The focus of this RIIG is research focusing on our active military, Veterans, significant others of our active military and Veterans, staff who care for our active military and Veterans, policy related to military and/or Veteran care, etc.
Chair: Charlene Pope, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN
Nurse Scientist at the Ralph J Johnson VA Health Care System, core coordinator For Implementation & Patient Care Research in the VA Health Equity and Rural Outreach Innovation Center (HEROIC)/COIN, and affiliate associate professor at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) College of Nursing in Charleston, South Carolina.
Co-Chair: Susan B. Fowler, PhD RN CRRN NE-BC NPD-BC FCNS
This RIIG would serve the membership by:
- Expanding knowledge of Veteran-and Service Member centered care to general nursing community
- Advancing nursing science to include care of Veterans and US Service members.
- Allow opportunities for collaborations, publications, presentations and mentorship.
Potential Goals for the RIIG
To provide a network for nurse scientists at all career stages interested in military and Veterans health and health research.
To share resources, ideas, and experiences through professional networking to advance nursing knowledge and research related to military and Veterans health.
To create a forum that supports the development, conduct, and dissemination of Evidence Based Practice (EBP), innovation and research that benefits the health of military and Veteran populations.
Potential activities, resources or tools the RIIG may develop
1. Establish connections and network by promoting RIIG at SNRS Conference and across VHA through Office of Nursing Service (ONS).
2. Collaborate with ONS Nurse Scientist Collaborative and Community of Practice to create connections for multi-site research, mentoring and dissemination.
3. Develop a Military and Veterans Health Directory of Nursing Research.
4. Collaborate on a scholarly work-poster, manuscript, EBP or research.
10/01/2018-09/30/2025 Interprofessional Advanced Fellowship in VA Quality Scholars. Office of Academic Affiliations (OAA) Program #AF-3Q-03-2019-C. Estimated Total Annual Funds: $770,000. Program Director(s): Pope and Axon.
08/1/2021-07/31/2025. VA HSR&D - I01HX002437. Evaluating Care Coordination in Community Hospitalized Veterans to Improve Outcomes in Dual Use (ECHOeD). Axon, R. N., PI. Role: Pope, C. Co-I.
10/1/2013-9/30/2029 VA HSR&D Center of Innovation (COIN) Initiative. HX-13-001. Charleston Health Equity and Rural Outreach Innovation Center (HEROIC) PI-Dr. Leonard Egede until 2018; currently Dr. Robert Neal Axon; $3,000,000. Role: Pope, C. COIN Core Investigator, Patient Care & Implementation Research Core
âNRPHD-990. Dissertation. [Doctoral student committees, MUSC College of Nursing] 2008-2025. Affiliate Associate Faculty.