Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences “Learning to Care for Those in Harm’s Way”
41st Commencement Exercises
Saturday, the Sixteenth of May, Two Thousand and Twenty
The Mace
he mace was a weapon of war originating with the loaded Tclub and stone hammer of primitive man. Although it continued to be used as a weapon through the Middle Ages, 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 to protect their monarch during processions. By the 14th century, the mace had become more ceremonial in use and was decorated with jewels and precious metals, losing its war-club appearance. Three hundred years later, the mace was used solely as a symbol of authority. The mace is used during sessions of legislative assemblies such as the U.S. House of Representatives, where it is placed to the right of the Speaker. More frequently, maces are seen at university commencements and convocations, exemplifying knowledge as power.
The USU mace was a glorious gift from the Honorable Sam Nixon, MD, past chairman of the Board of Regents, and his wife, Elizabeth. The mace was used for the first time at the 1995 commencement ceremony. It is handcrafted in sterling silver and carries the seal of the university along with the emblems of the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force and Public Health Service. The university seal and service emblems are superimposed on the earth’s globe to symbolize the worldwide mission of the university and its graduates.
i The History of Academic Regalia
Like most American universities, USU borrows academic regalia traditions from the earliest students at the oldest schools. Reaching back to the 12th century, medieval scholars wore cloaks with hoods because it was the simplest and most effective way to stay 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, but regular wearing of the gown, hood and cap persisted through the ages.
Moving into the 14th century, modest virtue forbade “excess in apparel” and universities like Oxford and Cambridge prescribed the wearing of long gowns as part of ordinary academic life. Though European universities wielded much control, even to the extent of minor details, there was great diversity among learning academies. In fact, American universities were the first to implement finite systems regulating cut, style, material and color assignment for academic regalia.
Academic Regalia Today the hood
Twenty-first century academic regalia have transcended their austere roots, particularly the hood, which is quite spectacular. At USU, the hood beautifully apposes school colors: purple and gold, lending color and vibrancy to commencement ceremonies. Velvet trim—green, blue, apricot, salmon, pink or lilac—resides along the edge and varies according to individual fields of learning. the gown
The master’s gown at USU is black and untrimmed with long, oblong sleeves, open at the wrist. The doctor’s gown—black like the master’s—has wide, bell- shaped sleeves and the front is faced with panels of velvet with three bars across each sleeve. The panels and crossbars are the colors agreeing with the binding or edging of the hood: green for medicine, apricot for nursing, lilac for dentistry,
ii blue for doctorates of philosophy and salmon pink for graduates of public health. Faculty members participating in commencement exercises wear the university robe or the regalia of their alma mater. USU’s President, Dr. Richard Thomas, wears the university’s gown. the cap
On the cap—in the shape of a square mortarboard or soft tam—hang tassels. These threads are fashioned to coordinate with the velvet trim of the hood and the paneling and crossbar of the doctor’s gown. As degrees are conferred, students often move their tassels from the right to the left side, symbolizing the accomplishment of one of life’s great milestones.
iii The Official Degree Colors
The proud traditions of academic regalia exist at universities across the United States. The color table below distinguishes academic regalia as codified by the American Council on Education as follows:
Agriculture ...... Maize Arts, Letters, Humanities White Commerce, Accountancy, Business Drab Dentistry Lilac Economics ...... Copper Education ...... Light Blue Engineering ...... Orange Fine Arts, including Architecture Brown Forestry Russet Journalism ...... Crimson Law ...... Purple Library Science ...... Lemon Medicine ...... Green Music ...... Pink Nursing Apricot Oratory (Speech) ...... Silver Gray Pharmacy Olive Green Philosophy Dark Blue Physical Education ...... Sage Green Public Administration, including Foreign Service Peacock Blue Public Health ...... Salmon Pink Science ...... Golden Yellow Social Work ...... Citron Theology ...... Scarlet Veterinary Science ...... Gray
iv Abbreviations
United States Army Ranks United States Navy and/or United States Public Health GEN . . . . . General Service Ranks LTG . . . . . Lieutenant General MG ...... Major General ADM . . . . Admiral BG Brigadier General VADM . . . .Vice Admiral COL . . . . . Colonel RADM Rear Admiral LTC . . . . . Lieutenant Colonel RDML . . . .Rear Admiral (Lower half ) MAJ . . . . . Major CAPT Captain CPT . . . . . Captain CDR Commander 1LT ...... First Lieutenant LCDR . . . .Lieutenant Commander 2LT ...... Second Lieutenant LT ...... Lieutenant LTJG Lieutenant Junior Grade ENS Ensign
United States Air Force Ranks United States Marine Corps Ranks
Gen ...... General Gen ...... General Lt Gen . . . .Lieutenant General LtGen . . . . Lieutenant General Maj Gen . . . Major General MGen . . . . Major General Brig Gen Brigadier General BGen Brigadier General Col ...... Colonel Col ...... Colonel Lt Col . . . . Lieutenant Colonel LtCol . . . . Lieutenant Colonel Maj ...... Major Maj ...... Major Capt . . . . . Captain Capt . . . . . Captain 1st Lt First Lieutenant 1 Lt ...... First Lieutenant 2nd Lt Second Lieutenant 2d Lt . . . . . Second Lieutenant
Services and Corps Abbreviations
USA . . . . . United States Army SP ...... Medical Specialist Corps USN . . . . . United States Navy MS/MSC Medical Service Corps USAF . . . . United States Air Force NC ...... Nurse Corps USMC . . . .United States Marine Corps VC Veterinary Corps USPHS United States Public Health DC ...... Dental Corps ...... Service AN ...... Army Nurse Corps BSC Biomedical Sciences Corps CHC . . . . Chaplain Corps JA/JAG Judge Advocate General Corps MC ...... Medical Corps
v Program of Events
I PRELUDE “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band
II WELCOME CAPT Sean Hussey, MC, USN Brigade Commander
III INTRODUCTION OF THE COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER Richard W. Thomas, MD, DDS, FACS President Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
IV COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS Gen. James C. McConville Chief of Staff, United States Army
Alan I. Leshner, PhD CEO Emeritus American Association for the Advancement of Science
V INTRODUCTION OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS President Thomas
VI PRESENTATION OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS AWARDS Honorable Jonathan Woodson, MD Chairman, USU Board of Regents
Daniel K. Inouye Graduate School of Nursing Founded 1993
VII ESPRIT DE CORPS AWARD Carol A. Romano, PhD, RN RADM, USPHS (Ret) Dean, Daniel K. Inouye Graduate School of Nursing and COL Craig Budinich, AN, USA Commandant/Assistant Dean of Student Affairs
vi VIII FACULTY AWARDS Dean Romano
IX PRESENTATION OF THE GRADUATING CLASS Dean Romano COL Budinich
X CONFERRING OF GRADUATE NURSING DEGREES President Thomas and Dean Romano
F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine Founded 1972
XI PRESENTATION OF THE GRADUATE STUDENT GRADUATING CLASS Saibal Dey, PhD Associate Dean for Graduate Education
XII CONFERRING OF GRADUATE DEGREES President Thomas and Arthur L. Kellermann, MD, MPH Dean, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine
XIII ESPRIT DE CORPS AWARD Dean Kellermann
XIV FACULTY AWARDS Dean Kellermann
XV PRESENTATION OF THE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE GRADUATING CLASS Dean Kellermann and COL Aaron Saguil, MC, USA Associate Dean, Regional Education-San Antonio
XVI ADMINISTRATION OF THE HIPPOCRATIC OATH Dean Kellermann
vii XVII CONFERRING OF MEDICAL DEGREES President Thomas and Dean Kellermann
XVIII PROMOTION CEREMONY AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE OATH OF OFFICE
LTG R. Scott Dingle, MC, USA Surgeon General of the United States Army
RADM Bruce Gillingham, MC, USN Surgeon General of the United States Navy
Lt Gen Dorothy A. Hogg, USAF, NC Surgeon General of the United States Air Force
VADM Jerome Adams, USPHS Surgeon General of the United States
XIX CONGRATULATORY GREETINGS Honorable Chris Van Hollen United States Senator (D-MD)
XX CLOSING REMARKS President Thomas
viii COMMENCEMENT 2020 GUEST SPEAKER General James C. McConville 40th Chief of Staff of the Army
Gen. James C. McConville assumed duties as the 40th chief of staff of the U.S. Army, Aug. 9, 2019, after most recently serving as the 36th Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army.
