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The Army STARRS Research Team

The Executive Committee unites experts in:
  • military health
  • health and behavior surveys
  • epidemiology
  • suicide
  • genetic and neurobiological factors involved in psychological health
  • research program oversight and implementation

The Army STARRS team of investigators and scientists, led by Robert Ursano, M.D., of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and Murray Stein, M.D., M.P.H., of the University of California, San Diego, includes researchers from:

  • Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
  • Harvard Medical School
  • University of Michigan

The research team includes scientists from:

  • The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Many other experts work with the Army STARRS investigators and scientists to make this work possible. They include:

  • A Study Directory and Project Official from NIMH who provide oversight and management
  • An Army Executive Director who provides oversight and manages the study for the Army
  • Scientific consultants from the United States Army Public Health Command (Provisional)
  • A diverse group of scientific collaborators, each with specific, relevant expertise

Please click the links below to learn more about the members of the Army STARRS team.

Executive Committee

LTC (P) Steven Cersovsky, M.D., M.P.H.
Preventive Medicine Consultant, Army STARRS, U.S. Army

Lisa J. Colpe, Ph.D., M.P.H
Project Scientist, National Institute of Mental Health

Kenneth Cox, M.D., M.P.H.
Medical Informatics Consultant, Army STARRS, U.S. Army

Robert Heinssen, Ph.D., ABPP
National Institute of Mental Health

Steven Heeringa, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator, University of Michigan

Ronald C. Kessler, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator, Harvard Medical School

Deborah Konopko, J.D.
Executive Director Army STARRS, U.S. Army

Scott Ludtke
Army Deputy Project Director, U.S. Army

Kevin Quinn, Ph.D.
Program Official, National Institute of Mental Health

Michael Schoenbaum, Ph.D.
Project Scientist, National Institute of Mental Health

Murray B. Stein, M.D., M.P.H.
Lead Principal Investigator, University of California, San Diego

Robert J. Ursano, M.D.
Lead Principal Investigator, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Philip Wang, M.D., Dr.PH.
Study Director, National Institute of Mental Health

Collaborators

LTC (P) David M. Benedek, M.D.
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Carol S. Fullerton, Ph.D.
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Nancy Gebler, M.A., P.M.P.
University of Michigan

Robert K. Gifford, Ph.D.
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Stephen E. Gilman, Sc.D.
Harvard School of Public Health

Marjan G. Holloway, Ph.D.
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Tzu-Cheg (David) Kao, Ph.D.
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Karestan C. Koenen, Ph.D.
Harvard School of Public Health

James E. McCarroll, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Katie A. McLaughlin, Ph.D.
Harvard Medical School

James A. Naifeh, Ph.D.
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Matthew K. Nock, Ph.D.
Harvard University

Chris Peterson, Ph.D.
University of Michigan

Patcho Santiago, M.D., M.P.H.
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Alan M. Zaslavsky, Ph.D.
Harvard Medical School