MiaLisa Mossay, MSN, RN, RNC-OB

MiaLisa (Mya) Mossay is a doctoral student in Nursing Science at Florida State University with research interests in maternal mental health, women’s health, health systems, and nurse-led care delivery. She is an active-duty United States Air Force Captain with more than 17 years of service, entering the nursing corps in 2019 after a prior enlisted career in the dental corps. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Public Health and began her nursing career as a recipient of the Nurse Enlisted Commissioning Program, earning a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Florida State University. She then obtained a Master of Science in Nursing Education from Liberty University. She has built an extensive clinical and administrative background in perinatal health and ambulatory care, holding board certification in inpatient obstetric nursing. She currently serves as Officer in Charge of Medical Specialties and Nurse Manager at Tinker Air Force Base, where she oversees the Women's Health, Pediatrics, and Immunization clinics to sustain the individual medical readiness of Airmen.

In practice, Mya served as her medical group's Primary Care Medical Home accreditation lead, securing Joint Commission accreditation with zero findings. She is leading evidence-based practice projects within the Military Health System, including a nurse-led cervical cancer screening initiative, an RN walk-in triage pathway, and a bridging ambulatory nursing care initiative. With efforts to improve both patient care and the care environment for staff across the Air Force Medical Service, she was named the 2025 United States Air Force Clinical Excellence in Nursing Award – Company Grade Nurse of the Year. Additionally, she earned first place in the nursing category of the Arnold P. Gold Foundation's 2026 Dr. Hope Babette Tang Humanism in Healthcare Essay Contest, with her winning essay forthcoming in Academic Medicine and the Journal of Professional Nursing. Her current doctoral work examines perinatal mental health of active-duty servicewomen to advance health systems change to improve care during a vulnerable period.