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Gorman, A. J. Snyder, A.W. His awards and decorations include the Air Medal, Army Commendation Medal (2 oak leaf clusters), Army Achievement Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal with (3 oak leaf clusters), National Defense Service Medal (BS), Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal (M and Hourglass Device), NCO Professional Development Ribbon, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, Joint Meritorious Unit Award , Basic Aviation Badge, German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge (Gold).
David joined VMI as Network Technician in 2011 after 3 years serving as Network/Server Administrator at Dabney Lancaster Community College. Ph.D.
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DeniseYoung has worked in higher education for more than twenty years, in both teaching and administrative roles.
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In 2015, he earned his MFA in poetry from the University of Mississippi, where he continued to teach creative writing and composition until he joined VMIs English faculty in 2017. 540-464-7653
Moosman, P. R., Jr., C. K. Cratsley, S. D. Lehto, and H. H. Thomas.
MS I Instructor
Currently, I am working on several projects related to education, coordination in games, charitable giving, and volunteering. Holder of Conrad M. Hall 65 Chair in American Constitutional History
COL Scott Brannon serves as the Professor of Military Science for the Virginia Military Institute.
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wilkinsjv@vmi.edu, Associate Professor
Bandara, J.H.
His first book, Williams) is a board-certified Family Practice physician, Dr. Krawiec earned her Bachelor of Science in Biology from Virginia Military Institute in 2001, and completed her medical degree at the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine in 2005, She completed internship at WVUs Charleston Area Medical Center and family practice residency, the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine in Maine, in the Portland, Maine area, Dr. Krawiec joined the U.S. Department of State as a Regional Medical Officer. His military education includes Army Basic Training Course, Warrior Leadership Course, Army Instructor Training Course, Army Basic Officer Course, Military Intelligence Basic Officer Leadership Course, Company Commander First Sergeant Course, and the Military Intelligence Captain Career Course.
In this last assignment, Col Homiak led the battalion in combat in the Upper Sangin River Valley of Helmand Province in support of Operation Inherent Freedom.
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He served in various assignments such as Committee Chief, Company Commander, Assistant S3, and Executive Officer for the Ministry of Interior Military Advisory Group in Saudi Arabia.
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In the latter position, he was coach aboard a 56-foot sloop that won First-in-Fleet in the Transatlantic Race and First-in-Class in the infamous 1979 Fastnet Race in which five boats sank, and nineteen were killed during a severe storm.
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Col. Pennie Ticen has been a member of the English faculty at VMI since the fall of 2003.
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Mattie Quesenberry Smith joined the Department of English, Rhetoric, and Humanistic Studies in 2013. Bio.
In 2004 she was hired by Communication Technologies from 2004-2010as a contract Human Resource Assistant in the Army Department.
She earned her B.A.
Jones, K.E.
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mccleskeynt@vmi.edu
Ph.D.
This essay argues that post-dialectical persuasive forces, such as fascistic argument, can be explained in dialectical terms as practices of strategic maneuvering. Bio, Licensed Practical Nurse
In 2004, upon completion of the Infantry Officers Career Course, COL Brannon was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team (Rakkasans), 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) where he served as a Rifle Company Commander.
Department Head
D. Eng. Dr. Dowling has lived for extended periods in Tokyo, Vienna, Berlin, and Munich. Laurin holds a B.S.
Ruth Ann joined VMI in 2009 as an Administrative Assistant in the Deans Office.
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SANDHURST 2023 UPDATES - United States Military Academy He holds a Certificate of Eligibility (COE) for promotion to Colonel in the Air National Guard. in Politics, History, and Classics from Washington & Lee University, an MPhil in Modern European History from the University of Cambridge, and an M.A. He also holds an associate degree in Civil Engineering from Institute of Technology in Baghdad. jungy@vmi.edu
Following over a decade of service in the U.S. State Department she is thrilled to join the VMI family and give back to the Institute in such a meaningful way.
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Mohamed received hisdoctorate in computer engineering in 2013 from The Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Virginia Tech, USA.
