Voices from the SBS Summit (The ThreatLab)

In this episode, Ms. Shannen McGrath, a behavioral research scientist with the Threat Lab, talks to Ms. Kathy Pherson, Chief Executive Officer of Pherson Associates about critical thinking and how this relates to security and workforce protection.

To watch to Ms. Kathy Pherson’s C-InT SBS Summit 2021 video, visit www.SBSSummit.com

To read more about Ms. Kathy Pherson, please visit:

https://sbssummit.com/speaker/ms-kathy-pherson/

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00:00 Introduction

04:33 Cognitive biases

11:05 The critical thinking process

17:40 Critical thinking and mis and dis information

20:50 Outro

In this episode, Kristin Schneider, a clinical psychologist with the Threat Lab, talks to Rachel Breslin, Chief of Military Gender Relations Research with the Health and Resilience (H&R) Division of the Office of People Analytics (OPA), about sexual violence, workplace climate, and individual resilience within the military. To watch Rachel Breslin’s SBS Summit video, visit www.SBSSummit.com

To read more about Rachel Breslin, please visit: https://sbssummit.com/speaker/dr-rachel-breslin/

In this episode, Catina Smith, an industrial organizational psychologist with the Threat Lab, talks to Perry Woo, a retired Assistant Special Agent in Charge with Homeland Security Investigations about Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome [PTSS] and the stigma associated with it in military and law enforcement culture. To watch Perry Woo‘s SBS Summit video, visit www.SBSSummit.com

To read more about Perry Woo, please visit:

https://sbssummit.com/speaker/mr-perry-woo/

In this episode, Jessica Baweja, a research psychologist with the Threat Lab, talks to Eranda Jayawickreme, an Associate Professor of Psychology and Senior Research Fellow at the Program for Leadership and Character at Wake Forest University, about whether we can change our character. To watch Eranda Jayawickreme’s SBS Summit video, visit www.SBSSummit.com

To read more about Eranda Jayawickreme, please visit:

https://sbssummit.com/speaker/dr-eranda-jayawickreme/

In this episode, Dr. David Prina, a behavioral research scientist with the Threat Lab, talks to Dr. Anne Speckhard and Ms. Molly Ellenberg from the International Center for the Study of Violent Extremism about violent extremist culture within the military and how this relates to security and workforce protection.

To watch Dr. Anne Speckhard and Ms. Molly Ellenberg’s C-InT SBS Summit 2021 video, visit www.SBSSummit.com

To read more about Dr. Anne Speckhard, please visit:

https://sbssummit.com/speaker/dr-anne-speckhard/ 

To read more about Ms. Molly Ellenberg, please visit:

https://sbssummit.com/speaker/molly-ellenberg/

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00:00 Introduction

01:55 Extremist views and military 

06:32 Extremist beliefs and pull factors

10:38 Military life and vulnerabilities

23:44 Trauma

25:18 How can we reduce extremism 

30:10 Turning away from extremism

34:04 Outro

In this episode, Dr. Whitney Fauth, a senior behavioral research scientist with the Threat Lab, talks to Dr. Paul Lester and Dr. Pete Harms from the Naval Postgraduate School and the University of Alabama about cognitive immunity and how this relates to security and workforce protection.

To watch to Dr. Paul Lester’s C-InT SBS Summit 2021 video, visit www.SBSSummit.com

To read more about Dr. Paul Lester, please visit:

https://sbssummit.com/speaker/dr-paul-lester/

To read more about Dr. Pete Harms, please visit:

https://sbssummit.com/speaker/dr-peter-harms/

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00:00 Introduction

05:24 What is cognitive immunity?

08:03 How cognitive immunity intersects with personality research

22:40 Outro

In this episode, Stephanie Jaros talks to Matt Doherty and Nate Hunt about zero tolerance policies. For more information, check out these sources:

For the FBI’s Making Prevention a Reality report, a significant benchmark in the study of zero tolerance language and workplace violence prevention and intervention, visit https://www.fbi.gov/file-repository/making-prevention-a-reality.pdf/view

To hear more from Matthew Doherty about maintaining a robust threat management program, even during the COVID-19 pandemic, visit https://www.hillardheintze.com/threat-violence-risk-management/the-case-for-stronger-threat-manage

For ASIS International’s 2020 guidelines on workplace violence prevention and intervention, visit https://www.asisonline.org/publications--resources/standards--guidelines/  Please note that you’ll need to pay for an online or print copy if you’re not a member of ASIS. 