He is a native of Quincy, Massachusetts, and a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York. He holds a Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology and was a National Security Fellow at Harvard University in 2002.
McConville’s command assignments include commanding general of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), where he also served as the commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-101, Operation Enduring Freedom; deputy commanding general (Support) of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), where he also served as the deputy commanding general (Support) of Combined Joint Task Force-101, Operation Enduring Freedom, commander of 4th Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Operation Iraqi Freedom; commander of 2nd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault); and commander of C Troop, 2nd Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division (Light).
His key staff assignments include the U.S. Army deputy chief of staff, G-1; chief of Legislative Liaison; executive officer to the vice chief of staff of the Army; G-3 for 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault); J5 strategic planner for U.S. Special Operations Command; S-3 for 25th Combat Aviation Brigade; S-3 for 5th Squadron, 9th Cavalry; and S-3 for Flight Concepts Division.
McConville is a senior Army aviator qualified in the AH-64D Longbow Apache, OH- 58 Kiowa Warrior, AH-6, AH-1 Cobra and other aircraft. His awards and decorations include two Distinguished Service Medals, three Legions of Merit, three Bronze Star Medals, two Defense Meritorious Service Medals, three Meritorious Service Medals, two Air Medals, the Joint Service Commendation Medal, two Army Commendation Medals, four Army Achievement Medals, the Combat Action Badge, the Expert Infantryman’s Badge, the Master Army Aviator Badge, the Air Assault Badge, the Parachutist Badge, and the Army Staff Identification Badge.
McConville and his wife, Maria, have three children serving in the military.
1 DANIEL K. INOUYE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF NURSING
DOCTOR OF NURSING PRACTICE CLASS OF 2020 OFFICERS
President LT Jamie Moore, NC, USN
Social Representative LT Aaron Patterson, NC, USN
Wellness Representatives CPT Margaret Champion, AN, USA CPT Joshua Geiger, AN, USA
Family Nurse Practitioner Program Class Leader CPT Angelyn Brown, AN, USA
Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner Program Class Leader Maj Leigh Kimmel, USAF, NC
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Program Class Leader Maj Rebecca Briones, USAF, NC
Adult Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialists Program Leader Maj Doris Wagner, USAF, NC
2 MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING
ADULT-GERONTOLOGY CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST PROGRAM
*Maj Mark Lents, USAF, NC Joint Base Elmendrof-Richardson, AK
DOCTOR OF NURSING PRACTICE
CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST PROGRAM
MAJ Albert Knight, AN, USA Next position to be determined
FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER PROGRAM
MAJ Amber Birkle, AN, USA* Womack Army Medical Center, NC
MAJ Angelyn Brown, AN, USA* Womack Army Medical Center, NC
MAJ Diana Costa, AN, USA* Womack Army Medical Center, NC
Maj Yashika Edwards, USAF, NC Next position to be determined
Maj Edwin Fernandez, USAF, NC Next position to be determined
Maj Virginia Frazier, USAF, NC Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, TX
CPT Joshua Geiger, AN, USA Next position to be determined
MAJ Vonya Gibbons, AN, USA* Next position to be determined
LCDR Sarah Hervey, NC, USN* Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, IL
3 LCDR Miranda Home, NC, USN Naval Hospital Lemoore, CA
Maj Michael Jessup, USAF, NC Next position to be determined
MAJ Margaret Martin, AN, USA* Next position to be determined
Maj Geoffrey Obia, USAF, NC Robins Air Force Base, GA
MAJ Marita Prince, AN, USA Next position to be determined
CPT Nicholas Robertson, AN, USA* Next position to be determined
LCDR Megen Scott, NC, USN* Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton, CA
Capt Matthew Simmons, USAF, NC Next position to be determined
LCDR Christopher Steadman, NC, USN Naval Hospital Yokosuka, Japan
MAJ Regina Thorp, AN, USA* Next position to be determined
Capt Adrienne Vieson, USAF, NC* Next position to be determined
MAJ Matthew Watson, AN, USA Next position to be determined
WOMEN’S HEALTH NURSE PRACTITIONER PROGRAM
Capt Melissa Everage, USAF, NC* Whiteman Air Force Base, MO
Maj Leigh Kimmell, USAF, NC Nellis Air Force Base, NV
4 Capt Jazmin Shawell, USAF, NC Joint Base Langley-Eustis, VA
PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURSE PRACTITIONER PROGRAM
Maj Rebecca Briones, USAF, NC Peterson Air Force Base, CO
Capt Donelle Clark, USAF, NC Robins Air Force Base, GA
MAJ Dennis Flynn, AN, USA Next position to be determined
LT Jamie Moore, NC, USN Next position to be determined
LT Billy Nguyen, NC, USN Next position to be determined
MAJ Jasmine Peterson, AN, USA Tripler Army Medical Center, HI
Capt Nichole Spesard-Langfield, USAF, NC Next position to be determined
REGISTERED NURSE ANESTHESIA DOCTOR OF NURSING PRACTICE
Capt Ryan Abraham, USAF, NC Keesler Air Force Base, MS
Maj Lorren Anderson, USAF, NC Travis Air Force Base, CA
LT Jason Balazs, NC, USN Naval Hospital Bremerton, WA
LT Joy Marie Bautista, NC, USN Naval Hospital Bremerton, WA
LT Larry Beasley, NC, USN Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, VA
5 LT Jean-Frederick Blais, NC, USN Naval Medical Center San Diego, CA
LCDR Melissa Bokam, NC, USN Naval Hospital Okinawa, Japan
LT Julia Camp, NC, USN Naval Hospital Jacksonville, FL
Maj Kyle Crissman, USAF, NC San Antonio Military Medical Center, TX
LT Brian Curtis, NC, USN Naval Hospital Okinawa, Japan
LT Devon Dan, NC, USN Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune, NC
LT Shaun Dunston, NC, USN Naval Medical Center San Diego, CA
LT Raephael Garcia, NC, USN Naval Hospital Jacksonville, FL
Capt Melissa Haines, USAF, NC Travis Air Force Base, CA
LT Jeremy Moore, NC, USN Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune, NC
LT Kelly Nagle, NC, USN Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, VA
LT Greg Nevonen, NC, USN Naval Hospital Twentynine Palms, CA
Maj Stacey O’ Donnell, USAF, NC Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH
LT Erika Papenfuss, NC, USN Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune, NC
LT Hannah Parker, NC, USN Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, VA
6 LCDR Aaron Patterson, USPHS Gallup Indian Medical Center, NM
LT Uriah Paul, NC, USN Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune, NC
LT Christopher Payne, NC, USN Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, VA
LT David Stembaum, NC, USN Naval Medical Center San Diego, CA
LT Kennart Tio, NC, USN Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, VA
Capt Amanda Vance, USAF, NC Andrews Air Force Base, MD
Capt Daisha Wilson, USAF, NC Keesler Air Force Base, MS
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
Tisha Crowder-Martin, Veterans Administration Dissertation: “Does Full Practice Authority Influence Veterans Access to Primary Healthcare?” Major Advisor: Mary Engler, PhD, RN
Maj Angela Phillips, USAF, NC Dissertation: "Menstrual Practices in Operational Military Women" Major Advisor: Mary Engler, PhD, RN
Pamela Weber, Veterans Administration Dissertation: “Effects of Simulation on Nursing Students’ Transfer of Knowledge to Clinical Practice” Major Advisor: Mary Engler, PhD, RN
* Member, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