Human Resources Coordinator
She received her Ph.D. and M.A. Specialty: International law and organizations, foreign policy, civil war, peacekeeping
After receiving a B.A. Bio, Associate ProfessorInternational Studies and Political Science, Professor
Dadaism and Classicism in The Waste Land. Twentieth-Century Literature, Vol. He has served in a variety of administrative and supervisory positions throughout the world including Chief, Admin NCO, Army ROTC, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, VA; First Sergeant, 1109th Signal Battalion, Panama; Chief, Mail and Distribution Center, Fort Clayton, Panama; AG, Personnel Service Center, Fort Dix, NJ; Drill Sergeant, Fort Dix, NJ; USA Chaplin School, Fort Monmouth, NJ; HQ Berlin Brigade, Berlin, Germany; USA Reception Station, Fort Dix, NJ. Lt Col Braman received his commission from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 2000.
Specialty: Fluid Mechanics, Materials & Energy Systems
She taught at Wake Forest University and Washington and Lee University, where she directed the Writing Center, before joining the VMI faculty in 1988. He joined the faculty at VMI in 2018 after earning his Ph.D. in English and Comparative Literature from UNC.
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Northeastern Naturalist 15:25-34. Professor Turk McCleskey received his doctorate from The College of William and Mary in 1990 and joined the VMI faculty in 1994.
Ph.D. - Auburn University
His research interests include motivation, goal theory, and thriving. 104 Carroll Hall
He served as Chair and Professor of Officership at the Simon Center for the Professional Military Ethic at the United States Military Academy. Specialty: American Government, the Congress, and the Presidency
In 2021, Patricia developed the Engineering Summer Study Abroad program in Rome, Italy in conjunction with John Cabot University in Rome.
Jones, G.C. Assistant Registrar for Institutional Compliance
cannonml@vmi.edu, Maj Lynn Carmack, CPPO, CPPB, CPSM, CUPO, VCCO, Assistant Director
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in English / Rhetoric from St.
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He has published four books, among them beingGreat Britains Economic Blockade of Germany in World War I, 1914-1918andThe Battle of Heligoland Bightthat were published in 2004 and 2006 respectively.
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taylorem@vmi.edu, Associate Professor
A comparison of survey methods for documenting presence of Myotis leibii (eastern small-footed bats) at roosting areas in western Virginia.
Professor
Ph.D. - University of Colorado Boulder
(in English; Forensic linguistics, criminal cases and the police interview), XIX Congreso de Novela y Cine Negro de la Universidad de Salamanca, April, 2013, La autotraduccin: la teora y los retos del gnero (.
Professor - Emeritus
The new name provides a more accurate description of the departments overall focus, goals, and research initiatives. During his career, Staff Sgt. Currently teaching ERH103, Mr. Abry lives in Lexington with his wife, Andrea, and their two daughters.
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girejt@vmi.edu
Ph.D. - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
M.A. Bio. M.S. Worsham, Rives, Shifting Attitudes of Honor and the Victory of Nationalism in Henry IV, PartOne. Conference of the American/Popular Culture Association in the South.
Cloud State University, Minnesota, where she served as assistant director of the writing center and later as a full-time instructor teaching courses in research writing, creative nonfiction, business writing, and rhetorical theory. - Oregon State University
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His dissertation focused on life purpose in college undergraduates.
His research, which has appeared in such outlets as the British Journal of Political Science, International Studies Quarterly, Political Psychology, Journal of Conflict Resolution, and Foreign Policy Analysis, focuses on the impact of domestic factors on international conflict propensity, leadership psychology and war, the determinants of strategy choice by insurgent (especially terrorist) groups, and conventional and nuclear deterrence. Adjunct Professor
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Cadets use iPads to access websites, podcasts and other documents, investigate the themes we discuss and develop their own personalized set of vocabulary surrounding the topics covered in each unit of instruction.
Among Capt. 540-464-7575
Specialty: Macro-Monetary and Environmental
assaouih@vmi.edu
The VMI Alumni Agencies is composed of four organizations that share the common purpose of raising funds, investing funds, and performing other activities on behalf of VMI alumni and other donors in support of Virginia Military Institute.
