Tracy C. Krueger

Senior Behavioral Scientist; Affiliate Faculty, Pardee RAND Graduate School

Off Site Office

Education

Ph.D. in industrial-organizational psychology, George Mason; M.A. in industrial-organizational psychology, George Mason; B.S. in psychology, Davidson College

One Page Bio

Overview

Tracy C. Krueger is a Senior Behavioral Scientist at the RAND Corporation working primarily on military talent management topics, and is a member of the Pardee RAND Graduate School faculty. Her research focuses on enhancing performance for both the individual and the organization.

Her current work includes recruiting, assessment, selection, and retention for highly specialized communities. Her past research and consulting experiences have focused on topics such as training, leadership, teamwork, multiteam systems, organizational culture, program evaluation, and diversity. Krueger has a B.S. in psychology from Davidson College and a Ph.D. in industrial-organizational psychology from George Mason University.

Research Focus

Recent Projects

Assessment & Selection
Recruiting
Offensive Cyber Forces
Physical Ability Requirements

Selected Publications

Krueger, Tracy C., Sean Robson, Joshua Snoke, Matthew Walsh, Matt Strawn, Anthony Atler, Jason H. Campbell, Isabel Leamon, Ryan Haberman, and Barbara Bicksler, Assessment and Selection for U.S. Air Force Special Warfare: Vol. 1, Defining Attributes and Designing Rater Training, RAND Corporation (RR-A549-1), 2022

Krueger, Tracy C., Sandra Kay Evans, Sara E. Barth, Angela Clague, Diana Gehlhaus, Norah Griffin, Ryan Haberman, Jennifer J. Li, Julia L. Melin, Claude Messan Setodji, and Nelson Lim, A Snapshot of the Department of the Air Force Total Force Recruiting Integration: Survey Results and Implications, RAND Corporation (RR-A548-1), 2022

Krueger, Tracy C., Sean Robson, and Kirsten M. Keller, An Examination of Recruiting and Selection Practices to Promote Diversity for Colorado State Troopers, RAND Corporation (RR-2999-CSP), 2019

Saum-Manning, Lisa, Tracy C. Krueger, Matthew W. Lewis, Erin N. Leidy, Tetsuhiro Yamada, Rick Eden, Andrew Lewis, Ada L. Cotto, Ryan Haberman, Robert Dion, Jr., Stacy L. Moore, Michael Shurkin, and Michael Lerario, Reducing the Time Burdens of Army Company Leaders, RAND Corporation (RR-2979-A), 2019

Robson, Sean, Tracy C. Krueger, Jennifer L. Cerully, Stephanie Pezard, Laura Raaen, and Nahom M. Beyene, Evaluating an Operator Physical Fitness Test Prototype for Tactical Air Control Party and Air Liaison Officers: A Preliminary Analysis of Test Implementation, RAND Corporation (RR-2171-AF), 2018

Straus, Susan G., Tracy C. Krueger, Geoffrey E. Grimm, and Katheryn Giglio, Malleability and Measurement of Army Leader Attributes: Personnel Development in the U.S. Army, RAND Corporation (RR-1583-A), 2018

Hardison, Chaitra M., Tracy C. Krueger, Michael G. Shanley, Anna Rosefsky Saavedra, Jaclyn Martin, Jonathan P. Wong, Angela Clague, and James C. Crowley, Methodology for Translating Enlisted Veterans' Nontechnical Skills into Civilian Employers' Terms, RAND Corporation (RR-1919-OSD), 2017