7 F. EDWARD HÉBERT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
GRADUATE DEGREES IN THE BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES AND PUBLIC HEALTH
2019–2020 ACADEMIC YEAR
MASTER OF HEALTH ADMINISTRATION AND POLICY
MAJ Adriana F. Castro, USA Fort Leavenworth, Leavenworth, KS
CPT Jonathan P. Gray, USA Fort Detrick, Frederick, MD
LTJG Doudoubite Korabou, USN Naval Health Clinic Oak Harbor, WA
LT Emily K. Lane, USN Navy Medicine Professional Development Center, Bethesda, MD
LTJG Jessica Lee, USN Naval Hospital Pensacola, Pensacola, FL
LTC Jeffrey R. Limjuco, USA Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD
LTJG Brett E. Nary, USN Naval Hospital Twentynine Palms, CA
LTC Demarcio L. Reed, USA Fort Hood Hospital, Killeen, TX
LTJG Tavis J. Silvey, USN Naval Hospital Bremerton, WA
LT Christopher P. Stills, USN Naval Health Clinic Quantico, VA
8 MASTER OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION
Lt Col Courtney A. Judd, USAF Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
Col Kerry P. Latham, USAF Malcolm Grow Medical Clinic, Joint Base Andrews, MD
LT Walter B. Kucera, USN Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD
Sunny Jade Yauger Fort Belvoir Community Hospital, VA
MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH
CPT Sung S. Baek, USA Pine Bluff Arsenal, AR
MAJ Christopher R. Dunbar, USA Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Fort Gordon, GA
LCDR Rebecca J. Free, USPHS Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
CDR Laura C. Gilstrap, USN I-Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, CA
MAJ Amber K. Gruters, USA AMEDD Center of Excellence, San Antonio, TX
Maj Scott T. Hulse, USAF Madigan Army Medical Center, WA
MAJ Aimee M. Hunter, USA Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
CDR David A. Jackson, USPHS Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
MAJ Joseph S. Jones, USA Public Health Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD
9 Capt John W. Kieffer, USAF Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, TX
LCDR Alison B. Lane, USN Naval Medical Center San Diego, CA
Capt Sharon J. Laughter, USAF Ramstein Air Base, Germany
MAJ Brianna M. Marion, USA USAMRIID, Frederick, MD
Maj Rhona L. Merrera, USAF Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, TX
MAJ Jeffrey M. Milch, USA Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA
LCDR Nathan A. Moss, USN Naval Station, Norfolk, VA
Maegan M. Paxton Willing Doctoral Student in Medical and Clinical Psychology Program, USU, Bethesda, MD
LCDR Aliye Z. Sanou, USN III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan
CDR Amanda R. Self, USN Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, IL
LT Marlon Q. Tingzon, USN Naval Hospital Sigonella, Italy
2LT Jeanny H. Wang, USA Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
Maj Richard C. Zanetti, USAF Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD
10 MASTER OF SCIENCE
LTJG Rebekah G. Gunter, USN Doctoral Student in Medical and Clinical Psychology Program, USU, Bethesda, MD
CPT William H. Horne IV, USA United States Military Academy, West Point, New York
Sarah Lemay Russell Doctoral Student in Medical and Clinical Psychology Program, USU, Bethesda, MD
Maegan M. Paxton Willing Doctoral Student in Medical and Clinical Psychology Program, USU, Bethesda, MD
CPT Gim M. Reo, USA Doctoral Student in Medical and Clinical Psychology Program, USU, Bethesda, MD
Larissa L. Tate Doctoral Student in Medical and Clinical Psychology Program, USU, Bethesda, MD
LTJG Kevin M. Wilfong, USN Doctoral Student in Medical and Clinical Psychology Program, USU, Bethesda, MD
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH
CPT Bonnie L. Parks Barrack, USA 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, TX
LT Jhermayne L. Bullock, USN Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD
CPT Graham S. Clark, USA Public Health Command, Fort Meade, MD
MAJ Lynnea K. Jensen, USA Camp Humphreys, South Korea
LT Warner C. Wilson, USN Commander, Submarine Force Pacific, Guam
MASTER OF TROPICAL MEDICINE & HYGIENE
Maj David R. Sayers, USAF Defense Health Headquarters, Falls Church, VA
11 DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL AND CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY
Omni LaTisha Cassidy Dissertation Title: “The Effect of Food Marketing and Attentional Biases on Eating Behaviors in African American Adolescent Girls” Major Advisor: Dr. Tracy Sbrocco
Capt Fernanda Pinheiro De Oliveira, USAF Dissertation Title: “Shame, Guilt, and Suicide: A Mixed Methods Study of Psychiatric Inpatients at Risk for Suicide” Major Advisor: Dr. Marjan G. Holloway
LT Julia Ann Garza, USN Dissertation Title: “The Impact of Behavioral and Psychosocial Protective Factors on Health Outcomes in Heart Failure Patients: A Structural Equation Model Analysis” Major Advisor: Dr. David Krantz
CPT Sybil Diane Mallonee, USA Dissertation Title: “Individual Changes in the Spouse and Service Member during Deployment and the Impact on the Couple’s Reintegration” Major Advisor: Dr. David S. Riggs
Raquel Elizabeth Martin Dissertation Title: “Racial Disparities in Adolescent Mental Health Care within the Military Health System” Major Advisor: Dr. David S. Riggs
LT Alexandria Morettini Kucera, USN Dissertation Title: “Prescription of Psychotropic Medications by Providers Treating Children of Military Service Members” Major Advisor: Dr. Marian Tanofsky-Kraff
Joanna Ruth Lillian Sells Dissertation Title: “Impaired Control over Alcohol Consumption: Laboratory and Field Investigations” Major Advisor: Dr. Andrew J. Waters
CPT Sadé Soares, USA Dissertation Title: “Historical Trauma, Discrimination. Self-efficacy, Cultural Affiliation. Socioeconomic Status and Obesity within a Native Hawai’ian Population” Major Advisor: Dr. Tracy Sbrocco
12 EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES GRADUATE PROGRAM
Chelsi Ryan Beauregard Dissertation Title: “Advancements in mammalian comparative immunology-developing new tools and investigating the innate immune response to Cedar virus” Major Advisor: Dr. Christopher C. Broder
Britney Lashawn Hardy Dissertation Title: “Bacterial Warfare: Polymicrobial Interactions to Control Staphylococcus aureus” Major Advisor: Dr. D. Scott Merrell
Kasandra Sade Hunter Dissertation Title: “Characterization of the Metabolic Regulatory Protein 5'AMP- Activated Protein Kinase in the Human Parasite, Schistosoma mansoni: Analysis of Developmental Regulation, Function, and Therapeutic Potential” Major Advisor: Dr. Stephen J. Davies
Patrick Tracy LaBreck Dissertation Title: “Insight into the Biology of Antiseptic Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus” Major Advisor: Dr. D. Scott Merrell
Adrian Caroline Paskey Dissertation Title: “High throughput sequencing and discovery of novel bat viruses: insights for biosurveillance in an important virus reservoir” Major Advisor: Dr. Kimberly A. Bishop-Lilly
Deborah Michelle Stiffler Dissertation Title: “Evaluation of Factors Associated with Increased Plasmodium falciparum Gametocyte-Specific Transcripts in Two Populations from Sub-Saharan Africa” Major Advisor: Dr. V. Ann Stewart
William G. Valiant Dissertation Title: “Characterizing Severe Outcomes of Zika Virus Infection” Major Advisor: Dr. Joseph J. Mattapallil
Caitlin Lee Williams Dissertation Title: “Copper Resistance in the Emerging Pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii” Major Advisor: Dr. D. Scott Merrell
13 MOLECULAR AND CELL BIOLOGY GRADUATE PROGRAM
Shemona Rattila Dissertation Title: “Characterization of the interactions of pregnancy-specific glycoprotein 1 (PSG1) with extravillous trophoblasts and endothelial cells” Major Advisor: Dr. Gabriela Dveksler
