Impact Statement Analyzed and translated meaning-centered psychological frameworks into applied strategies for addressing PTSD, moral injury, and reintegration challenges among Iraq and Afghanistan veterans. Overview This analysis explores how Viktor Frankl’s meaning-centered framework (logotherapy) can be applied to trauma recovery in veteran populations. It focuses on how disruptions in identity, purpose, and moral alignment contribute to post-combat distress—and how meanin

Impact Statement Developed a strategy-focused analysis on how conformity, authority structures, and order design shape behavior in military systems, with implications for moral injury, leadership design, and veteran outcomes. Overview This analysis explores how environmental pressure, authority, and system design influence ethical decision-making in military contexts. Rather than framing harmful behavior as individual failure, this work examines how predictable psychological

Impact Statement Developed a systems-level strategy to reduce post-discharge suicide risk by strengthening continuity of care, aligning resources with patient risk, and addressing breakdowns in transitional support. Overview This analysis examines how gaps in post-discharge coordination contribute to elevated suicide risk among veterans. While access to care has expanded, transitions between emergency, inpatient, and outpatient systems remain fragmented—creating critical fail

Abstract Impact Statement Designed a mission-based wilderness reintegration model that addresses adrenaline withdrawal, somatic trauma, and identity through action-first, culturally aligned interventions for veteran populations. Overview This work introduces the Mission-Oriented Wilderness Reintegration Protocol (MWRP), an innovative approach to veteran reintegration that challenges traditional therapy-first models. It focuses on the mismatch between civilian treatment framew