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Before joining VMI, Dr. Lu taught at Wake Forest University, College of William and Mary, University of Iowa, and Luther College. 540-464-7843
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Over the past decade, she has secured over $1.5 million in grants for area non-profits as a result of her ability to write clear and convincing prose. Captain Antonio G. Watkins is the Recruiting Officer and an Assistant Professor of Aerospace Studies for Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) Detachment 880 at Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Virginia.
B.A. Chaplain (Colonel) Bob Phillips joined the VMI Faculty and Staff in August 2016 after completing over 25 years of active duty service in the U.S. Army. 2009.
jiangs@vmi.edu, Professor
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- James Madison University
Bio.
Tabachnick, and N.J. MacLachlan.
He spent six years at the National Institutes of Health (Bethesda, MD) as a Staff Fellow.
Bio, Assistant Professor
Jones, H. M. Garraffo, T.F.
Her publications include two books, Teaching Writing: Landmarks and Horizons (Southern Illinois University Press, 2002) and Teaching Composition in the 1990s: Sites of Contention(Harper Collins, 1994). After working as a full-time bridge researcher, Matt returned to academics upon appointment to the Civil Engineering Department at VMI. 3, 2015. With this private money, the VMI Foundation supports constant improvement of academic and co-curricular programs.
butnerkk@vmi.edu, Administrative & Program Specialist
waltergd@vmi.edu, Videographer
Dr. LaRocca is interested in interpersonal influences such as leadership and social support, and how they may impact psychological well-being among veterans and other populations. 540-464-7547
In February 2014 he was assigned to USS NIMITZ (CVN 68)where he served as the Chemistry and Radiological Controls Assistant. 323A Scott Shipp Hall
He teaches courses on ethics, religion, and aesthetics.
He is a graduate of Auburn University at Montgomery, Auburn University, and the University of Tennessee.
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Bio, Research interests: Developing strategies and enhancing behaviors that lead to improved health and dietary outcomes in college students, Courses taught: Wellness Concepts (HPW 105), Basic Swimming Survival (HPW 201), Nutrition & Cardiovascular Health (HPW 306), Swim Fitness (HPW 311), Global Food and Nutrition (HPW 313), Advanced Swimming & Survival (HPW 403), Nutrition (HPW 433), Snorkeling (Study Abroad; HPW 470), Professor
In 2013, he was assigned to the Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Polk, Louisiana where he has served as the Brigade Operations Officer Observer/Coach/Trainer and the Senior Commander of Live Fire Division.
Ph.D. - Indiana University
From 2006 to 2007 he was deployed as a tactical communications advisor for the Iraqi National Police Force with the US State Department, tasked under the Iraqi National Counter Terror Task Force (INCTTF).
Kathy and her three children, Robert Galloway Ruffin III., Dabney Elizabeth Ruffin, and Katherine Brown Ruffin moved to Lexington, Virginia in 1999. Bio.
Phylogeny of Cephalobina (Nematoda): Molecular evidence for recurrent evolution of probolae and incongruence with traditional classifications.
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He holds an M. A. and a doctorate in English from Penn State University, and a B. Officer in Charge
At the Naval Academy, as a junior officer, he was course coordinator for the Celestial Navigation Course and Head Varsity Offshore Sailing Coach. 540-462-6363
Wakeel I.A. Bio. Bio. D.V.M.
2007 Kilbourne Hall
After earning both a B.A.
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In order to get cadets using the skills they develop in the classroom, LTC Kendrick led a new 400-level course in the spring of 2019 in which cadets taught an eight-week French course to local middle school and high school students.
Ph.D., State University of New York, Buffalo
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Prof. Sunnen received his Ph.D. in Germanic Languages & Literatures from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1990.
In July of 2009, Chaplain Casper left the Institute to attend seminary at Regent Universitys School of Divinity in Virginia Beach.