Erin Michelle Sheffels Dissertation Title: “The RasGEFs SOS1 and SOS2 are Potential Therapeutic Targets in RAS-Driven Cancers" Major Advisor: Dr. Robert Kortum
Surgeon LCDR Philip James Spreadborough, Royal Navy, United Kingdom Dissertation Title: “The effects of tourniquet associated ischemia reperfusion injury on the development of secondary injury in a blast related model of lower limb extremity trauma” Major Advisor: Dr. Thomas Davis
NEUROSCIENCE GRADUATE PROGRAM
LTC Peter J. Attilio, USA Dissertation Title: “Candesartan Administration after Traumatic Brain Injury Alters Novel Molecular Pathways” Major Advisor: Dr. Aviva Symes
Nikki Marie McCormack Dissertation Title: “Identification of novel targets to treat spinal muscular atrophy” Major Advisor: Dr. Barrington Burnett
MAJ John Richard Reed, USA Dissertation Title: “Effects of Intranasal Insulin on CCI in a Rat Model" Major Advisor: Dr. Kimberly Byrnes
PHYSICIAN SCIENTIST PROGRAM – MD/PhD
Capt Patricia Anh Thu Vu, USAF Dissertation Title: “Functional Changes in Mouse Behavior Following Three Different Models of Traumatic Brain Injury” Major Advisor: Dr. Joseph T. McCabe
14 DOCTOR OF MEDICINE
CLASS OF 2020 OFFICERS
President ENS Catherine Woodard, MC, USN
Vice President 2LT David Ediger, MS, USA
Academic Representative 2nd Lt Marc Gutierrez, USAF, MSC
Secretary ENS Paolo Rigo, MC, USN
Treasurer ENS Marianne McCartney, MC, USN
Social Representatives 2LT Carissa Pekny, MS, USA 2LT Derek Smart, MS, USA
Peer Development/Honor Representatives 2LT Lauren Heyda, MS, USA 2nd Lt Connor Kelly, USAF, MSC
Information Technology Representative ENS Alexander Li, MC, USN
Well-Being Representative 2LT Marco Jose Dela Cruz, MS, USA
15 F. EDWARD HÉBERT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
DOCTOR OF MEDICINE GRADUATES CLASS OF 2020
*†фLT Vivek Mathew Abraham, MC, USN Orthopedic Surgery, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, VA
†CPT Eric Sharold Adams, MC, USA Urology, Duke University, Durham, NC
†CPT Zachary Cyrus Affrin, MC, USA Anesthesiology, National Capital Consortium, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, MD
CPT David Manuel Aleman-Reyes, MC, USA Internal Medicine, San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium, TX
CPT Aaron Alindogan, MC, USA Emergency Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Consortium, San Antonio, TX
†LT Stephanie Grace Andersen, MC, USN Internal Medicine, National Capital Consortium, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, MD
*†Capt Cody Ross Ashcroft, USAF, MC Internal Medicine, San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium, TX
Capt Elizabeth Colleen Barrett, USAF, MC Obstetrics and Gynecology, 88th Medical Group, Wright Patterson AFB, OH
†LT Kathleen Elizabeth Bathon, MC, USN Internal Medicine, National Capital Consortium, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, MD
†LT Steven Christopher Beall, MC, USN Internal Medicine, National Capital Consortium, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, MD
†Capt Devin Bell, USAF, MC General Surgery, 81st Medical Group, Keesler AFB, MS
16 *†±LT Chandler Marie Bennett, MC, USN Otolaryngology, Naval Medical Center San Diego, CA
Capt John M. Black, USAF, MC Internal Medicine Internship, San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium, TX
ф§CPT Claude Alex Blereau, MC, USA Emergency Medicine, Madigan Army Medical Center, WA
Capt Jacob Blotter, USAF, MC Diagnostic Radiology, 60th Medical Group, Travis AFB, CA
†фCPT Brent Mitchell Bodily, MC, USA Transitional Year, Tripler Army Medical Center, HI
±LT Quinn Daniel Bott, USPHS Family Medicine, Sunrise Health GME Consortium, Las Vegas, NV
Capt Derek Paul Brady, USAF, MC Diagnostic Radiology, 60th Medical Group, Travis AFB, CA
CPT Aaron Jeffrey Brown, MC, USA Internal Medicine, Tripler Army Medical Center, HI
†CPT Christian Alexander Burgo-Sanchez, MC, USA Transitional Year, Tripler Army Medical Center, HI
*†LT Leonie Tara Campbell, MC, USN Orthopedic Surgery, Naval Medical Center San Diego, CA
†LT Rachael Doreena Campbell, MC, USN Internal Medicine, Naval Medical Center San Diego, CA
†§CPT Steven Francis Capen, MC, USA Pathology, San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium, TX
†CPT Gerardo Enrique Capo-Dosal, MC, USA Family Medicine, Madigan Army Medical Center, WA
†±LT Molly Elisabeth Chandler, MC, USN Family Medicine, Madigan Army Medical Center, WA
†Maj Hanna Chang, USAF, MC Internal Medicine Internship, 81st Medical Group, Keesler AFB, MS
17 CPT Eric Chen, MC, USA Diagnostic Radiology, Madigan Army Medical Center, WA
†CPT Kevin Shaw Chien, MC, USA General Surgery, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA
†LT Joseph Adam Chilbert, MC, USN Transitional Year, Naval Medical Center San Diego, CA
†CPT Neil Gordon Clark, MC, USA Psychiatry, National Capital Consortium, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, MD
Capt Stacy Lynn Cook, USAF, MC Otolaryngology San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium, TX
†CPT Anthony Raymond Cox Jr., MC, USA Ophthalmology, National Capital Consortium, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, MD
CPT Min Cui, MC, USA Psychiatry, Darnall Army Medical Center, TX
Capt Henry Graeme Danchi, USAF, MC Internal Medicine, San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium, TX
†LT Ashton Delois Daniel, MC, USN Obstetrics & Gynecology, Naval Medical Center San Diego, CA
†фCPT Gerrit Warren Davis, MC, USA Emergency Medicine, Madigan Army Medical Center, WA
†CPT Marco Jose Dela Cruz, MC, USA Family Medicine, Madigan Army Medical Center, WA
†LT Kaitlyn Nichole Dempsey, MC, USN Transitional Year, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, VA
Capt Billy Cameron Denley, USAF, MC Diagnostic Radiology, San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium, TX
Capt Jeremy Theron Drenckhahn, USAF, MC Diagnostic Radiology, Naval Medical Center San Diego, CA
18 †±CPT David Ediger, MC, USA Emergency Medicine, Madigan Army Medical Center, WA
†фCPT Jessica Eker, MC, USA Emergency Medicine, Darnall Army Medical Center, TX
†LT Jeffrey Scott Elliott, MC, USN Transitional Year, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, VA
†LT Casey Rae Erwin, MC, USN General Surgery, Naval Medical Center San Diego, CA
†CPT David Conor Evans, MC, USA Family Medicine, Madigan Army Medical Center, WA
†фCPT Candace Flagg, MC, USA Otolaryngology, San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium, TX
Capt Nathaniel Dean Ford, USAF, MC Internal Medicine, 88th Medical Group, Wright Patterson AFB, OH
†Capt Stone Alan Frankford, USAF, MC Internal Medicine Internship, San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium, TX
†LT Fredrick Charles Frost, MC, USN Internal Medicine, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, VA
Capt Matthew William George, USAF, MC Emergency Medicine, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT
*±Capt Sydney A Giblin, USAF, MC Family Medicine, 96th Medical Group, Eglin AFB, FL
†Capt Steven James Gibson, USAF, MC Internal Medicine, National Capital Consortium, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, MD
†Capt Caitlin Nicole Gonsolin, USAF, MC Pediatrics, San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium, TX
†Capt Lawrence Charles Gray II, USAF, MC Anesthesiology, San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium, TX
19 †Capt Ashley-Marie Green-Lott, USAF, MC Urology, University of California Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine, CA
Capt Abigail Greenwell, USAF, MC Transitional Year, 60th Medical Group, Travis AFB, CA
LT Justin Charles Gunn, MC, USN Transitional Year, National Capital Consortium, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, MD
