Congratulations to Captain Tasha Hueffner!  She writes: Here’s to 4 years in the Air Force! I finally made it to the same rank as my Grandpa. Tasha completed her Masters degree in the Groups & War lab in June of 2015.  For her project she developed and tested a program to help prevent military sexual assault by educating future officers about their critical role  in establishing a climate of mutual respect among all military personnel.

Groups and War Lab alumnus Andrea Wolfe and Holly Arrow have a new publication out in the APA journal Military Psychology. It reports on attempts by U.S. soldiers deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan to influence the attitudes, beliefs and behaviors of local civilians. Results indicate that “soft” elements such as empathy, respect, and prior relationships predict greater success, as do influence techniques involving resources and positive feelings. Negative tactics had more negative results.

Captain Wolfe is now serving as a Research Center executive officer and Instructor in the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Leadership at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Cross-cultural survey

Groups and War lab is conducting a survey on how behavior in a crisis is viewed by people in different countries.

If you have 5 minutes or so to help with research looking at how people judge other’s behavior in a crisis, please check out this University of Oregon cross-cultural survey.

The survey is designed by Erica Buczek-Tanaka, a Master’s student at the University of Oregon. The data will be used for her thesis on cross-cultural differences in how people view behavior in a crisis. Thank you!

Alumni News

In the Groups and War lab many people have come and gone, but their research and contributions are well remembered at the University of Oregon. From time to time we like to follow up with our friends who have dedicated time and research in the lab and see how and what they are doing. Some have moved on to new research at universities around the world and others have taken on careers and involvement with a variety of organizations. Here are some updates from past team members of the Groups and War Lab:
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Honors Student Poster Presentation 2013

Congratulation to honors students Fushu Tan, Ben Gooch and Irina Kuzmina with poster presentation!

Congratulations!

Congratulations to the Groups and War Lab honors student Fushu Tan with the poster presentation “Bullying, Victim and Agressor: Past Experience versus Current Behavior” at the UO Undergraduate symposium!

Crossfit Winter Games

Holly competed in the Oregon Crossfit Winter Games the weekend of Jan 19-20 and took second place in the Women Masters category.The final workout included jumping up on a 30-inch box ten times. Photo by Hillary Levet.

Yasu and Shining beginning their Graduate programs on the Fall. Shining has joined Jeff Measelle’s lab and Yasu has joined Dare Baldwin’s lab as new masters students. Congratulations!

Oregon Summer Crossfit Games

Dr. Holly Arrow took third place in the Masters category in the Oregon Summer Crossfit Games this August. She is posing with her coach Daren wearing matching bronze medal shirts (Daren also took third in his category). She is also now officially the 8th fittest woman in the world in her age category after competing in the 2012 Crossfit Games, which included a rope climbing workout.

4/10/12 – Dr. Holly Arrow at the ROTC Awards Banquet with fellow Crossfitter Vance and his wife.