Elizabeth Hisle-Gorman MSW, PhD

Education

2008 Ph.D. University of Maryland Baltimore School of Social Work Baltimore, Maryland Dissertation: Resilience in Young Adults: An Assessment of Individual, Family, and Community Level Protective Factors
1997 M.S.W. George Warren Brown School of Social Work - Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
1993 A.B. Georgetown University Washington, District of Columbia Majors: Psychology and History

Biography

Dr. Hisle-Gorman is Director of the Military Family Research Division and Professor in the Department of Pediatrics. She began her career as a social worker working in neighborhood development efforts in Washington, DC to support and strengthen families to prevent family violence and overcome hardship. However, a move to a military town with her active duty military spouse, re-focused her on work with military families. She served as a Child Protective Services officer in Onslow County, North Carolina and worked extensively with military families. 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 papers to document the clinical effects of military deployment on children. She subsequently moved to USUHS to expand its research portfolio exploring the effects of military life on children. Her research interests are focused 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. However she has also worked on projects examining autism in children, indicators of immunization completion, neonatal health, care for individuals with unique needs, 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. She has also worked collaboratively to explore ways and implement interventions to improve the lives of military children and families. Dr. Hisle-Gorman most enjoys mentoring medical students, residents, fellows, and junior faculty on research projects, and teaching them the research process on an individual basis.

Career Highlights: Positions, Projects, Deployments, Awards and Additional Publications

Principal Investigator: Using Machine Learning to Identify Factors that Increase Family Risk of Dysfunction Throughout the Deployment Cycle

Principal Investigator: The Impact of Disparities in Access to Behavioral and Specialty Care for Injured and Ill Service Members and Their Families

Principal Investigator: Effect of pregnancy, child birth and early motherhood experiences on active-duty servicewomen’s musculoskeletal injury and retention in the United States Military

Pediatrics Lead: Military Child and Family Collaboratory Study

Co-Investigator: STEPS: Supporting Transitions and Enhancing Psychological Health in Military Children Through Pediatric Healthcare Solutions

E Hisle-Gorman, S Prabhaker, IS Sorensen, J Dintaman. Effect of Service Member Serious Mental Health and Physical Injuries on the Mental Health of Their Spouses and Children. Mil Med. 2025 Sep 1;190:821-828. PMID: 40984163

B Chokshi, D Davis, I Sorensen, S Sharma, S Zven, E Hisle-Gorman. Enhancing WIC Referrals for Military Families Through Informatics and Community Health Workers. Pediatrics. 2025 Nov 1;156(5) PMID: 41101771

E Hisle-Gorman, A Susi, GH Gorman. The Impact of Military Parents’ Injury on The Health and Well-Being Of Their Children. Health Affairs. 2019 Aug: 38(8) PMID 31381386

E Hisle-Gorman, D Harrington, CM Nylund, KP Tercyak, BJ Anthony, GH Gorman. Impact of Parents’ Wartime Military Deployment and Injury on Young Children’s Safety and Mental Health. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2015; 54:294-301

GH Gorman, M Eide, E Hisle-Gorman. (2010) Wartime Military Deployment and Increased Pediatric Mental and Behavioral health Complaints. Pediatrics, 126 (6) 1058-1066.

Representative Bibliography

M Mullinax, IS Sorensen, J Dintaman, E Hisle-Gorman. Effect of Serious Mental Health and Physical Injuries and Their Treatment on Career Trajectories for Military Service Members. Mil Med. 2025 Nov 1;190( 11-12): PMID: 40577821

E Hisle-Gorman, A Susi, GH Gorman. The Impact of Military Parents’ Injury on The Health and Well-Being Of Their Children. Health Affairs. 2019 Aug: 38(8) PMID 31381386

E Hisle-Gorman, A Susi. The Impact of Parental Injury on Children's Mental Health Diagnoses and Classes of Psychotropic Medication, by Child Age. Military Medicine 2021 Jan 25; 186 (Suppl 1):222-229

E Hisle-Gorman, A Susi, GH Gorman. Mental Health Trends in Military Pediatrics. Psychiatric Services. April 10, 2019. PMID: 30966947

E Hisle-Gorman, N Schvey, T Adirim, A Rayne, A Susi, T Roberts, D Klein. Mental Healthcare Utilization of Transgender Youth Before and After Affirming Treatment. Journal of Sexual Medicine

E Hisle-Gorman, A Susi, TR Stokes, GH Gorman, C Erdie-Lalena, CM Nylund. Prenatal, Perinatal and Neonatal Risk Factors of Autism Spectrum Disorders, Pediatric Research. 2018 Aug; 84(2) 190-198. PMID: 29538366

GH Gorman, M Eide, E Hisle-Gorman. (2010) Wartime Military Deployment and Increased Pediatric Mental and Behavioral Health Complaints. Pediatrics, 126 (6) 1058-1066.

E Hisle-Gorman, S Zuravin. (2006) Teaching social work research: A comparison of web-based and in-class lecture methods. Journal of Technology in Human Services, 24(4) 77-92.

AR Pavey, GH Gorman, D Kuehn, TA Stokes, E Hisle-Gorman. Intimate Partner Violence Increases Adverse Outcomes at Birth and in Early Infancy. J Pediatr. 2014 Aug 12. pii: S0022-3476(14)00612-X. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2014.06.060. PMID: 25128162

M Eide, GH Gorman, E Hisle-Gorman. (2010) Effects of Parental Military Deployment on Pediatric Outpatient and Well-Child Visit Rates. Pediatrics, 125(7) 22-27.