*†±Capt Marc R Gutierrez, USAF, MC Internal Medicine, 88th Medical Group, Wright Patterson AFB, OH
†CPT Rachel Hyeun Han, MC, USA Psychiatry, National Capital Consortium, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, MD
†±LT Michael Corwin Harding, PHS Family Medicine, MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center, Baltimore, MD
*†CPT Zachary Andrew Haynes, MC, USA Internal Medicine, National Capital Consortium, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, MD
†±CPT Erik Michael Hegeman, MC, USA Orthopedic Surgery, San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium, TX
*†CPT Lauren Margaret Heyda, MC, USA General Surgery, National Capital Consortium, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, MD
†LT Matthew John Horch, MC, USN Transitional Year, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, VA
†CPT Christopher Michael Husson, MC, USA Diagnostic Radiology, Tripler Army Medical Center, HI
†LT Jared Andrew Ingersoll, MC, USN Emergency Medicine, Naval Medical Center San Diego, CA
†CPT Maxwell Jensen, MC, USA Transitional Year, Madigan Army Medical Center, WA
20 §Capt Kenneth James Johnson, USAF, MC Psychiatry, San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium, TX
†CPT Nolan Neil Jones, MC, USA Otolaryngology, Tripler Army Medical Center, HI
†Capt Connor Kelly, USAF, MC Emergency Medicine, Madigan Army Medical Center, WA
†CPT Hannah Kelly, MC, USA Neurology, Madigan Army Medical Center, WA
CPT Lauren Elizabeth Kenney, MC, USA Orthopedic Surgery, William Beaumont Medical Center, TX
†Capt Shawn Kyungsun Kim, USAF, MC Internal Medicine Internship, San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium, TX
†LT Marilyn Elaine Kimbrough, MC, USN Pediatrics, Naval Medical Center San Diego, CA
†Capt Ryan Wilgus Kissinger, USAF, MC Anesthesiology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA
CPT Michael Anatoly Kostenko, MC, USA Diagnostic Radiology, Madigan Army Medical Center, WA
*†CPT Shena Alisa Kravitz, MC, USA Dermatology, National Capital Consortium, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, MD
†CPT Courtney Alexandra Lamb, MC, USA Transitional Year, William Beaumont Medical Center, TX
†Capt Kyrra Lau-Eglinton, USAF, MC Transitional Year, San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium, TX
†CPT Michael Jeremy Lawson, MC, USA Family Medicine, Womack Army Community Hospital, NC
LT Jim Diamond Le, MC, USN Psychiatry, Naval Medical Center San Diego, CA
21 †CPT Rebecca Sori Lee, MC, USA Anesthesiology, National Capital Consortium, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, MD
LT Renee Susan Lemieux, MC, USN Emergency Medicine, Naval Medical Center San Diego, CA
*†фLT Alexander Dan Fong Li, MC, USN Orthopedic Surgery, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, VA
*†CPT David Allen Lieb II, MC, USA General Surgery, New York Medical College, Metropolitan Hospital Center, New York , N Y
†±CPT Jon Kristian Lindefjeld, MC, USA Psychiatry, National Capital Consortium, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, MD
CPT John Randal Lindley, MC, USA Transitional Year, National Capital Consortium, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, MD
§Capt Matthew Christopher Little, USAF, MC Family Medicine, 96th Medical Group, Eglin AFB, FL
†CPT Casey Joseph Lockett, MC, USA Emergency Medicine, National Capital Consortium, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, MD
*†Capt Morgan Nicole Lundstrom, USAF, MC Psychiatry, Naval Medical Center San Diego, CA
†CPT Raymundo Marcelo, MC, USA Pediatrics, Tripler Army Medical Center, HI
†Capt Marianne Andrea McCartney, USAF, MC Diagnostic Radiology, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, VA
LCDR Matthew John McGirr, MC, USN Psychiatry, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, VA
†CPT Elizabeth Campbell McMillan, MC, USA Pediatrics, Tripler Army Medical Center, HI
22 *§Capt Charles Jeremy Mears, USAF, MC Emergency Medicine, 88th Medical Group, Wright Patterson AFB, OH
§Capt Joe Thomas Merfeld, USAF, MC Transitional Year, San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium, TX
†LT Johanna Starr Meyer, MC, USN Transitional Year, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, VA
†Capt Brittany Anne Meyers, USAF, MC Anesthesiology, George Washington University, Washington, DC
Capt Cody Austin Minor, USAF, MC Internal Medicine Internship, 88th Medical Group, Wright Patterson AFB, OH
*†фCPT Sarah Michelle Mongold, MC, USA Emergency Medicine, San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium, TX
†CPT Nicholas Anthony Moran, MC, USA Internal Medicine, Madigan Army Medical Center, WA
LT Conner David Murphy, MC, USN Emergency Medicine, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, VA
CPT Jessica Lynn Nelson, MC, USA Psychiatry, National Capital Consortium, Walter Reed National Military, MD
*†LT Russell Ernest Newkirk, MC, USN Transitional Year, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, VA
†CPT Thomas Ryan O’Leary, MC, USA Psychiatry, National Capital Consortium, Walter Reed National Military, MD
†±Capt Taylor Marie O’Neil, USAF, MC Family Medicine/Flight Medicine, 375th Medical Group, Scott AFB, IL
*†фCPT Katey Della-Giustina Osborne, MC, USA Emergency Medicine, Madigan Army Medical Center, WA
†CPT Sanghwa Esther Park, MC, USA Internal Medicine, San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium, TX
23 †Capt Jerry Andrew Peer, USAF, MC Anesthesiology, San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium, TX
†CPT Carissa Janine Pekny, MC, USA Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Capital Consortium, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, MD
фCPT Virginia Ann Phillips, MC, USA Family Medicine, Tripler Army Medical Center, HI
CPT Natalie Picciano, MC, USA Psychiatry, National Capital Consortium, Walter Reed National Military, MD
†CPT David Pratico, MC, USA Internal Medicine, San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium, TX
†±Capt Monica Maigol Purmalek, USAF, MC Obstetrics and Gynecology, San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium, TX
ф§CPT Steven A. Radloff, MC, USA Emergency Medicine, Madigan Army Medical Center, WA
†LT Emily Rose Raffetto, MC, USN General Surgery, National Capital Consortium, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, MD
*†LT Eli Thomas Raneses, MC, USN Transitional Year, Naval Medical Center San Diego, CA
†Capt Tyler John Ray, USAF, MC Anesthesiology, University of Florida Shands Hospital, Gainesville, FL
CPT Taylor Rebecca Reffett MC, USA Emergency Medicine, San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium, TX
†§CPT Joshua Richter MC, USA Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Capital Consortium, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, MD
†±LT Paolo Quentin Rigo, MC, USN Urology, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, VA
24 †Capt Valencia Denise Rogan, USAF, MC Psychiatry, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN
†±Capt Samantha Nicole Rowden, USAF, MC Pediatrics, San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium, TX
†CPT John Sanchez MC, USA Pathology, National Capital Consortium, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, MD
†Capt Stephanie Scaramella, USAF, MC General Surgery, 60th Medical Group, David Grant Medical Center, CA
*фCPT Phillip Scheanon MC, USA Family Medicine, Martin Army Community Hospital, GA
Capt Joel Schirding, USAF, MC Emergency Medicine, 99th Medical Group, Nellis AFB, NV
Capt Stephanie Schirding USAF, MC Family Medicine, 99th Medical Group, Nellis AFB, NV
*LT Gregory Stickler Schmidt, MC, USN Internal Medicine, Naval Medical Center San Diego, CA
