Dr. Elizabeth L. Wetzler, Ph.D.

Dr. Elizabeth (Beth) Wetzler is an associate professor and course director in the Department of Behavioral Sciences & Leadership at the United States Military Academy, joining the faculty in 2016. 

She received her doctorate from Tulane University. Current research interests include performance, experiences, and well-being among cadets, active-duty service members, and veterans. 

She has produced peer-reviewed publications, including grit and performance among West Point cadets during the pandemic; how dispositional mindfulness buffers the relationship between moral injury and symptoms of anxiety and depression among active-duty personnel; how meaning in life (but not life satisfaction) buffers against suicidal ideation for active-duty service members who experienced life-threatening battlefield events; and the effectiveness of the Veteran X Peer-Led Mental Health Recovery Program.