Awards

The Millennium Cohort Study Team frequently presents posters and oral presentations at conferences. Below are the awards that the team has received:

Authors Title Conference/Date/Location
Millegan J, Wang L, LeardMann CA, Miletich D, Street AE Recent Sexual Trauma and Adverse Health and Occupational Outcomes Among Men Serving in the US Military 30th Annual Academic Research Competition 24 April 2015, San Diego, CA.

Podium Winner

LeardMann CA, Pietrucha A, Magruder KM, Smith B, Murdoch M, Jacobson IG, Ryan MAK, Gackstetter G, Smith TC, for the Millennium Cohort Study Team Combat Deployment is Associated with Sexual Harassment or Sexual Assault in a Large, Female Military Cohort Women's Health Issues Volume 23, Issue 4 (July/August 2013), pages e215-e223

Charles E. Gibbs Leadership Prize

Granado N, Ryan M, Smith B, Boyko E, Jones K; Koffman R, Smith T, for the Millennium Cohort Study Team Navy Individual Augmentees and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder 49th Navy and MarineCorps Public Health Conference 19-26 March 2010, Hampton, VA

First place in Information Category, Occupational Health Discipline

Horton J, Jacobson I, Smith B, Ryan M, Boyko E ,Wells T, Lieberman H, Smith T, for the Millennium Cohort Study Team Supplement Use in Relation to Deployment and Physical Activity in a Large Military Cohort 49th Navy and MarineCorps Public Health Conference 19-26 March 2010, Hampton, VA

First place in Research Category, Health Promotion Discipline

LeardMann CA, Smith TC, Smith B, Wells TS, Ryan MAK, for the Millennium Cohort Study Team Baseline self-reported functional health predicts vulnerability to posttraumatic stress disorder following combat deployment: prospective US military cohort study Br Med J. 2009, 338:b1273. Naval Health Research Center. 2009, San Diego, CA.

Walter L. Wilkins Award for Excellence in Biomedical Research for Best Published Paper

Horton J, Jacobson IG, Smith B, Ryan MAK, Boyko EJ, Smith TC, for the Millennium Cohort Study Team Occupational, physical, and mental health characteristics associated with supplement use in a large military cohort The American College of Epidemiology Annual Scientific Sessions 13-15 September, 2009, Silver Spring, MD

First Place Regular Poster Award

Kelton M, LeardMann C, Smith B, Boyko E, Wells T, Littman A, Smith T, for the Millennium Cohort Study Team Posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and associated physical activity 48th Navy and Marine Coprs Pulic Health Conference 20-26 Mar 2009, Hampton, VA

Awarded 1st Place in Oral Competition.

Zimmermann L, Smith B, Slymen D, Ryan MAK, Wells TS, Smith TC, for the Millennium Cohort Study Team Individual Assignment in Military Deployment and Self-reported Mental Health Morbidity: A Longitudinal Analysis of a Large Population-based Cohort 26th Annual San Diego Epidemiology Research Exchange 2 May 2008, San Diego, CA

Awarded Bud Beneson Superior Student Research Poster Award.

Wong CA, Smith B, Smith TC, Ryan MAK, Boyko EJ, Gray GC, Gackstetter GD, for the Millennium Cohort Study Team New-Onset Respiratory Illness Among Military Personnel Deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan 47th Navy Occupational Health and Preventive Medicine Conference 14-20 Mar 2008, Hampton, VA

Finalist in Operational Research Competition and 2nd Place Award for Research Commands.

Jacobson IG, Ryan MAK, Smith TC, Bell NS, Amoroso PJ, Hooper TI, Wells TS, Boyko EJ, Gackstetter GD, Blazer DG, for the Millennium Cohort Study Team How Did Deployment in Support of the Global War on Terrorism Impact Alcohol Use and Alcohol-related Problems in a Large Military Cohort? 46th Navy Occupational Health and Preventive Medicine Conference 17-22 Mar 2007, Hampton, VA

Awarded Best Health Promotion Information Poster.