Nurse Scientist
Center for Nursing Science & Clinical Inquiry
Tripler Army Medical Center
Honolulu, HI

COL Susan G. Hopkinson is Chief, Center for Nursing Science & Clinical Inquiry at Tripler Army Medical Center. She has served in the Army Nurse Corps for over 25 years. COL Hopkinson’s military assignments include over 6 years as a nurse scientist; nurse manager of a medical, telemetry and pediatric unit; deputy director, clinical coordinator and instructor for the Army’s licensed practical nurse program; nurse manager of a pediatric unit; and as a staff nurse in pediatric, psychiatric and medical nursing units. COL Hopkinson has published in peer-reviewed journals and presented her work at local, national and international conferences. Her primary areas of interest include improving the nursing work environment as well as selected topics within women’s health and integrative medicine