MHSRS Young Investigator Winner

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U.S. Navy Lt. Com. Kezia Edmonson (second from right) of the Naval Medical Leader and Professional Development Command, Bethesda, Maryland, receives her award from U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Adam M. Willis (left), Dr. Michael Morris (second from left) and Dr. Terry Rauch (right), at the 2024 Military Health System Research Symposium in Kissimmee, Florida, Aug. 29, 2024. Edmonson placed second in the MHSRS Young Investigators Competition held each year at the symposium. Her work was titled, “Mental Health Disparities in Military Affiliated vs. Civilian Adolescents: Analysis of 2015-2019 NSDUH Data.”

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