPT Ramesh Gautam, AN, USAFort Benning, GA*MAJ Stephanie Hayes, AN, USAJoint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, TX*MAJ Lori Kuyt, AN, USAFort Eustis, VACPT Jacob Orrino, AN, USAFort Gordon, GA3
*Maj Daniel Tesch, USAF, NCHanscom Air Force Base, MA*Maj Jonathan Virnig, USAF, NCGoodfellow Air Force Base, TX*LCDR Samira Wrighton, NC, USNWashington Navy Yard, DCDUAL FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER PROGRAM/WOMEN’S HEALTH NURSE PRACTITIONER PROGRAM*LCDR Christina Elrod, NC, USNWalter Reed National Military Medical Center, MD*фLt Col Twana Hadden, USAF, NCSeymour Johnson Air Force Base, NC*фMAJ Patricia Marrero, AN, USAFort Huachuca, AZ*MAJ Titisha Masten, AN, USAWilliam Beaumont Army Medical Center, TXLT Heather Nelson, NC, USNNavy Medicine Readiness and Training Command, Portsmouth, VA*фMAJ Ebony Peterman, AN, USAFort Riley, KS*Maj Nathan Stevenson, USAF, NCHill Air Force Base, UT*LCDR Sarah Tuparan, NC, USNNavy Medicine Readiness and Training Command, Portsmouth, VA*Maj Christela Turner, USAF, NCKadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan*LCDR Lisa Umpa, NC, USNNaval Academy Bancroft Hall Clinic, Annapolis, MD4
*фLT Katherine Whatley, NC, USNCamp Lejeune, NC*CPT Jennifer Williamson, AN, USAFort Hood, TXPSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURSE PRACTITIONER PROGRAM*Capt Melissa Anderson, USAF, NCWright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH*фMAJ Amanda Canada, AN, USAFort Hood, TXфCapt Amanda Co, USAF, NCNellis Air Force Base, NV*MAJ Austin Feltman, AN, USALandstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany*CPT Edward Githiora, AN, USAJoint Base Lewis-McChord, WA*LCDR Carla Graham, NC, USNNavy Medicine Readiness and Training Command, Portsmouth, VA*фCapt Matildah McHatta, USAF, NCJoint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ*фLT Nichole Morris, NC, USNCamp Lejeune, NC*LT Latisha Smith, NC, USNUS Naval Hospital, Guam*Capt John Wilbur Jr., USAF, NCCannon Air Force Base, NM*Capt Vesper Wilson, USAF, NCSheppard Air Force Base, TX5
REGISTERED NURSE ANESTHESIA DOCTOR OF NURSING PRACTICE*Maj Mark Anderson, USAF, NCTravis Air Force Base, CA*фMaj Jason Benchich, USAF, NCJoint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, TXCapt Joshua Boyle, USAF, NCNellis Air Force Base, NV*фMAJ Andre Brown, AN, USAFort Bragg, NC*фLCDR Daniel Calma, NC, USNNaval Medical Center San Diego, CAфMaj Edson Charles, USAF, NCTravis Air Force Base, CALCDR Michael Davidson, NC, USNCamp Lejeune, NC*LCDR Joseph Dimarucut, NC, USNNavy Medicine Readiness and Training Command, Portsmouth, VALCDR Sarah Faris, NC, USNCamp Pendleton, CAMaj Jason Frias, USAF, NCJoint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, TX*фCPT Kristal Harps, AN, USAFort Campbell, KY*CPT Alex Jung, AN, USAFort Carson, CO*фMaj Aria Klein, USAF, NCWright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH*LCDR Lani Kuhlow, NC, USNCamp Lejeune, NC6
*LCDR Patrick Mattox, NC, USNNavy Medicine Readiness and Training Command, Portsmouth, VA*фCapt Jorge Montequin, USAF, NCTravis Air Force Base, CALT Jeffery Nunez, NC, USNNaval Medical Center San Diego, CA*фLT Gloria Oakman, NC, USNWalter Reed National Military Medical Center, MD*LCDR Elspeth Phillips Rodriguez, NC, USNNavy Medicine Readiness and Training Command, Portsmouth, VA*LCDR Eric Sanchez, NC, USNNavy Medicine Readiness and Training Command, Portsmouth, VACapt Christopher Shawver, USAF, NCWright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH*LCDR Sasha Smith, NC, USNUS Naval Hospital, Guam*фLCDR Meaghan Snyder, NC, USNKadena Air Base, Okinawa, JapanMaj Jeremy Swanson, USAF, NCEglin Air Force Base, FLфCapt Mathew Thompson, USAF, NCWright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH*Maj Adriana Vargas-Geminiano, USAF, NCJoint Base Elemendorf-Richardson, AK*фCapt Thomas Vieten, USAF, NCAndrews Air Force Base, MD7