†LT Jasmine Alexandra Scott, MC, USN Orthopedic Surgery, Naval Medical Center San Diego, CA
†±Capt Krista Shaw, USAF, MC Internal Medicine, 81st Medical Group, Keesler AFB, MS
†LT Nicole Lee Skaggs, MC, USN Psychiatry, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, VA
CPT Derek Smart, MC, USA Neurosurgery, University of Florida, FL
*†CPT John Sommerfeldt, MC, USA Transitional Year, National Capital Consortium, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, MD
Capt Brian Staak, USAF, MC Anesthesiology, San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium, TX
25 †Capt Ryan Sumpter, USAF, MC Emergency Medicine, 60th Medical Group, Travis AFB, CA
†LT Benjamin Michael Taylor, MC, USN Psychiatry, Naval Medical Center San Diego, CA
†CPT Mary Ann Thomas, MC, USA Internal Medicine/Psychiatry, National Capital Consortium, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, MD
†Capt Tora Jean Tornbom, USAF, MC Pediatrics, San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium, TX
Capt Jenna Tribull, USAF, MC Emergency Medicine/Operational Medicine, Mary St. Vincent Medical Center, Toledo, OH
*†±LT Lydia Cam Truong, MC, USN Transitional Year, Naval Medical Center San Diego, CA
*†Capt Michael Tshudy, USAF, MC Transitional Year, San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium, TX
†±Capt Francesca Ursua, USAF, MC Family Medicine, 55th Medical Group, Offutt AFB, NE
†Capt Spencer Van Decar, USAF, MC General Surgery, San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium, TX
†CPT Alan Vanier, MC, USA Orthopedic Surgery, National Capital Consortium, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, MD
LT Philip Michael Vazquez, MC, USN Transitional Year, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, VA
†±LT Charisse Nikole Villareal, MC, USN Family Medicine, National Capital Consortium, Fort Belvoir Community Hospital, VA
†Capt Patricia Vu, USAF, MC, Ph.D. Transitional Year, Madigan Army Medical Center, WA
26 †CPT Christian Wade, MC, USA Transitional Year, William Beaumont Army Medical Center, TX
*†±LT Eleanor Elizabeth Wade, MC, USN Obstetrics & Gynecology, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, VA
†±Capt Tirzah W. P. Wait, USAF, MC Diagnostic Radiology, National Capital Consortium, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, MD
†±LT James Ross Ward, MC, USN Family Medicine, Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton, CA
Capt Bradley Watkins, USAF, MC Transitional Year, San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium, TX
†LT Matthew Clay Welch, MC, USN Pediatrics, Geisinger Health System, PA
LT Olivia Montooth Welker, MC, USN Transitional Year, Naval Medical Center San Diego, CA
†±CPT Paige White, MC, USA Family Medicine, Eisenhower Army Medical Center, GA
†±Capt Danielle Wilkin, USAF, MC Family Medicine, 96th Medical Group, Eglin AFB, FL
†Capt Jordan Williams, USAF, MC General Surgery, University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, Tulsa, OK
*†LT Ama Winland, MC, USN General Surgery, National Capital Consortium, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, MD
Capt Sionetufui Wolfgramm, USAF, MC Diagnostic Radiology, Naval Medical Center San Diego, California
†LT Rachel Ann Wolinsky, MC, USN General Surgery, National Capital Consortium, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, MD
†LT Catherine Anne Woodard, MC, USN Transitional Year, Naval Medical Center San Diego, CA
27 *†±LT Sarah Louise Wright, MC, USN General Surgery, National Capital Consortium, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, MD
*†±LT Jacob Mickey Wyse, MC, USN Internal Medicine, National Capital Consortium, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, MD
CPT Johnny Yang, MC, USA Transitional Year, National Capital Consortium, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, MD
†CPT Jonathan Yu, MC, USA Urology, Tripler Army Medical Center, HI
†CPT Kyle Yuan, MC, USA Transitional Year, Tripler Army Medical Center, HI
*†LT Lucy Yuan, MC, USN Ophthalmology, Madigan Army Medical Center, WA
†фLT Ivan Liu Yue, MC, USN Emergency Medicine, Naval Medical Center San Diego, CA
CPT Timothy Zerhusen, Jr., MC, USA Anesthesiology, National Capital Consortium, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, MD
±LT Artemisa Anais Zuazo, MC, USN Psychiatry, Naval Medical Center San Diego, CA
†±Capt Sidney Zven, USAF, MC Pediatrics, National Capital Consortium, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, MD
* Elected to Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society † Capstone Scholar ± Gold Humanism Honor Society ф Military Badges Earned While At USU § Enlisted to Medical Degree Preparatory Program
28 POSTGRADUATE DENTAL COLLEGE CLASS OF 2020
Army Postgraduate Dental School
Fort Bragg Schofield Barracks LTC Elizabeth R. Oates, DC, USA MAJ Gamal A. Baker, DC, USA MAJ Ross K. Cook, DC, USA MAJ Christie Inae Lee, DC, USA MAJ Jason C. LaCourse, DC, USA MAJ Mitchell James Lee Oliver, DC, USA CPT(P) Adam D. Bennett, DC, USA CPT Taylor Akiko Gaerlan Tokunaga, DC, USA CPT Wing Tat Chan, DC, Canadian Forces CPT Tania M. Sanchez Dominguez, DC, USA Fort Gordon CPT Andrew Seun, DC, USA CPT Jose R. Burgos, DC, USA MAJ Kony Park, DC, USA CPT Kristel Burgos, DC, USA MAJ Alexandra Rihani, DC, USA CPT Khine Christine Zin Htet, DC, USA CPT Matthew Massey, DC, USA CPT Jason Michael Umbach MAJ Daniel J. Broadway, DC, USA Fort Hood MAJ Alicia Y. Choi, DC, USA MAJ Lloyd Alexander Ancman, DC, USA CPT Anthony A. Vargas, DC, USA MAJ Daniel D. Becker, DC, USA CPT James P. Wilson, DC, USA MAJ George Louis Hauser, DC, USA MAJ Joshua Thomas Sparks, DC, USA MAJ Jesse Benjamin Norris, DC, USA MAJ Joshua Rand Waldron, DC, USA MAJ Jarred Lloyd Price, DC, USA CPT Ryan James Coello, DC, USA MAJ Donald George Rice, DC, USA CPT Jenny Juyung Oh, DC, USA MAJ Steffan Thomas, DC, Canadian Forces
Naval Postgraduate Dental School
Navy Medicine Professional Development Center Bethesda, MD CDR Andrew D. Silvestri, DC, USN LCDR Michael J. Lewis, DC, USN LCDR Sara A. Chilcutt, DC, USN LCDR Russell L. Neal, DC, USN LCDR Christian P. Lares, DC, USN LCDR Kerry B. Baumann, DC, USN LCDR Omeed A. Rezaie Tirabadi, DC, USN LCDR Matthew E. Seedall, DC, USN LCDR Jennifer C. Steigerwald, DC, USN Maj John E. Dinan, USAF, DC LCDR David S. Yi, DC, USN LCDR Eric R. Draper, DC, USN LT Wei Liu, DC, USN LCDR Thien T. Nguyen, DC, USN LCDR Alyse D. Fleming, DC, USN LT Allison D. Weinberg, DC, USN LCDR Kristofer S. Harris, DC, USN LCDR Gabrielle K. Jung, DC, USN LCDR Ryan A. Hershey, DC, USN LT Diewitt Duong, DC, USN
Air Force Postgraduate Dental School
JBSA Lackland TX Maj Andrew P. Benfield, USAF, DC Lt Col Kibrom T. Mehari, USAF, DC LCDR Gregory M. Gittleman, USN, DC Maj Darin Bateman, USAF, DC MAJ James P. Martineau, DC, USA LCDR Andrew J. Knudson, DC, USN Maj Duy Q. Nguyen, USAF, DC Capt Job Torres-Gomez, USAF, DC Capt John R. Ensley, USAF, DC Capt Nicole Wirth, USAF, DC Maj Andrea L. DuFour, USAF, DC Keesler AFB Maj Bracken Gamble Smith, USAF, DC Maj Alisha Chantell Brown, USAF, DC Maj Troy M. Decker, USAF, DC LCDR Scott Daniel Eckhart, DC, USPHS Maj Joshua M. Nardone, USAF, DC MAJ Iwona Rusiecka, DC, Canadian Forces Maj Melissa S. Thomas, USAF, DC CPT Jamie L. Greenwell, DC, USA Maj Jessamy J. Thornton, USAF, DC Maj Scott Arthur Bryant, USAF, DC Maj Joshua A. Vess, USAF, DC Maj Jason Allen Rose, USAF, DC MAJ Andrea C. Alicea, DC, USA
COLLEGE OF ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES
The College of Allied Health Sciences (CAHS) was established in 2016 to serve the ever- increasing education and training requirements that are prerequisite to professional practice within the Military Health System (MHS) of the Department of Defense (DoD).
