Regina D Owen

Regina D Owen is a Professor and Program Director/Chair of the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Program at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences' Graduate School of Nursing in Bethesda, MD. A Lieutenant Colonel in the Air Force, she specializes in advancing nursing education, military mental health, and compassionate care.

Research Interests:

• Compassion Fatigue
• Canine-Assisted Therapy
• Military Mental Health
• Psychiatric Nursing Education
• Simulation-Based Training
• Psychological First Aid

Recent Article Trends: Her work focuses on integrating simulation pedagogy into graduate nursing education, addressing child and adolescent mental health needs in military contexts, and developing innovative competency assessment frameworks. She explores mindfulness, interpersonal communication, and alternative therapies like canine-assisted interventions for stress reduction.