Dr. Judy Philipson is an Associate Research Scientist at the Applied Research Laboratory for Intelligence and Security (ARLIS) where she specializes in applying psychological science to understanding and predicting human behavior in complex, high-risk environments. Prior to coming to ARLIS, she supported the Intelligence Community (IC), Department of Defense (DoD), Department of Energy (DoE), and Law Enforcement (LE) on a broad range of operational, investigative, research, and training activities to address criminal, terrorist, and insider threats. She serves as a subject matter expert on methods of adversarial influence, investigative bias, risk assessment, and operational planning, and has authored numerous papers, primers, and guides on these topics.
In addition to her work at ARLIS, she serves as Senior Associate Fellow at Narrative Strategies LLC, and is a member of the Security Policy Reform Council, Intelligence & National Security Alliance (INSA), the Information Professionals Association (IPA), and the American Psychological Association (APA). She has taught at the University on Maryland, College Park, and George Washington University on insider threat detection, risk decision-making, and political psychology.
Ard, J., Corsi, C., Cunningham, M., Goel, R., Greitzer, F., Hudson. M., Mendoza, J.T., Philipson, J., Steinke, S., (2022). Strategies for Addressing Bias in Insider Threat Programs. Insider Threat Subcommittee, Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA).
Philipson, J. (April 2020). Improving Insider Threat Detection with Evidence-Based Reporting. HSToday Online.
Philipson, J. (October 2019). Why See Something, Say Something Isn't Enough to Detect the Next Insider Threat. HSToday Online .
Philipson, J. (July 2019). Four Reasons Why It Will Be Harder to Catch the Next Insider Threat. HSToday Online.