The CAHS is composed of two schools, The School of Undergraduate Studies and the School of Graduate Studies. The School of Undergraduate Studies administers two undergraduate degree programs. These are the Associate of Science in Health Sciences and the Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences. The School of Graduate Studies administers a Master of Science degree program. To date, the CAHS has awarded 93 Associate of Science in Health Sciences degrees and 28 Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences degrees. Board of Regents Award
The Board of Regents Award is the highest honor given to graduating students, and is exemplified by scholarship, leadership and service.
Recipients: ENS Chandler Bennett, MC, USN F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine
Omni LaTisha Cassidy, PhD Graduate Programs in the Biomedical Sciences and Public Health
Major Amber Birkle, AN, USA Daniel K. Inouye Graduate School of Nursing
Patrick D. Sculley DDS Award Captain Daniel Phillips, DC, USA Postgraduate Dental College
Daniel K. Inouye Graduate School of Nursing Faculty Awards Outstanding APRN Uniformed Faculty Award Recipient: CDR Kennett Radford, USN
Outstanding APRN Civilian Faculty Award Recipient: Dr. Laura Taylor
Daniel K. Inouye Graduate School of Nursing Student Awards Esprit de Corps Award Recipient: MAJ Angelyn Brown, AN, USA
The Esprit de Corps Award recognizes the graduate nursing student who by thought, word, action, and deed, demonstrates sensitive humanistic qualities for the wellbeing of all.
Federal Nursing Service Chiefs Award Recipient: MAJ Angelyn Brown, AN, USA
31 Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) Outstanding Student Awards
The Outstanding Student Award is sponsored by the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) and is the highest academic program honor that graduating students can receive from their faculty.
Family Nurse Practitioner Program Recipient: MAJ Regina Thorp, AN, USA
Registered Nurse Anesthesia Program Recipient: LT David Sternbaum, NC, USN
Clinical Nurse Specialist – Master of Science Program Recipient: MAJ Mark Lents, AN, USA
32 F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine Faculty Awards
Carol J. Johns Medal
Recipient: Dr. Martin Ottolini Assistant Dean for Student Research and the Capstone Program
The Carol J. Johns Medal is presented to the professor, who was chosen by the faculty as the faculty member whose accomplishments emulate Dr. Johns’ spirit in furthering the welfare and excellence of the USU faculty, promoting outstanding educational pro- grams for the students, and advancing the reputation of the University locally, nation- ally and internationally.
William P. Clements, Jr. Award
Recipient: LTC Grigory Charny, USA Assistant Professor Department of Military and Emergency Medicine
The William P. Clements, Jr. Award is presented tothe professor, who was chosen by the graduating medical students as the uniformed faculty educator who exemplifies the principles of excellence in education by personal example and performance. The award, donated privately, bears the name of a public servant, twice Governor of the State of Texas who, during his tenure as Deputy Secretary of Defense, had a keen interest in the education of those who serve our nation.
Outstanding Civilian Educator Award
Recipient: Dr. David Mears Professor and Interim Chair Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Genetics
Outstanding Biomedical Graduate Educator Award
Recipient: Dr. Tracy Sbrocco Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology
33 F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine Student Awards
Esprit de Corps Award
2nd Lt Marc Gutierrez, USAF, MSC
The Esprit de Corps Award recognizes the graduating medical school student who, by thought, word, action and deed, demonstrates sensitive humanistic qualities for the well-being of all.
Vice Admiral James A. Zimble Valedictorian Award
Recipients: ENS Chandler Bennett, MC, USN ENS Ama Winland, MC, USN
Association of Military Surgeons of the U.S. (AMSUS) Award
Recipient: 2nd Lt Marc Gutierrez, USAF, MSC
Surgeons General Awards
The Surgeons General Awards are presented by the four surgeons general (U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force and Public Health Service) to a graduating medical student from each of their respective Services whose university career has been characterized by academic achievement, military medical professionalism, and an exemplary commitment toward enhancing the mission and goals of their Service.
U.S. Army Surgeon General’s Award Recipient: 2LT David Ediger, MS, USA
U.S. Navy Surgeon General’s Award Recipient: ENS Ama Winland, MC, USN
U.S. Air Force Surgeon General’s Award Recipient: 2nd Lt Taylor O’Neil, USAF, MSC
U.S. Public Health Service Surgeon General’s Award Recipient: ENS Michael Harding, USPHS
34 Academic and Military Recognition
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society * Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society recognizes excellence in scholarship and the highest ideals in the profession of medicine. AΩA is to medicine what Phi Beta Kappa is to the liberal arts and sciences. The top 25 percent of a medical school class is eligible for nomination and up to 16 percent may be elected based on leadership, character, community service, and professionalism.
Gold Humanism Honor Society ± The Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) recognizes students who are exemplars of compassionate patient care. GHHS members are peer-nominated and are the ones their fellow students say they would want taking care of their own family. Members have a responsibility to model, support, and advocate for compassionate, patient-centered care throughout their careers.
Capstone Scholarly Project † The Capstone experience is a period of self-directed discovery and advanced scientific inquiry. Students undertaking Capstone projects work under the direction of a faculty mentor in one of four concentrations: basic or clinical scientific research; global and public health research experiences; education research; or military leadership and professional development.
Sigma Theta Tau* Sigma Theta Tau (STTI) is the international honor society of nursing with the mission of advancing world health and celebrating nursing excellence in scholarship, leadership, and service. The society’s name reflects its values, from the Greek words Storge, Tharsos, and Time meaning “love,” “courage” and “honor.” Membership is by invitation only to nursing students who achieve academic excellence and meet the expectation of academic integrity, and to nurse leaders who exhibit exceptional achievements in nursing. The Tau Theta Chapter at USU, founded in 2003, is the first federal chapter of STTI.
Military Badges ф During their time as students at USU, several students will electively take on the additional challenge of completing operational training opportunities, receiving badges for the Basic Parachutist (Army and Navy Airborne Schools), Army Air Assault School, Army Expert Field Medical Badge training, Army and Air Force Flight Medicine, German Armed Forces Troop Proficiency Badge, Army Pathfinder School, Army Jumpmaster School, Army Combat Divers School, Air Force Basic Survival School, or Army Free Fall Parachutist School.
