Professional profile
Board-certified child and adolescent psychiatrist and U.S. Army medical officer with two decades of service spanning clinical psychiatry, graduate medical education, neuroscience research, and public health — a fellowship program director, principal investigator, and national leader in psychiatric education.
Clinical leadership
Board-certified child and adolescent psychiatrist with emergency, consultation-liaison, and military behavioral health experience.
Medical education
Fellowship program director, faculty member, curriculum designer, academic advisor, and longitudinal clinical educator.
Military service
Twenty years of service culminating in senior psychiatric advisory, clinical leadership, and operational medicine roles.
Current appointments
A focused view of the roles that define the current clinical, academic, and military portfolio.
Director, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship ProgramTripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, HI
- Medical Director, Child and Family Behavioral Health Service
- Academic Advisor & Wellness Coach, Department of Hospital Education
- Clinical Investigator, Department of Clinical Investigation
Deputy Consultant to the Surgeon General for PsychiatryUnited States Army, USA
United States Army, USA
Emergency and Consultation-Liaison PsychiatristAvel eCare, Sioux Falls, SD
Avel eCare, Sioux Falls, SD
Education
Ph.D. in Health Prof. Education
Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD
Fellowship in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, HI
Residency in Psychiatry
Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, HI
M.D.
Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD
A.L.M. in Biology
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
A.B. in Neuroscience & Behavior
Columbia University, New York, NY
Certification & licensure
Board certified · Diplomate
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology
Board certified · Diplomate
Psychiatry
American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology
State medical licensure3 active licenses listedView credentials
Hawaii Medical Board
Physician
Active, UnrestrictedFlorida Board of Medicine
Medical Doctor
Active, UnrestrictedNorth Carolina Medical Board
Physician
Active, UnrestrictedSelected research
Principal Investigator, Phase 2 PTSD Adaptive Platform TrialTripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii
Study Title: A Phase 2, Multi-Center, Multi-Arm, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind, Adaptive Platform Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of Potential Pharmacotherapeutic Interventions in Active-Duty Service Members and Veterans With PTSD (S-21-02 / IND 157676).
Responsibilities: Lead the site's contribution to a nationwide trial assessing the effectiveness of pharmacotherapeutics in treating PTSD. Manage subject recruitment and assessment, data collection and integrity, and regulatory compliance.
Principal Investigator, Self-Directed Learning in Health Professions EducationUniformed Services University, Bethesda, Maryland
Study Title: Self-Directed Learning in Health Professions Education: A Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, Delphi Study, and Multiple-Case Study of Curriculum Design and Implementation.
Responsibilities: Lead a multi-phase health professions education research program examining how self-directed learning is defined, designed, implemented, and evaluated across medical and health professions training. Oversee study design, literature synthesis, Delphi consensus methods, qualitative case study procedures, data analysis, scholarly dissemination, and regulatory compliance
Leadership & service
- Assembly Representative, American Psychiatric Association · 2024–Present
- President, Society of Uniformed Services Psychiatrists · 2023–2024
- Committee on Psychiatric Diagnosis and the DSM, APA · 2024–Present
- Neuroscience & Workforce Committees, AADPRT · 2024–Present
Selected honors
- United States Meritorious Service Medal (×3), U.S. Army
- Order of Military Medical Merit, 2022
- Model Curriculum Award, AADPRT, 2023
- Fellow, American Psychiatric Association, 2021
- Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, 2018
Selected scholarship
- Wilkes S, Zheng B, Martin P, Maggio L, Melton J. (2026). Self-directed learning in health professions education: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Perspectives on Medical Education, In Press.
- Trotter J, Treadwell R, Ormeno M, Lauchnor A, Wilkes S, Vigilar M V, Ziajko L, Meyers K, Clark W, Nemcek S, & Hart D. (2026). Military Youth and Families. In G. van Schalwyk, F. Volkmar, M. Bloch, H. Stevens, & A. Martin (Eds.), Lewis’s Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
- Wilkes S, Wolfe C, Novosel-Lingat J, Pitts W, Sullivan R. (2025). U.S. Army Psychiatric and Behavioral Health Challenges in Future LSCO: A Narrative Review. Military Psychology, 1–10. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/08995605.2025.2577693