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHYфMAJ Tanisha Currie, AN, USADissertation: “The Effects of Berry Flavonoids on Oxidative Stress in Cultured Microgliaand Cardiomyocyte Cells”Dissertation Chair: Marguerite E. Engler, PhD, RN, MS, FAHALisa Perla, PhD, MSN, RN, FNP, CCRN, CCMDissertation: “Assessment of Veterans Affairs Case Management Leadership”Dissertation Chair: Neil Grunberg, PhD*фCDR Tony Torres, NC, USNDissertation: “The Effects of Stress on Navy Corpsmen’s Performance of Tactical CombatCasualty Care Using Immersive High-Fidelity Simulation”Dissertation Chair: Mary B. Engler, PhD, RN, MS, FAHA*фCDR Melissa Troncoso, NC, USNDissertation: “Factors Influencing Eating Behaviors among Active Duty Sailors in NonDeployed Settings”Dissertation Chair: Patricia Deuster, PhD, MPH* Member, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursingф Military Badges Earned While At USU8
F. EDWARD HÉBERT SCHOOL OF MEDICINEGRADUATE DEGREES IN THEBIOMEDICAL SCIENCES AND PUBLIC HEALTH2021–2022 ACADEMIC YEARMASTER OF HEALTH ADMINISTRATION AND POLICYMAJ Aaron M. Berg, MS, USACommand and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, KSLTJG Raymond H. Chan, MSC, USN3rd Marine Medical Battalion, Okinawa, JapanCapt Veronica R. Collins, USAF, MSCJoint Base San Antonio-Randolph, TXLTJG Roberto V. Hernandez, MSC, USNNaval Medical Leader and Professional Development Command, Bethesda, MDCPT Trevel I. Jackson, MS, USAFort Bragg, NCLT Leanne M. Landry, MSC, USNNaval Submarine Research Lab, Groton, CTLTJG Kristina A. Martinez, MSC, USNNavy Medical and Readiness Training Command Quantico, Quantico, VALT Carla J. Opoku, MSC, USNNavy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Falls Church, VALTC Jesse J. Tafoya, MS, USAU.S. Department of State, Operational Medicine Directorate, Washington, DCMASTER OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATIONLCDR Michael J. Berge, MC, USNNaval Hospital Twentynine Palms, CACOL Jessica L. Bunin, MC, USAUniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD9
CDR Francesca M. Cimino, MC, USNNational Capital Consortium Family Medicine Residency, Fort Belvoir, VAMaj Charisma B. Evangelista, USAF, MCWilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, TXCol Drew W. Fallis, USAF, DC (Ret)Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Fort Sam Houston, TXLT Ashley S. Hafer, MC, USNNaval Medical Center Portsmouth, Portsmouth, VALCDR William R. Johnson, MC, USNWalter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MDMAJ Joseph M. Maciuba, MC, USAUniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MDCOL Ashley M. Maranich, MC, USAUniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MDLTC Rachel C. Robbins, MC, USAWalter Reed National Medical Military Center, Bethesda, MDCOL Margaret M. Swanberg, MC, USA (Ret)Lincoln-Memorial University Debusk College of Osteopathic Medicine,Harrogate, TNMASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTHLT James R. Cooper, MC, USNNaval Support Facility Indian Head, Indian Head, MDLCDR David Espinoza, MC, USNNavy Medicine Readiness and Training Unit Bangor, Bangor, WAMaj Alison M. Helfrich, USAF, MCUniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MDLt Col Linda B. Jones, USAF, MCRamstein Air Base, GermanyMAJ Mitchell A. Legg, MC, USAFort Knox, KY10
Maj Scott W. Penney, USAF, MCJoint Base, San Antonio, TXMAJ Nina Rodriguez, MC, USAPine Bluff Arsenal, ARMAJ Jennifer A. Safko, VC, USAWalter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MDCapt Michael D. Santora, USAF, DCJoint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, HICol Christine A. Smetana, USAF, MCJoint Base Langley-Eustis, VACPT Danielle M. Terrill, MC, USAFort Drum, NYMAJ Stephanie P. Tower, VC, USAUniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MDAlan L. Williams, MDUniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MDCPT Jeffrey D. Wischhusen, MC, USAFort Jackson, SCMaj Michael H. Yim, USAF, NCPacific Air Forces, Hickam Air Force Base, HIMASTER OF SCIENCELTJG Laura R. Aldrich, USNDepartment of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Uniformed Services University of theHealth Sciences, Bethesda, MD1LT Murphy P. Danahy, USADepartment of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Uniformed Services University of theHealth Sciences, Bethesda, MDENS Shannon L. Exley, USNDepartment of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Uniformed Services University of theHealth Sciences, Bethesda, MD11
