Laboratory Information:
Army Research Institute for Behavioral and Social Sciences
ATTN: DAPE-ARI-PO
2511 Jefferson Davis Hwy.
Arlington, VA 22202-3926
Website: http://www.hqda.army.mil/ari/
Agency/Department: Dept. of Defense - Army
Region: Mid-Atlantic
FLC Laboratory Representative:
Mr. Peter Evans
Phone: 703-602-8015
Fax: 703-602-7738
Email: peter.evans@hqda.army.mil
Background/History of the Laboratory:
One of the lead research institutes for training, leader development, soldier research
and development.
Handles survey research and occupational analysis. The U.S. Army Research Institute for Behavioral and
Social Sciences (ARI) provides the Army with technical expertise and analytical
support, along with decision
making techniques for soldiers and leaders. ARI keeps track of information on soldier and leader attitudes
and
concerns. The employees range from research psychologists, to those with a Ph.D., military officers,
and
graduate students acting as research assistants.
In addition to our professional skills, experience, and storehouse of data, ARI
provides the Army with:
Mission of the Laboratory:
The mission of the Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences
is to enhance individual and
group performance along with group decision making and individual decision making. Advances in the behavioral
and social sciences are being made to meet Army operational requirements. ARI
is the primary research institute
for conducting research and analysis on personnel performance and training. The research contributes
to
recruiting, selection, assignment, training, mission performance, and situation awareness. Technical
assistance
is provided for the organization, the people, and the technologies for the future affecting all parts
of the Army.
Quality people, leader development, and training are the Army's Imperatives that ARI's programs support.
Technology Transfer Mechanisms:
- University liaison
- Publications
- Other
Technology Areas of Expertise:
- Impact of semi-automated, digital and robotic systems
- Interpersonal and team-building skills
- Leader development
- Digital command staff
- Organization effectiveness
- Personnel issues
- Recruitment screening
- Simulation-based training
- Soldier management and attitude assessment
- Soldier performance measurements
- Soldier promotion procedures
- Soldier retaining
- Soldier training
- Sustaining complex task performance
- Web-based distributed learning