In this episode, David Prina, a political scientist with the Threat Lab, talks to Dr. Kurt Braddock, Assistant Professor of Communication at American University, and faculty fellow with the Polarization and Extremism Research Innovation Lab (PERIL), about attitudinal inoculation and preventing radicalization and how this relates to security and workforce protection.

To watch Dr. Kurt Braddock’s C-InT SBS Summit 2021 video, visit www.SBSSummit.com

To read more about Dr. Kurt Braddock please visit:

https://sbssummit.com/speaker/dr-kurt-braddock/

In this episode, David Prina, a political scientist with the Threat Lab, talks to Lynn Van Male, the Director of the US Veterans Health Administration’s Workplace Violence Prevention Program, about promoting post-event organizational and individual resilience. To watch Lynn Van Male’s SBS Summit video, visit www.SBSSummit.com

To read more about Lynn Van Male, please visit:

https://sbssummit.com/speaker/dr-lynn-van-male/

In this episode, David Prina, a political scientist with the Threat Lab, talks to Kathy Pherson, co-author of Critical Thinking for Strategic Intelligence, 3rd ed. (2020) about what security officers need to know about probability. To watch Kathy Pherson’s SBS Summit video, visit www.SBSSummit.com

To read more about Kathy Pherson, please visit:

https://sbssummit.com/speaker/ms-kathy-pherson/

In this episode, Dr. Whitney Fauth, a senior chief research scientist with the Threat Lab, talks to Dr. Jordan Schoenherr, Assistant Professor at Concordia University about modelling moral injury and incivility in group settings and how this relates to security and workforce protection.

To watch to Dr. Jordan Schoenherr’s C-InT SBS Summit 2021 video, visit www.SBSSummit.com

To read more about to Dr. Jordan Schoenherr, please visit:

https://sbssummit.com/speaker/dr-jordan-schoenherr/

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00:00 Introduction

02:21 Models used with insider threat

06:30 Mistaken premise

12:14 Conceptual model of incivility

26:13 Ethics of artificial intelligence

28:19 Outro

Welcome to Voices from the SBS Summit Season 2. In this first episode, Stephanie Jaros, Director of Research for the Department of Defense’s Counter-Insider Threat Program, talks with Dr. Gail Stern, Co-Founder of Catharsis Productions, about the research on disparagement humor and prejudiced norm theory, and how this relates to security and workforce protection. To watch Dr. Gail Stern’s C-InT SBS Summit 2021 Keynote video, visit www.SBSSummit.com.

To read more about Dr. Gail Stern, please visit: https://sbssummit.com/speaker/dr-gail-stern/

To learn more about disparagement humor, please visit:

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/330968372_Jokes_and_Humor_in_Intergroup_Relations

In this episode, Dr. Kristin Schneider, a licensed clinical psychologist and behavioral research scientist with the Threat Lab, talks to Dr. Nicole Alford about inclusivity within organizations and how this relates to security and workforce protection.

To watch Dr. Nicole Alford’s C-InT SBS Summit 2021 video, visit www.SBSSummit.com

To read more about Dr. Nicole Alford, please visit:

https://sbssummit.com/speaker/dr-nicole-alford/

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00:00 Introduction

01:46 Why it’s important to address and promote inclusivity within organizations

07:01 Embracing change

12:33 Cultural factors

24:18 Stop viewing change and diversity as a threat

31:19 Outro

In this episode, Dr. Jennifer Dewey, a project manager with the Threat Lab, talks to Dr. Adam Trexler, Senior Data Scientist and Director of Defense and Intelligence with Elder Research, about lessons learned on detecting and mitigating bias in the counter-insider threat space and how this relates to security and workforce protection.

To watch Dr. Adam Trexler’s C-InT SBS Summit 2021 video, visit www.SBSSummit.com

To read more about Dr. Adam Trexler please visit:

https://sbssummit.com/speaker/adam-trexler/

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00:00 Introduction

01:43 Most prevalent biases 

02:25 Data analytics and models

05:20 Biases and Insider Threat

15:40 Positive biases

17:51 Statistical bias and data

27:38 Data visualization and workforce protection

31:41 Outro