Cindy Suurd Ralph joined the Regular Force as a Personnel Selection Officer in January 2001 and retired at the rank of LCol in June 2022 to join the civilian faculty at RMC. She completed a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from York University, a Master of Science in Applied Psychology (Industrial-Organizational) from Saint Mary’s University, and a PhD in Social Psychology from Queen’s University.
She is an Associate Professor at RMC and the Department Head for Military Psychology and Leadership. Her research interests include leadership and organizational culture change.
Publications
- Vartainian, O., Fraser, B., Saunders, D., Suurd Ralph, C.D., Lieberman, H., Morgan, C.A. III, & Cheung, B. (2018). Changes in mood, fatigue, sleep, cognitive performance and stress hormones among instructors conducting stressful military captivity survival training. Physiology & Behavior.
- Suurd Ralph, C.D. & Fabrigar, L.R. (2018). Crossover Design. In The SAGE Encyclopedia of Educational Research, Measurement, and Evaluation. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE.
- Suurd Ralph, C.D., Cheung, B., Vartanian, O., Lieberman, H., Morgan, C.A. (2017). The Effects of Fatigue on Stress-Induced Cognitive Deficits, Symptoms of Dissociation, Physiological Function, and Performance during Conduct after Capture (CAC) Training. International Journal of Psychophysiology 117, 37-47.
- Suurd Ralph, C.D. & Holmvall, C. (2016). Examining the Relationships between the Justice Facets and Turnover Intent: the Mediating Roles of Overall Justice and Psychological Strain. Military Psychology 28(4).
- Suurd Ralph, C.D. (2015). Can we prepare soldiers for captivity? The application of stress inoculation training. In The Human Dimensions of Operations. Kingston Canada: Canadian Defence Academy.