Nurse Scientist | Center for Nursing
Science and Clinical Inquiry
Womack Army Medical Center, Fort Bragg, NC

Lieutenant Colonel Christopher Stucky is a Nurse Scientist at the Center for Nursing Science and Clinical Inquiry (CNSCI), Womack Army Medical Center, Fort Bragg, NC. LTC Stucky entered active duty in the U.S. Army in 1992 and is board certified in perioperative nursing (CNOR), as a Certified Surgical Services Manager (CSSM), nursing informatics (RN-BC), and as a nurse executive (NEA-BC).

He completed his PhD in Nursing at Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS) and his undergraduate studies at the University of Colorado. LTC Stucky deployed twice to Iraq as a perioperative nurse in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (2004 to 2005) and Operation New Dawn (2010-2011).

He is the current Army Director of the TriService Nursing Research Program (TSNRP) Biobehavioral Research Interest Group (BHRIG). LTC Stucky serves on the Alumni Advisory Council for the Jonas Center for Nursing and Veterans Healthcare. He serves on DHA Tri-Service Nursing workgroups for Research and Innovation and Readiness. The TSNRP, Army Nurse Corps Association (ANCA), and Jonas Philanthropies funded his previous research with grant awards. He has been recognized for superior military service by being awarded the Meritorious Service Medal (MSM) and induction into the Order of Military Medical Merit (O2M3).

His long-term goal is to develop a comprehensive research program to identify perioperative communication weaknesses, with the aim of increasing healthcare quality and safety. LTC Stucky’s research interests concern network analysis, informatics, systems science, communication, and team performance.

Currently funded for two studies “An Analysis of Perioperative Communication in a Large Military Medical Center” and “A Retrospective Analysis of the factors that Impact Surgical Team Performance in a Military Medical Center.”