Dr. Elizabeth L. Wetzler, Ph.D. Associate Professor Course Director Behavioral Sciences & Leadership elizabeth.wetzler [at] westpoint.edu About Education Research & Publications Elizabeth (Beth) Wetzler is an Associate Professor in the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Leadership and has been a faculty member at the United States Military Academy at West Point since 2016. Dr. Wetzler received her Ph.D. from Tulane University. Her current research interests include performance, experiences, and well-being among Cadets, active-duty service members, and veterans. Recent peer-reviewed publications include a) grit and performance among West Point Cadets during the pandemic, b) how dispositional mindfulness buffers the relationship between moral injury and symptoms of anxiety and depression among active-duty personnel, c) how meaning in life (but not life satisfaction) buffers against suicidal ideation for active-duty service members who experienced life-threatening battlefield events, and d) the effectiveness of the Veteran X Peer-Led Mental Health Recovery Program. Ph.D. - Tulane UniversityM.A. - Illinois State UniversityB.A. - Illinois State University Research Interests Grit, Mindset, Psychological Richness, Awe, Moral Injury Selected Publications Wetzler, E. L., Farina, A. G., Kelley, D., Powers, J., & Matthews, M. (2024). Mindset about talent moderates the effect of grit on academic performance: Evidence from West Point Cadets. Journal of Character and Leadership Development, 11(2), 38-47. http://dx.doi.org/10.58315/jcld.v11.295 Cornwell, J., Wood, M., Erbe, R., & Wetzler, E. (2024). Meaning in life (but not life satisfaction) moderates the effects of battlefield experiences on suicidal ideation and anxiety. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0001773 Wetzler, E., Erbe, R., Cornwell, J., & Wood, M. (2024). Dispositional mindfulness moderates the links between potentially morally injurious events and anxiety and depression, but not suicidal ideation. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 37(4), 574-585. https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.23032Wetzler, E. L., Farina, A., Powers, J., & Matthews, M. (2023). Grit and uncertainty: Grit predicts performance and West Point graduation during pandemic conditions. Military Psychology, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1080/08995605.2023.2222631Shaw, D., Magnes, S, Pratt, T, & Wetzler, E. (2021). Effectiveness of the Veteran X Peer-Led Mental Health Recovery Program: A quasi-experimental study. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, 44, 365-372. https://doi.org/10.1037/prj0000482