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Eighth Conference on Women in the Military Women in the Military: Moving Forward Using the Lessons of the Past Decade
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Welcome |
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Conference organizer WREI’s Capt. Lory Manning, USN (Ret.) kicks off with introductions of WREI President Susan Scanlan; Capt Pat Gormley, JAGC, USN (ret.) President, Alliance for National Defense (AND); and President; BG Wilma Vaught, USAF (ret.), President, Women’s Memorial Foundation. |
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Military Culture and Its Impact on Women Moderator: Nancy Duff Campbell, JD
Dr. Judith Bellafaire – The Entrance of Women into the Defense Attaché Corps: Why So Slow? Karin DeAnglis – Mandated Change and Gendered Organization: A Content Analysis of Graduate Perceptions of the U. S. Air Force Academy’s Agenda for Change Dr. Mary Lou Kendrigan – The Military Culture and Women Soldiers Captain Sonia Pasquantonio, USAF – “Red Eye Shadow, Green Mascara”: Exploring the Physical and Mental Identity Crises of American Service Women Dr. Aimee Vieira – Educating Leaders: The Socialization of Women Cadets in Private Military Colleges |
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Physical and Mental Health Issues Moderator: Holly Hemphill
Dr. Diane Bailey – The Invisible Warriors: In Search of Better Counseling Services for Women Who Serve in the Military Dr. Laurie Leitch and Elaine Miller-Karas, MSW – Veterans Resiliency Model (VRM): Using Biologically-base Intervention with Female Veterans Major Nancy Steele, USA – A Women’s Health Intervention for Gynecological Problems in a Deployed Environment Laurel Stocks – Humanitarian Nursing: A Growing Portion of the Military Medical Mission |
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The Quilt: Honoring Military Women Donna Birtwistle
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Women Deploying Moderator: Captain Barbra Brehm, USN (ret)
Lynn Ruggieri, JD – Women in Combat: The Call to Duty Jill Rough & Natasha Christensen– Women in the U.S. Military: Showing the Way or Blocking the Road?
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International Issues Moderator: Marjorie Lightman, Ph.D.
Christine Cnossen, Ph.D. - Jurisprudential Inferences to the Concept of Equality in the Armed Forces of Canada, the USA, and the European Union Marion Naeser – Soldier and Mum? Between Othering and Normalization: Mothers in the German Armed Forces Michelle Sandhoff – Women’s Participation in the Military: Placing Israel in a Transnational Perspective Kathryn Spurling, Ph.D. – Women in the Australian Defense Force and in those of Australia’s Pacific Neighbors |
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Veterans Medical Issues Moderator: Regina Akers, Ph.D.
Major Robyn Bolgla, USAR – Physical and Occupational Therapy Guidance in Treating Veterans with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Women Get Injured, Too Jessica Maillard, MPH – The National Health Study for a New Generation of U. S. Veterans: Background and Description of Longitudinal Study (Click here to request a copy of the latest presentation.) Ann Nayback – Female Veterans and PTSD: A Gender-based Policy Analysis
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Presentation of the Alliance for National Defense Positive Voice Award to: Garry Trudeau, Doonesbury Creator and Captain Barbara Brehm, USN (ret)
Learn more about the AND Positive Voice Awards here
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The Outlook for Women Veterans Moderator: Commander Darlene Iskra, USN (ret), Ph.D.
Sharon Cohany and Stephanie Boraas White – What the Current Population Survey Tells Us about Women Veterans Meredith A. Kleykamp, Ph.D. – Women’s Work after War Jean Reaves – Providing Constituent Services to Women Veterans
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Greetings from the First Lady
Standing in for First Lady Michelle Obama, Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of the Office of Public Liaison at the White House Tina Tchen, who serves as executive director of the White House Council on Women and Girls, addresses conference participants. |
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