Amy Fraher
Lecturer in Management
Amy Fraher is a leadership scholar specializing in the study of risky fields of work such as aviation, medicine, military, and policing. As a retired military officer, Naval Aviator, and former commercial airline pilot, Fraher has a passion for examining the ways that individual and collective influences allow frontline operators to build capacity for mindful behaviors despite the complexity of their missions, unpredictability of their operating environments, and danger inherent in their work. As a scholar-practitioner, she brings her leadership research into the classroom through organizational behavior courses focusing on ethics, crisis and change.
Prior to joining Yale School of Management, Dr Fraher researched and lectured in the international business school environment, teaching in AACSB accredited programs in the UK, Singapore, and Australia. As a thought leader in her field, she has been quoted in popular media and news outlets such as Washington Post, New York Times, CNN, The Guardian, and The Conversation. Her research has appeared in Academy of Management Discoveries, Human Relations, Journal of Management Studies, Journal of Managerial Psychology, Journal of Business Ethics, among others.
Education
Doctorate in Leadership, University of San Diego, CA
MFA in Fiction, Fairfield University, CT
Essays
Why did Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 have a sealed-off emergency exit in the first place? The answer comes down to money, theconversation.com, Jan. 18, 2024