Allison Hancock, PhD

Allison K. Hancock is a research psychologist with over 15 years of experience leading operational military research in support of the Department of Defense. She specializes in performance assessment, decision making, expertise development, human performance, rapid training development, difficult-to-train skills, program evaluation, and assessment. At CPG, Dr. Hancock serves as a Senior Scientist, contributing applied research expertise to projects focused on improving training and performance in military operational environments.  

Dr. Hancock has led complex, multi-contract research efforts with distributed teams and worked closely with military organizations across the U.S. Army, Navy, and Marine Corps, conducting field observations, focus groups, and empirical data collections. Her experience includes work with the U.S. Army Special Operations Command and multiple operational units at FORSCOM installations. Prior to joining CPG, she served as Deputy Director of Research for the South Texas Research Organizational Network Guiding Studies on Trauma and Resilience (STRONG STAR) Consortium at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and as a Senior Research Psychologist at the U.S. Army Research Institute. Dr. Hancock earned a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology, with dual specialization in Sport and Exercise Psychology and Measurement and Statistics, and a Master of Arts in Applied Experimental Psychology.