Dr Amy L. Fraher is Associate Professor and Chief Pilot of the Aviation Operations Program and Director of the International Team Training Center at San Diego Miramar College. She is a retired U.S. Navy Commander, Naval Aviator and former United Airlines pilot with 6,000 mishap-free flight hours in four jet airliners, five military aircraft and several types of civilian airplanes. A crisis management expert with almost thirty years of leadership experience in high-risk fields, she is a member of the Washington Post Leadership Panel. As Principal Consultant of Paradox and Company and qualified LeanSixSigma Green Belt, she consults internationally with a broad range of organizations. Her focus is on improving team performance in high-risk organizations by helping people understand how group dynamics can debilitate operations. She is the author of Group Dynamics for High-Risk Teams (2005) and A History of Group Study and Psychodynamic Organizations (2004). Her essays have appeared in journals such as History of Psychology, Human Relations, Socio-Analysis and Organisational and Social Dynamics.