Elizabeth Hisle-Gorman, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Pediatrics, Chair: Division of Military Child and Family Research, USU

Dr. Hisle-Gorman is Director of the Military Child and Family Research Division and Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics. She started her career as a social worker in Washington, DC, supporting families to prevent violence and hardship. After moving to a military town with her active duty military spouse, she focused on military families, working as a Child Protective Services officer in Onslow County, North Carolina. After completing her Ph.D. in Social Work at the University of Maryland, Dr. Hisle-Gorman taught and worked in community development, and was the senior author on one of the first articles to document the clinical effects of military deployment on children.  Now at USUHS, her research is focused on the impact of past military deployment on military children, effects of parental injury and family violence on pediatric health and mental health, and healthcare usage trends in military pediatrics.  She has also worked on projects examining autism in children, indicators of immunization completion, neonatal health, care for transgender individuals, healthcare disparities, and the effects of medications on children. Dr. Hisle-Gorman has significant experience working with the Military Health System Data Repository and conducting retrospective research studies about military-connected children using the MDR.