35 F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine Military Badges and Honors Earned While At USU
USU Maryland Gamma Chapter of ΑΩΑ:
ENS Vivek Abraham, MC, USN ENS Russell Newkirk, MC, USN 2nd Lt Cody Ashcroft, USAF, MSC ENS Gregory Schmidt, MC, USN ENS Chandler Bennett, MC, USN 2LT John Sommerfeldt, MS, USA ENS Leonie Campbell, MC, USN 2LT Katey Della-Giustina Osborne, MS, USA 2nd Lt Sydney Giblin, USAF, MSC ENS Eli Raneses, MC, USN 2nd Lt Marc Gutierrez, USAF, MSC 2LT Phillip Scheanon, MS, USA 2LT Zachary Haynes, MS, USA ENS Lydia Truong, MC, USN 2LT Lauren Heyda, MS, USA 2nd Lt Michael Tshudy, USAF, MSC 2LT Shena Kravitz, MS, USA ENS Eleanor Wade, MC, USN ENS Alexander Li, MC, USN ENS Ama Winland, MC, USN 2LT David Lieb II, MS, USA ENS Sarah Wright, MC, USN 2nd Lt Morgan Lundstrom, USAF, MSC ENS Jacob Wyse, MC, USN 2nd Lt Jeremy Mears, USAF, MSC ENS Lucy Yuan, MC, USN 2LT Sarah Mongold, MS, USA
Gold Humanism Honor Society:
ENS Chandler Bennett, MC, USN 2nd Lt Krista Shaw, USAF, MSC ENS Quinn Bott, USPHS ENS Lydia Truong, MC, USN ENS Molly Chandler, MC, USN 2nd Lt Francesca Ursua, USAF, MSC 2LT David Ediger, MS, USA ENS Charisse Villareal, MC, USN 2nd Lt Sydney Giblin, USAF, MSC ENS Eleanor Wade, MC, USN 2nd Lt Marc Gutierrez, USAF, MSC 2nd Lt Tirzah W. P. Wait, USAF, MSC ENS Michael Harding, USPHS ENS James Ward, MC, USN 2LT Erik Hegerman, MS, USA 2LT Paige White, MS, USA 2LT Jon Lindefjeld, MS, USA 2nd Lt Danielle Wilkin, USAF, MSC 2nd Lt Taylor O’Neil, USAF, MSC ENS Sarah Wright, MC, USN 2nd Lt Monica Purmalek, USAF, MSC ENS Jacob Wyse, MC, USN ENS Paolo Rigo, MC, USN ENS Artemisa Zuazo, MC, USN 2nd Lt Samantha Rowden, USAF, MSC 2nd Lt Sidney Zven, USAF, MSC
36 Expert Field Medical Badge: 2LT Gerrit Davis, MS, USA 2LT Phillip Scheanon, MS, USA
Air Assault Badge: 2LT Sarah Mongold, MS, USA 2LT Phillip Scheanon, MS, USA
Army Flight Surgeon Badge: 2LT Claude Blereau, MS, USA 2LT Mitchell Bodily, MS, USA 2LT Candace Flagg, MS, USA 2LT Gerrit Davis, MS, USA 2LT Jessica Eker, MS, USA 2LT Sarah Mongold, MS, USA 2LT Katey Osborne, MS, USA 2LT Virginia Phillips, MS, USA 2LT Steve Radloff, MS, USA 2LT Phillip Scheanon, MS, USA
Basic Parachutist Badge: ENS Vivek Abraham, MC, USN 2LT Gerrit Davis, MS, USA ENS Alexander Li, MC, USN ENS Ivan Yue, MC, USN
37 USU BOARD OF REGENTS
Chair Honorable Jonathan Woodson, MD MG, MC, USAR
Members Ronald R. Blanck, DO LTG, MC, USA (Ret)
Honorable Sheila Burke, MPA, RN
Richard Cody GEN, USA (Ret)
Michael M.E. Johns, MD
Kenneth P. Moritsugu, MD RADM, USPHS (Ret)
Leo E. Rouse, DDS COL, DC, USA (Ret)
Honorable Gail R. Wilensky, PhD
Ex-Officio Members Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs Thomas McCaffery, MPP
President, USU Richard W. Thomas, MD, DDS MG, MC, USA (Ret)
Surgeon General of the U.S. Army Surgeon General of the U.S. Navy LTG R. Scott Dingle, MC, USA RADM Bruce L. Gillingham, MC, USN
Surgeon General of the U.S. Air Force Surgeon General of the United States Lt Gen Dorothy A. Hogg, USAF, NC VADM Jerome A. Adams, USPHS
38 UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES
President Richard W. Thomas, MD, DDS MG, MC, USA (Ret)
Dean, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine Arthur L. Kellermann, MD, MPH
Dean, Daniel K. Inouye Graduate School of Nursing Carol A. Romano, PhD, RN RADM, USPHS (Ret)
Executive Dean, Postgraduate Dental College Thomas R. Schneid, DMD, MS Col, USAF, DC (Ret)
Dean, Army Postgraduate Dental School COL Peter H. Guevara, DC, USA
Dean, Naval Postgraduate Dental School CAPT Sean C. Meehan, DC, USN
Dean, Air Force Postgraduate Dental School Col Jay D. Graver, USAF, DC
Dean, College of Allied Health Sciences Mitchell Seal, EdD, MEd-IT CDR, NC, USN (Ret)
Director, Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute CAPT Danielle Wooten, MC, USN (Interim)
Brigade Commander CAPT Sean Hussey, MC, USN
Senior Vice President for University Programs – Southern Region Thomas W. Travis, MD, MPH Lt Gen, USAF, MC (Ret)
Senior Vice President for University Programs – Western Region William Roberts, MD, MBA RADM, MC, USN (Ret)
39 Vice President for External Affairs Jeffrey L. Longacre, MD COL, MC, USA (Ret)
Vice President for Finance and Administration Walter Tinling, MPH, MA CAPT, MSC, USN (Ret)
Acting Vice President for Research Toya Randolph, PhD
Vice President for Information Technology/Chief Information Officer Timothy Rapp, MS LTC, MS, USA (Ret)
Chief of Staff Robert Thompson, MS COL, MS, USA (Ret)
General Counsel Mark E. Peterson, JD Maj, USAF, JAG (Ret)
40 United States Marine Band “The President’s Own”
Founded in 1798 by an Act of Congress, the United States Marine Band is America’s oldest continuously active professional musical organization. Today, “The President’s Own” is celebrated for its role at the White House and its dynamic public performances, including the USU commencement.
The Marine Band performs a varied repertoire including new works for wind ensemble, traditional concert band literature, challenging orchestral transcriptions, and the patriotic marches that made it famous. The band frequently features its members in solo performances that highlight their virtuosity and artistry at more than 500 public performances across the nation each year.
The Marine Band has regaled our graduation audiences for more than seventeen years. Their participation blends the military and academic traditions of the USU commencement ceremony.
Their selections presented for the USU ceremony include the traditional Service Medley that honors all of our uniformed services:
U.S. Army “The Army Goes Rolling Along”
U.S. Marine Corps “The Marines’ Hymn”
U.S. Navy “Anchors Aweigh”
U.S. Coast Guard “Semper Paratus”
U.S. Air Force “The U.S. Air Force” (“Off we go into the wild blue yonder”)
U.S. Public Health “U.S. Public Health Service March”
41 The Oath of Hippocrates
“I do solemnly swear that I will be loyal to the profession of medicine and just and generous to its members, that I will lead my life and practice my art in uprightness and honor, that into whatsoever home I shall enter it shall be for the good of the sick and the well to the utmost of my power and that I will hold myself aloof from wrong and from corruption and from the tempting of others to vice. I will exercise my art solely for the cure of my patients and the prevention of disease and will give no drugs and perform no operation for a criminal purpose and far less suggest such thing. Whatsoever I shall see or hear of the lives of men which is not fitting to be spoken, I will keep secret. These I do promise and in proportion as I am faithful to this oath, may happiness and good repute be ever mine. The opposite if I shall be forsworn.”
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