The inaugural Voices of Service Symposium poster event was hosted by the D'Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) and the Office of Academic Affairs on April 10, 2025. This event was designed to spotlight innovative work related to veteran and military-connected populations being conducted at and in partnership with Syracuse University. Featured posters focused on ongoing and planned research, curriculum development, program initiatives, and community engagement efforts.

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Veteran's Service in Research Veteran's Advance Complementary and Integrative Mental Healthcare, Dessa Bergen-Cico

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Primary Care Brief Mindfulness Treatment Reduces Need for Clinical Services and Behavioral Healthcare, Dessa Bergen-Cico, Emily M. Johnson, Kyle Possemato, Mia Zappala, Allyson Smith, and Robyn Sedotto

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Expectancies for Alcohol Analgesia and Alcohol Use among Veterans with Chronic Pain: The Moderating role of Discrimination in Medical Settings, Victoria E. Carlin, Kyle Mackenzie White, Joon Kyung Nam, Grant H. Ripley, Alexa G. Deyo, and Joseph W. Ditre

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Perceptions about Pain and Alcohol in Relation to Hazardous Drinking among Veterans with Chronic Pain, Ava Cohen, Victoria E. Carlin, Kyle Mackenzie White, and Joseph W. Ditre

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Pain-Related Sleep Disturbance and Hazardous Alcohol Use Among Veterans with Chronic Pain, Alexa G. Deyo, Kyle Mackenzie White, Joon Kyung Nam, Victoria E. Carlin, Grant H. Ripley, and Joseph W. Ditre

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Supporting Veteran and Military-Connected Students: Initiatives and Future Plans at Syracuse University Libraries, Patricia Giles and Joel Carpenter

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National Military Trial Competition: First Competition of its Kind Hosted by Syracuse University College of Law, Elizabeth Kubala, Todd Berger, and Anna Lupardo

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Military and Veterans Law Society at the Syracuse College of Law, Elizabeth Kubala and Brandon J. Bryant

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"Band-Aids Don't Fix Bullet Holes:" The Veterans Who Are Not "Veterans," The Unique Crises They Face, and Why Proactive Interagency Collaboration is Key, Elizabeth Kubala and Seth M. Owens

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Legal Services for Homeless Veterans: New VA Grants Aim to Provide Critical Services to Veterans in Crisis, Elizabeth Kubala, Seth M. Owens, and Andrew M. Patterson

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Increasing Access to Valuable Services for Veterans Treatment Court Participants, Elizabeth Kubala and Bill Rielly

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Pain Interference and Hazardous Drinking Among U.S. Veterans: The Role of Combat Deployment, Joon Kyung Nam, Kyle Mackenzie White, Victoria E. Carlin, and Joseph W. Ditre

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Developing an Undergraduate Course on Veteran and Military Behavioral Health, Sarah J. Litt and Joseph W. Ditre

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Introduction to Military Culture and Mental Health Practice, Ken Marfilius and Sam Coyl

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Cross-Discipline Collaboration: A Holistic Legal-Social Work Partnership for Veteran Advocacy, Ken Marfilius, Elizabeth Kubala, Margo Lance, and Paige Esposito

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Social Work Advocacy in Veterans Treatment Court, Ken Marfilius, Elizabeth Kubala, Bill Rielly, Margo Lance, and Paige Esposito

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OVMA Resiliency Program: A Holistic Approach to Supporting Veteran and Military-Connected Students, Ken Marfilius, Brenic Nam, and Natalie Hawes

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Research That Drives Economic & Social Mobility for Veterans and Military Families, Rosalinda V. Maury

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Race and Military Service: Economic Mobility for Underrepresented Racial Minority (URM) Veteran Entrepreneurs, Mauricio Mercado and Arielle Badger Newman

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Cannabis Use, Psychological Distress, and Suicidal Ideation Among U.S. Veterans, Grant H. Ripley, Colin J. Jarrat, and Joseph W. Ditre

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Bisphosphonates Loaded Nanoparticles in Microparticles as Macrophage Targeting Immunomodulatory System for Post-Traumatic Osteoarthritis Therapy, Paul Sagoe, Kaixiang Zhang, Benjamin Zink, and Era Jain

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Enhancing the Impact and Longevity of Research on Veterans and Military-Connected Populations at Syracuse University, Grace R. Swinnerton and Dylan Mohr

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National Survey of Military-Affiliated Entrepreneurs (NSMAE): Understanding Entrepreneurial Ecosystems and Opportunities, Mirza Tihic, Rosalinda V. Maury, Adam Pritchard, and Alexander McKelvie