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Hazel Atuel

Research Associate Professor

Hazel Atuel is a social psychologist whose research interests include social identity and self; intergroup relationships (especially majority-minority group relations); stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination; veteran identity and transition; military/veteran radicalization; and, moral injury.

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Hazel Atuel
Email:  atuel@usc.edu
Phone:  +1 213.740.3135
Rank:  Research Faculty

Hazel Atuel

Research Associate Professor

Hazel Atuel is a social psychologist whose research interests include social identity and self; intergroup relationships (especially majority-minority group relations); stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination; veteran identity and transition; military/veteran radicalization; and, moral injury.

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Education

Claremont Graduate University

PhD 2008

Claremont Graduate University

MA 2003

Point Loma Nazarene University

BA 1997

University of the Philippines

BA 1989

Area of Expertise

  • Stereotyping, Prejudice, Discrimination
  • Majority-Minority Group Relationships
  • Social Psychology of Hate
  • Moral Injury
  • Veteran Identity

Research Interests

  • Social Identity and Self-Concept
  • Veteran Identity and Military-Civilian Transition
  • Virtue, Character and Identity-Based Moral Injury
  • Military/Veteran Radicalization

Industry Experience

  • Research
  • Education/Learning

Articles & Publications

Barr, N., Atuel, H.R., Saba, S., Castro, C.A. (2022). Towards a dual process model of moral injury and traumatic illness. Frontiers in Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.883338

Atuel, H.R., Castro, C.A. (2021). Exploring homegrown violent extremism among military veterans and civilians. The Military Psychologist, 36(3), 10-14).

Atuel, H.R., Barr, N., Jones, E., Greenberg, N., Williamson, V., Schumacher, M.R., Vermetten, E., Jetly, R., Castro, C.A. (2021). Understanding moral injury from a character domain perspective. Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/teo0000161

Atuel, H.R., Kintzle, S. (2021). Comparing the training effectiveness of virtual reality and role-play among future mental health providers. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0000997

Atuel, H. R., Chesnut, R., Richardson, C., Perkins, D. F., Castro, C. A. (2020). Exploring moral injury: Theory, measurement, and applications. Military Behavioral Health, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1080/21635781.2020.1753604

Keeling, M., Barr, N., Atuel, H.R., Castro, C.A. (2020). Symptom severity, self-efficacy and treatment-seeking for mental health among US Iraq/Afghanistan military veterans. Community Mental Health Journal. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-020-00578-8

Atuel, H.R., Ursich, L., Schuyler, A., Berg, D., Kintzle, S., Castro, C.A. (2019). Implementing the Knowledge Assessment of CPT-C Critical Skills (KACCS) Scale. Military Medicine, 184, 461-466.