
ABOUT
TSNRP History & Mission
Mission
To facilitate nursing research to optimize the health of military members and their beneficiaries
Vision
Foster innovative research, support partnerships, inform leaders, and support operationally relevant research and Evidence-Based Practice.
Strategic Goals
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Develop nurse scholars and facilitate TriService scholarly collaboration.
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Provide a TriService infrastructure to enhance military nursing research and advance Evidence-Based Practice.
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Support research and Evidence-Based Practice projects on areas relevant to military readiness and military nursing practice.
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Enhance strategic communication to TSNRP stakeholders to increase awareness and relevance of military nursing research and Evidence-Based Practice.
Research Interest Groups (RIGs)
RIGs are teams that connect multidisciplinary researchers, clinical nurses, and students with common interests for collaboration, mentoring, and education. Members gain opportunities to join research projects, step into leadership, and network with peers. RIGs are organized around the following priorities in military nursing:
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Executive Director COL Young John Yauger, AN, USA, CRNA, PhD
COL Young (John) Yauger is the current Executive Director of TriService Nursing Research Program, the only Department of Defense (DoD) program dedicated to military nursing. TSNRP is responsible for funding, training, and disseminating military nursing research and evidenced-based practice. Over a 22-year career as an US Army Nurse, COL Yauger served as a critical care nurse, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA), an assistant professor in nurse anesthesia, and deployed 3 times in support of the war on terrorism, most recently in 2018 conducting golden hour offset surgical team operations for the Special Operations Task Force in Afghanistan.
COL Yauger earned a PhD in neuroscience from the Department of Defense’s
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU). COL Yauger is the first US Army CRNA to become a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) service chief fellow. His research interests include combat/ expeditionary nursing, resuscitation, anesthesia, traumatic brain injury, innovative technology, and neuroinflammation.
COL Yauger began his nursing career as an Army ROTC 4-year nursing
scholarship recipient at Marymount University in Arlington, Virginia. During his time at Marymount, COL Yauger served as the school’s Student Nurses Association. After earning a BSN in 2000, COL Yauger commissioned into the Army Nurse Corps. Initially, he served as a medical-surgical, pediatric, and critical care nurse at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington DC. In 2003 at the onset of the Global War on Terror, COL Yauger deployed with the 28 th Combat Support Hospital to Iraq as a critical care nurse. While on deployment, COL Yauger met several Certified Register Nurse Anesthetists, which solidified his decision to pursue advanced practice nursing in the
field of anesthesia. He attended USUHS for nurse anesthesia school and graduated as the outstanding student of the class in 2007. While serving at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, he deployed as a CRNA with the 541 st Forward Surgical Team in Afghanistan in 2010. Next, He attended graduate school again to earn a PhD in Neuroscience. While in graduate school, COL Yauger studied the impact of iron on neuroinflammation following traumatic brain injury.
Following graduate school, COL Yauger served as an assistant professor at the
US Army Graduate Program of Anesthesia Nursing (USAGPAN). He is a published author and assistant professor of anesthesia, biochemistry, and leadership. During his assignment at USAGPAN, He deployed with the 759 th FRST and conducted Golden Hour Offset Surgical Treatment (GHOST) operations with the Special Operations Task Force in Afghanistan. In 2020, COL Yauger served at DARPA as a subject matter expert on neuroscience and combat anesthesia topics. His positive contributions focused project efforts toward the multi domain operational environment and led to the creation of new projects identifying potential artificial blood products and innovative
triage technology.

COL Young John Yauger
Executive Board of Directors

COL Jodelle M. Schroeder
Interim Corps Chief
Army Nurse Corps
COL Schroeder holds Master of Science in Nursing in Acute and Critical Care Nursing from Loyola University and a Master of Strategic Studies from the Army War College. She holds national certifications as Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist and Critical Care Registered Nurse. Awarded The Surgeon General’s “9A” Proficiency Designator, she is a member of the Order of Military Medical Merit. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing with a Minor in Military Science from Marquette University and commissioned through ROTC into the Army Nurse Corps.
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Previous assignments include, among others, Chief Nursing Officer, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany; Chief, Division of Army Health Clinics for LRMC, supporting the five geographically dispersed Army Health Clinics in Europe as well as Deputy Commander for Nursing at the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research & Burn Center. Her most recent deployment was in Iraq with the 10th CSH as the Assistant Deputy Commander for Nursing and Chief of Clinical Operations.

Brig Gen Jeannine M. Ryder
Commander, 711th Human Performance Wing
Air Force Research Laboratory

Captain Robert J. Hawkins
Director, U.S. Navy Nurse Corps
Director, J5/5/7, Defense Health Agency
Captain Robert J. Hawkins enlisted in the Navy in 1983 and completed the Nuclear Power Training Program before serving on two submarines. He earned a BS in Nursing from the Medical University of South Carolina and was commissioned as an Ensign in 1993. He completed an MBA from Webster University, a Master of Science from Georgetown University, and a Master of Arts in Defense and Strategic Studies at the Navy War College.
He holds a Doctor of Nursing Practice from the College of Nursing at Rush University and a PhD from the Rush University Graduate College. Hawkins completed a Graduate Certificate in Global Health from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst and a Master of Public Health.
He served wartime deployments as a nurse anesthetist as part of Fleet Surgical Team Eight and as director of the graduate Nurse Anesthesia Program at the Uniformed Services University.
Brig. Gen. Jeannine M. Ryder is Commander, 711th Human Performance Wing (HPW), Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson, Air Force Base, Ohio, and Chief of the Air Force Nursing Corps. The 711 HPW advances human performance and integration for air, space, and cyberspace through research, education, consultation and operational support. The Wing operates at seven geographically separated sites, and includes the Airman Systems Directorate and the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine. Brig. Gen. Ryder oversees more than 2,000 personnel and an annual $400 million budget. She provides strategic direction for Air Force biotechnology, public health training, and aeromedical consultation. As Chief Nurse of the Air Force, Brig. Gen. Ryder creates and evaluates nursing policies and programs for 19,000 active duty, Guard and Reserve nursing personnel. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from Boston College. She has commanded at the flight, squadron, and group level in both deployed and in-garrison environments.
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Research Interest Group Leaders & Deputies

LTC John Reed
Anesthesia RIG Leader

CDR Justin Hefley
Anesthesia RIG Deputy

CDR Shawna Grover
Biobehavioral Health RIG Leader

MAJ Amanda Canada
Biobehavioral Health RIG Deputy

Lt Col Tonya White
Expeditionary RIG Leader

MAJ Angela Samorsorn
Expeditionary RIG Deputy

LTC Tanekkia Taylor-Clark
Health Systems/Informatics RIG Leader

Maj Stephanie "Jill" Raps
Health Systems/Informatics RIG Deputy

Maj Kelley Henson
Military Family RIG Leader

CDR MaryPat Tobola
Military Family RIG Deputy

Maj Angela Phillips
Military Women's Health RIG Leader

LTC(P) Lana Bernat
Military Women's Health RIG Deputy