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frypl@vmi.edu, Human Resources Assistant
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While deployed to Bosnia in 1999, with 2-12 Cav, he was selected to be the Battalion Sniper Team Leader. Army Achievement Medal (2 oak leaf cluster), Student, Basic Intelligence Officers Course, 315, Chief of Intelligence Operations Branch, 353, Chief of Special Tactics Intelligence, 320, Planner, War Plans and Contingencies Branch, USPACOM Intelligence Directorate, Honolulu, HI, Security Cooperation Planner, Theater Security Cooperation Branch, USPACOM Intelligence Directorate, Camp Smith, HI, Deputy Chief of Intelligence Analysis, Intelligence Directorate, Joint Interagency Task Force-West, Camp Smith, HI, Mainland Southeast Asia Senior Analyst, Southeast Asia Division, Joint Intelligence Operations Center, Aiea, HI, Operations Officer, Air Force Element, Joint Reserve Detachment-Honolulu, Aiea, HI, Counterpiracy Planner, South Asia Division, Joint Intelligence Operations Center, Aiea, HI, student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, AL, Foreign Deployed Analyst Program Manager, Intelligence Directorate, Joint Interagency Task Force-West, Camp Smith, HI, Foreign Disclosure and Plans Officer, USPACOM Strategic Outcomes Directorate, Camp Smith, HI, Senior Command Duty Officer, Counternarcotics Operations Center, Joint Interagency Task Force-West, Camp Smith, HI, Chief of Joint Cyberspace and Information Operations, Prevent and Defeat Division, Defense Intelligence Agency, Charlottesville, VA, Legislative Affairs Officer, USINDOPACOM Indo-Pacific Outreach Division, Camp Smith, HI, Bronze Star Medal (with one Oak Leaf Cluster), Army Achievement Medal (with two Oak Leaf Clusters), Overseas Ribbon (with one Oak Leaf Cluster), Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with M device), October 1988 April 2001, F16 Crew Chief, 187 Fighter Wing, Dannelly Field, Montgomery, Alabama, April 2001 June 2004, Commander, 187 Services Flight, Dannelly Field, Montgomery, Alabama, April 2006 April 2009, Commander, 189 Services Flight, Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, April 2009 July 2012, Force Support Officer, 189th Force Support Squadron, Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, July 2012 July 2014, Commander, 189 Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, July 2014 May 2018, Deputy Commander, 189, May 2018 June 2019, Director, Complaints Resolution, 189, June 2019 - Present, Operations Officer, AFROTC Detachment 880, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, VA, Jacob T. Hyde, Kenneth Hanson, Aaron K. Vannucci, Alexander M. Lapides, Leila Alibabaei, Michael R. Norris, Thomas J. Meyer, and Daniel P. Harrison. He has previously held appointments at the George C. Marshall Foundation and on the faculties of Washington & Lee University and Southern Virginia University.
Ph.D. - Stanford University
Assistant Professor
Moosman, P.R., Jr., D.P. Bio.
Font. In addition to having teaching experience at the university level, she has worked as a book editor, a magazine editor, and a freelance writer.
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Instructor
340-693-1207: hpole@uvi.edu: Donna Andrews: Senior Women's Leader/Administrative Specialist (340) 693-1199: dandrew@uvi.edu:
topasnaga@vmi.edu
Bio, Information Security Officer
In this position, he established strong working relationships with state and federal agencies, the VMI Foundation, and faculty and staff across post.
2008. Ph.D. - Utah State University
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Williams, M. I., R. D. Birkhead, P. R. Moosman, Jr., and S. M. Boback. 307 B Letcher Avenue
Ph.D. - University of Mississippi
baurkg@vmi.edu
Bio, Associate Professor
Meagan Herald is an applied mathematician trained in mathematical biology, whose research uses mathematical models to understand the mechanisms of chronic respiratory inflammation.
Bio. MAJ Kimberly Anderson earned her Ph.D. in English from Florida State University in 2018. Her research interests lie primarily in the area of 17th century German emblems and foreign language pedagogy.
She teaches Writing and Rhetoric I & II.
He is currently the Chair- Designate of the NAFSA (Association of International Educators) Academy, following two years as the Region VIII Academy Coach.
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R. ODonnell, D. Breen, S. Wilson, and R. Djukanovic. 301B Maury-Brooke Hall
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floydcm@vmi.edu, Naval Science Instructor
Bio.
After attending the Navy's Nuclear Power School, hereported to USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73) in August 2007 as the ReactorMechanic Division Officer where he conducted a homeport shift to YokosukaJapan, becoming the first nuclear powered warship not stationed in theUnited States.
He and his wife, Tammy own Lilly Title and settlement.
