Voices from the SBS Summit
By The ThreatLab
Voices from the SBS SummitNov 01, 2022
Modelling Moral Injury and Incivility in Group Settings
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
Critical Thinking
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
Cognitive Immunity
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
Inclusivity and Diversity within Organizations
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
The Insider Threat of Violent Extremist Culture on Military Culture
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
Detecting and Mitigating Bias with Dr. Adam Trexler
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
Attitudinal Inoculation and Preventing Radicalization with Dr Kurt Braddock
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:
Disparagement Humor and Prejudiced Norm Theory, with Gail Stern
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
Sexual Violence, Workplace Climate, & Individual Resilience
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/
Cultural Acceptance of PTSD/Trauma within Military & Law Enforcement Organizations
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:
Promoting Post-Event Organizational and Individual Resilience
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:
Can We Change Our Character
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:
What Security Officers Need to Know About Probability
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:
No Tolerance for Zero Tolerance
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.