1LT Ethan C.G. Green, USAEmerging Infectious Diseases Graduate Program, Walter Reed National MedicalMilitary Center, Bethesda, MD1st Lt Sowan (Sonya) Kang, USAFDepartment of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Uniformed Services University of theHealth Sciences, Bethesda, MD1st Lt Amanda L. Murray, USAFDepartment of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Uniformed Services University of theHealth Sciences, Bethesda, MDLaura A. NovakDepartment of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Uniformed Services University of theHealth Sciences, Bethesda, MDMegan N. ParkerDepartment of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Uniformed Services University of theHealth Sciences, Bethesda, MDArielle T. PearlmanDepartment of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Uniformed Services University of theHealth Sciences, Bethesda, MDScott D. SchafferEmerging Infectious Diseases Graduate Program, Colorado State Public HealthLaboratory, Denver, COLTJG Kade Thornton, USNDepartment of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Uniformed Services University of theHealth Sciences, Bethesda, MDCourtney L. VaughanDepartment of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Uniformed Services University of theHealth Sciences, Bethesda, MDMASTER OF SCIENCE IN PUBLIC HEALTHLCDR Brandon Parker, USPHSIndian Health Service, Rockville, MDLCDR Miguel Maldonado, USCG12
MASTER OF TROPICAL MEDICINE & HYGIENEMAJ Brennan R. Cebula, MC, USAWalter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MDMAJ Carlie S. Cerne, MC, USAWalter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MDLCDR Natalie E. Slepski, MC, USNII Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, NCLCDR Christopher L. Snitchler, MC, USNNavy Environmental Preventive Medicine Unit 7, Rota, SpainMaj Erin Winkler, USAF, MCLackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, TXDOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHYGRADUATE PROGRAMS, CENTER FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATIONCol Catherine T. Witkop, USAF, MC (Ret)Dissertation Title: “Providers Empowering Patients: An Exploration of Agency andShared Decision Making in the Context of Health Professions Education”Major Advisor: Lauren A. Maggio, PhDDEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL AND CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGYMaj Elizabeth A. Belleau, USAFDissertation Title: “Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Sleep Disorders: Effects onCardiovascular Disease Risk in Active Duty Enlisted Soldiers”Major Advisor: David S. Krantz, PhDCPT Gim M. Reo, USADissertation Title: “A Longitudinal Population Based Analysis of Alcohol Use Disorderand Co-Occurring Mental Health Disorders in the Military Health System”Major Advisor: David S. Riggs, PhDLT Kevin M. Wilfong, USNDissertation Title: “The Impact of Cardiovascular Disease and Intervention throughModifiable Risk Factors in the Primary Care Behavioral Health (PCBH) Model”Major Advisor: Jeffrey Goodie, PhD, CAPT, USPHS13
EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES GRADUATE PROGRAMMary R. BrockettDissertation Title: “Characterization of persistence and a novel cytoskeletal protein inChlamydia trachomatis”Major Advisor: George W. Liechti, PhDMOLECULAR AND CELL BIOLOGY GRADUATE PROGRAMLTC Lucas B. Fallot, USADissertation Title: “Discovery of Allosteric Modulators of the A3 Adenosine Receptor forTreatment of Chronic Diseases”Major Advisor: Kenneth A. Jacobson, Ph.D.Salman IzadjooDissertation Title: “Characterizing the Molecular Regulation of ImmunoproteasomeInduction and Activity in Macrophages and Microglia”Major Advisor: Barrington G. Burnett, PhDIzzy D. OwenDissertation Title: “Phase Separation of Fus: A Potential Therapeutic Target in Cancerand Neurodegeneration”Major Advisor: Frank Shewmaker, PhDKelsey M. SheardDissertation Title: “Clueless is a novel mi
Daniel K. Inouye Graduate School of Nursing Laura Taylor, PhD, RN and CDR Kennett Radford, NC, USN Postgraduate Dental College LCDR Sam Richards, DC, USN and LCDR Krystal Burns, DC, USN College of Allied Health Sciences MSgt Richelle A. O'Brien, USAF and LT Brian J. Melin, MSC, USN III WELCOME AND PRESENTATION OF COLORS COL Patrick Donahue, MC, USA
