8:00 a.m. – Welcome and Housekeeping
– Samantha Marasa, PhD
8:15 a.m. – From PTSD to Psychological Health: Expanding the STRONG STAR Research Portfolio
– Alan Peterson, PhD, ABPP
8:45 a.m. – Profiles in Resilience Address: Battles Abroad and at Home
– MJ Hegar, MBA, PMP
9:45 a.m. –Break and Book Signing
10:30 a.m. – Women Veteran Panel: The Unique Perspective of Female Service Members
– Virginia Cruse, LPC-S, PhD(c) (U.S. Army Reserves Veteran)
– Nancy Dickinson, MA, PMP, CBET (MSgt, U.S. Air Force, Retired)
– Ann Hryshko-Mullen, Ph.D., ABPP-CHP, DBSM (Lt Col, U.S. Air Force, Retired)
– Darcy A. Babutzke (MSgt, U.S. Air Force, Retired)
– Dorethe Gijsbertsen, MSc (Major, Dutch MoD Royal Dutch Army, active duty)
– Violeta Reeves, MS (U.S. Army Veteran)
Moderator: Cindy McGeary, PhD, ABPP
12:00 p.m. – Lunch
1:00 p.m. – Biomarkers of Sleep Disturbance in Active Duty Service Members and Veterans: Translational Insights and Clinical Applications
Sara Mithani, PhD, RN & Fenne Smits, PhD
1:30 p.m. – Military Sexual Trauma-Related PTSD: How Can We Increase Treatment Completion/Effectiveness
– Ron Acierno, PhD
1:45 p.m. – Integration of Peer Support in Prolonged Exposure Therapy for PTSD in Veterans Including MST Cases: A Clinical Trial Experience
– Melba Hernandez-Tejada, PhD, DHA
2:00 p.m. – VA Provider, Administrator, and Veteran Perspectives of Massed PTSD Treatment in VA PTSD Outpatient Clinics
– Stephanie Wells, PhD
2:30 p.m. – Break
3:00 p.m. – Adaptive Treatment for PTSD: Determining How to Change the Treatment Course to Maximize Efficiency and Effectiveness
– Stefanie T. LoSavio, PhD, ABPP
3:30 p.m. – Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
– Paul Holtzheimer, MD
4:15 p.m. – The Got Your 6 Network: Suicide Protection Through Collaboration
– Margaret Harrell, PhD
4:45 p.m. – Break
5:00 p.m. – Reception and Poster Session
8:00 a.m. – Welcome and Housekeeping
– Samantha Marasa, PhD
8:15 a.m. – Keynote Address: On Butterflies, Tornadoes, and Suicide Prevention
– Craig Bryan, PsyD, ABPP
9:15 a.m. – Break and Book Signing
10:00 a.m. – Trauma and Suicide: Navigating the Path to Recovery and Growth
– David Rozek, PhD, ABPP
10:30 a.m. – Culturally Responsive PTSD Treatment for People of Color: What We Know and Where We Need to Go
– Brittany Hall-Clark, PhD
11:00 a.m. – Innovations in Military Psychological Health: Studies Being Launched by STRONG STAR
-Alan Peterson, PhD, ABPP
– Stefanie LoSavio, PhD, ABPP
– John Moring, PhD, ABPP
– Cindy McGeary, PhD, ABPP
– Thomas Coyle, PhD
– Craig Bryan, PsyD, ABPP
– Hannah Tyler, PhD, ABPP, LPC-S
– Stacey Young-McCaughan, RN, PhD
12:00 p.m. – Lunch
1:00 p.m. – STRONG STAR Training Initiative: Insights from Expanded Trainings for Suicide Prevention
– Brooke Fina, LCSW, BCD
2:00 p.m. – Dreaming Big: Testing and Launching a Web-Based Provider Training for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Nightmares
– Kristi E. Pruiksma, PhD, DBSM
2:30 p.m. – Break
3:00 p.m. – Socrates 2.0: A Generative Artificial Intelligence Tool to Improve PTSD Treatment
– Philip Held, PhD
3:30 p.m. – Ask an Expert Clinician
– Ron Acierno, PhD
– Tabatha Blount, PhD
– Brittany Hall-Clark, PhD
– Philip Held, PhD
– Kristi E. Pruiksma, PhD, DBSM
– Stephanie Wells, PhD
Moderator: Barbara Niles, PhD
4:30 p.m. – Closing Remarks: Summary Thoughts from the 9th Annual San Antonio Combat PTSD Conference and Future Directions
– Robert I. Miller, MD, MBA, MSS, FAAP, FACHE, FACPE