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Dr. Michael D. Matthews, is currently Professor of Engineering Psychology at the United States Military Academy. He served as President of the American Psychological Association’s Society for Military Psychology from 2007 to 2008 and is a Templeton Foundation Senior Positive Psychology Fellow. From 2014 to 2015, he served as a Fellow for the U.S. Army Chief of Staff’s Strategic Studies Group. Collectively, his research interests center on Soldier performance in combat and other dangerous contexts. He has authored over 250 scientific papers, is the co-editor of Leadership in Dangerous Situations: A Handbook for Armed Forces, Emergency Services, and First Responders (Naval Institute Press, 2011) the Oxford Handbook of Military Psychology (Oxf ...more

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	The Character Edge: Leading and Winning with Integrity by Robert L. Caslen Jr. (Goodreads Author), Michael D. Matthews (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 195 ratings — published 2020 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Head Strong: How Psychology is Revolutionizing War 3.36 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2013 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Leadership in Dangerous Situations: A Handbook for the Armed Forces, Emergency Services and First Responders by Patrick J. Sweeney (Editor), Michael D. Matthews (Goodreads Author), Paul B. Lester 3.57 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2011 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Inclusion in the American Military: A Force for Diversity by David E. Rohall, Morten G. Ender (Editor), Michael D. Matthews (Goodreads Author) (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Military Psychology by Michael D. Matthews (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Janice H. Laurence (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Millennial Generation and National Defense: Attitudes of Future Military and Civilian Leaders by Morten G. Ender, David E. Rohall, Michael D. Matthews (Goodreads Author) 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Human Performance Optimization: The Science and Ethics of Enhancing Human Capabilities by Michael D. Matthews (Goodreads Author) (Editor), David M Schnyer (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Head Strong: How Psychology is Revolutionizing War, Revised and Expanded Edition 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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