Bethany Casper
DNP, PMHNP-BC
Lieutenant Colonel, Air Force
Department of Primary Appointment:
Graduate School of Nursing
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Program
Title
Phase II Site Director, USAF Academy
Location:
Other Location
Research Interests:
Provider Burnout
Meaning and Purpose
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Education
2015 Daniel K. Inouye Graduate School of Nursing, USUHS, MD DNP2007 East Tennessee State University, School of Nursing BSN
Biography
Lt Col Casper is the Clinical Phase II Site Director for the Graduate School of Nursing at the USAF Academy in beautiful Colorado. Lt Col Casper direct commissioned into the Air Force in Dec 2008 after receiving her Bachelor’s in Nursing at East Tennessee State University in May 2007. She has spent most of her career as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and earned her Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from the Uniformed Services University in 2015. Her research interests include exploring provider burnout, meaning/purpose and ultimately motivation/drive.Career Highlights: Positions, Projects, Deployements, Awards and Additional Publications
2019 Lt Annie G. Fox Award for Nursing Excellence, Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Hawaii
2015 Military Officers Association of America Academic Outstanding Student Award
2015 Distinguished Academic Performance Award
Representative Bibliography
Johnson, H. L., Owen, R. P., Romito, K., Jennings, S., Hall, A., Patton, A. L., Braybrook, C., Beatty, J. R., Tetteyfio, G., Casper, B. A., Sheets, D. M., & Seibert, D.C. (2025). Measuring competency progression across the advanced practice nursing curriculum: A framework for continuous improvement. Journal of Professional Nursing.