Dr. Joel K. Cartwright, Ph.D. Research Psychologist Director - Laboratory Program Behavioral Sciences & Leadership joel.cartwright [at] westpoint.edu About Education Dr. Joel Cartwright serves as the research psychologist, laboratory program director, and lecturer for the Department of Behavioral Sciences & Leadership at the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York.Before pursuing higher education, Dr. Cartwright enlisted in the Army, where he served with the 1st Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery (ADA) Regiment as a (14E) Patriot fire control operator. Ph.D., Psychology - North Carolina State UniversityM.S., Psychology - North Carolina State UniversityB.A., Criminology - North Carolina State University