Formative Research for Sexual
Assault Leadership Training at USAF Academy
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The proposed formative research
activities are a key preliminary step in developing a leadership
curriculum that will help USAFA produce leaders of character who
will contribute to a culture of civility as they become officers in
the USAF. Specifically, the results will be used by the DAF to
inform evidence-based recommendations for modifications that might
enhance future leadership preparedness to prevent and respond to
sexual assault within the units they will command. Some of the
findings from this work may also be used to enhance leadership
training across services. This study supports the DoD Sexual
Assault Prevention and Response Office’s mission (and that of the
Headquarters AF Integrated Resilience Office) to work toward an Air
Force culture that is free of sexual violence, as well as the
completion of USAFA SAPR’s DoD Junior Leader Working Group POAMs.
Ultimately, the implementation of the adapted curriculum may result
in a reduced number of sexual assaults and enhanced psychological
health and well-being among Airmen, enabling them to remain fit for
duty.
This collaborative
research effort, led by the University of Florida, has been
contracted by the Congressionally Directed & Military
Operational Medical Research Programs to conduct formative research
to assess emerging leadership training needs, specific to sexual
assault prevention and response, under the DoD Psychological Health
and Traumatic Brain Injury Research Program: Prevention Research to
Reduce Sexual Assault (W81XWH2020014 Project Number 190035). As
part of this work, the University of Florida, in collaboration with
RTI International and the Department of the Air Force (DAF), is
conducting interviews with USAF Academy (USAFA) graduates,
currently enrolled as Captains in Squadron Officer School at
Maxwell Air Force Base. The primary goal of this formative research
is to examine perceptions of the current USAFA leadership,
perceived readiness for duty upon graduation, and opportunities for
enhancement across the four-year USAFA curriculum.
Brandon Kim 703 344-6832
brandon.h.kim8.ctr@mail.mil
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