Dr. Judy Philipson is an associate research scientist and operational psychologist with expertise in applying psychological science to understanding and predicting behavior in security-related contexts. Prior 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. Philipson serves as a subject matter expert on adversarial influence, insider threat assessment, 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 a 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 both the graduate and undergraduate level on topics relating to political psychology and security-related topics.
Philipson, J. (September, 2022). Changing Hearts and Minds Doesn’t Work: Here’s What Does. Information Professionals Association Blog.
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.