Honors & Awards

Bronze Merit Research Award, 2021, RAND Corporation

Publications

Report
Assessment and Selection for U.S. Air Force Special Warfare: Vol. 1, Defining Attributes and Designing Rater Training
Air Force Special Warfare warrants specialized assessment and selection of future operators. The authors examine the nontechnical attributes needed to conduct challenging missions and the process for selecting candidates who can succeed.
Sep 27, 2022
Report
A Snapshot of the Department of the Air Force Total Force Recruiting Integration: Survey Results and Implications
In this report, the authors discuss the results of the first Total Force Recruiting Panel-Technology and Integration Survey, which was designed to provide baseline data about the state of Total Force Recruiting in the Department of the Air Force.
May 5, 2022
Commentary
Improving the Goal-Setting Process for U.S. Department of the Air Force Recruiters
This Perspective compares and contrasts the current goal-setting process for U.S. Department of the Air Force recruiters with a more comprehensive one that accounts for factors influencing contract production.
Nov 16, 2021
Report
Tailoring Medical Standards for Air Force Personnel
To serve in the U.S. military, individuals must meet medical standards to ensure that they are fit to serve. The authors explore the implications to U.S. Air Force culture of tailoring such standards to expand or limit the pool of qualified personnel.
Apr 8, 2021
Report
Reducing the Time Burdens of Army Company Leaders
U.S. Army company leaders have long been recognized as overworked. This report is intended to help the Army identify ways to reduce and manage the time burdens on Active Component company leaders in garrison by examining these leaders' time burdens.
Dec 18, 2019
Report
An Examination of Recruiting and Selection Practices to Promote Diversity for Colorado State Troopers
The Colorado State Patrol (CSP) seeks to better reflect the demographic representation of the state of Colorado. This report offers an exploratory examination of how CSP's recruiting and selection policies and procedures relate to that objective.
Feb 28, 2019
Report
Evaluating an Operator Physical Fitness Test Prototype for Tactical Air Control Party and Air Liaison Officers: A Preliminary Analysis of Test Implementation
This report provides a preliminary evaluation effort of the implementation of the physical tests and standards being adopted by the U.S. Air Force Tactical Air Control Party and Air Liaison Officer career fields.
Jul 11, 2018
Report
Training Success for U.S. Air Force Special Operations and Combat Support Specialties: An Analysis of Recruiting, Screening, and Development Processes
This report addresses challenges for implementing new approaches to Air Force high-demand, high-attrition specialty recruiting, screening, and development processes, and takes a holistic approach to identifying methods to fill gaps in processes.
May 15, 2018
Report
Malleability and Measurement of Army Leader Attributes: Personnel Development in the U.S. Army
This review addresses the degree to which leader characteristics associated with attributes in the Army Leader Requirements Model can be developed through training and education and identifies approaches to measuring those characteristics.
Apr 12, 2018
Tool
Essential Nontechnical Skills Service Members Gain During On-the-Job Experience: A Resource for Veterans and Transitioning Service Members
Provides information to help veterans and transitioning service members communicate to civilian employers about the nontechnical skills they have developed through military training and education programs and on-the-job experience.
Dec 4, 2017
Tool
Essential Nontechnical Skills Service Members Gain During On-the-Job Experience: A Resource for Leaders and Hiring Managers
This reference booklet provides information to help civilian employers understand the nontechnical skills that transitioning service members and veterans have developed through on-the-job experience in the military.
Dec 4, 2017
Report
Methodology for Translating Enlisted Veterans' Nontechnical Skills into Civilian Employers' Terms
Describes a methodology for describing the nontechnical skills developed through military training, education, and on-the-job experiences in ways that can help veterans explain to civilian employers the full value they bring to organizations.
Dec 4, 2017
Tool
What Veterans Bring to Civilian Workplaces: A Prototype Toolkit for Helping Veterans Communicate to Private-Sector Employers About the Nontechnical Skills Developed in the Military
Presents a prototype toolkit that describes the nontechnical skills developed through military training, education, and on-the-job experiences, to help veterans communicate about the value they can bring to civilian workplaces.
Dec 4, 2017
Tool
What Veterans Bring to Civilian Workplaces: A Prototype Toolkit for Helping Private-Sector Employers Understand the Nontechnical Skills Developed in the Military
Presents a prototype toolkit that describes the nontechnical skills developed through military training, education, and on-the-job experiences, to help civilian employers understand the full value veterans can bring to their organizations.
Dec 4, 2017
Report
Cyber Power Potential of the Army's Reserve Component
Describes the availability of personnel with cyber skills in the private sector and the number of Army reserve component soldiers available to support the Army's cyber mission needs.
Jun 15, 2017
Report
Enhancing Professionalism in the U.S. Air Force
This report considers the U.S. Air Force definition of professionalism as a starting point to address the question: What can the Air Force do to increase the professionalism of its personnel?
Apr 14, 2017