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kentmh@vmi.edu, Adjunct Faculty
Education/Test Control Officer
He was awarded his Ph.D. at the University of Virginia where he studied the ability of inorganic compounds to modify the standard organic chemistry of aromatic molecules.
304 Smith Hall
During his command, he converted the company to a multifunctional bridge unit.
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In that role, he was responsible for the Institute Strategic Plan, facilities master planning, emergency preparedness, and a series of other responsibilities before he was named the associate deputy superintendent for finance, administration, and support.
His last assignment was in Guam where he served as a Logistic Advisor to the Guam National Guard and Reserve units.
Dr. Steve Gerome has been teaching Spanish at the university level since 2006. 8 East Washington Street
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Cadet-initiated Research on rhetorical analysis and application: Col. McDonald received the VMI Distinguished Teaching Award in 2006 and was elected as a faculty initiate to the VMI Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa in 2010. Specialty: Structural Engineering and Materials
Ph.D. The Pennsylvania State University
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Rezendes, Rhett, Ophelias Death and Early Modern Attitudes towards Suicide. Conference of the South Atlantic Modern Language Association, Virtual, November 2021. Ph.D. - Texas Tech University
Additionally, Goen is an active member of a number of professional organizations. 409 Nichols
Specialty: Neuroscience
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He has two kids, Benjamin and Lydia. Specialty: Atomic/Molecular Physics
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When not teaching, researching, mentoring, advising, etc., Maj. Gornick is a prolific knitter, enthusiastic tabletop/RPG gamer, exuberant corgi owner, an avid hiker, and somewhat successful baker. Several respiratory diseases result in respiratory inflammation even though these diseases have different origins. 540-464-7017
American Midland Naturalist 158:354-360. Hunter Increased springtail abundance in a garlic mustard invaded forest, accepted by Northeastern Naturalist in October 2012. Since arriving at VMI, he has become increasingly interested in the intersection of philosophy, aesthetics, and religion.
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Adjunct Professor
I have also developed an interest in Public Economics.
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Ph.D., M.F.A. 3, 2021.
His research interests lie in the area of cybersecurity and trustworthy engineering ranging from theory to design andimplementation. He overseesa broad spectrum of offices including the treasurer, comptroller, auxiliary services, planning, physical plant, human resources, infirmary, counseling,police, museum system, post engineer, and construction.
johnsonmh@vmi.edu
Other research and teaching interests include propaganda theory and criticism, rhetorical approaches to political virtues, and emotional intelligence in everyday democratic interactions. Geographically anchored in Africa in general and South Africa in particular, his research emphasizes global themes, notably the encounters between Africans and non-Africans and the dynamics unleashed by these encounters in terms of knowledge production and racial, ethnic, religious, and linguistic identity formation. ", Writing Center Consultant
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Sherif's research work spans three main fields, Computer Science, STEM Education, and Public Health.
Director, Cocke Hall
Wes holds a B.S. Specialty: Environmental Engineering, Water and Wastewater
vaughnlb@vmi.edu, Instructor
3-5. Col Homiaks operational experience includes multiple deployments to the Western Pacific with Marine Expeditionary Units, leadership of a combined US/UK Special Forces team that trained Yemens national counterterrorism force, a tour as a reconnaissance battalion operations officer in Falluja during operation PHANTOM FURY/AL FAJR, and a tour in Okinawa, Japan and as the Commanding Officer of 3d Reconnaissance Battalion.
A Sample of LTC Itens Publications, Presentations, & Cadet Research Projects, Director of Facilities Management
Moosman, D. L. and P. R. Moosman, Jr. 2006.
Before joining the faculty at VMI, she taught at Randolph-Macon College.
I received my Master of Education degree with a concentration in Equity and Cultural Diversity from James Madison University.
"Warfare, Civil Conflict, and the Spatial Impacts on Domestic Investment: Evidence from South America, 1950 - 2000," Peace Economics, Peace Science and Public Policy, 15:1, 2009, pp 1 - 12, (with Mike Hicks.
A licensed clinical psychologist, he completed his clinical psychology internship at the Veterans' Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, followed by conducting psychological assessments and PTSD research at the War Related Illness & Injury Study Center as a part of a VA Palo Alto-Stanford University postdoctoral fellowship.
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