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Acting Editor-in-Chief

David Richmond, Ph.D. The Threat Lab, Defense Personnel and Security Research Center (PERSEREC)

David Richmond is a project director at the Defense Personnel and Security Research Center (PERSEREC). Dr. Richmond has been conducting personnel security and insider threat-related research at PERSEREC since 2002.

Associate Editors

William R. Claycomb, Ph.D., The CERT Division’s National Insider Threat Center, Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University

Bill Claycomb is a Principal Researcher for the CERT Division’s National Insider Threat Center, where he leads multidisciplinary projects related to cyber security and human behavior. His current research investigates novel techniques for detection, prevention, and mitigation of insider threats for government and industry. Dr Claycomb has conducted cyber security research since 1993, with efforts to improve biometric security systems. Since then, his portfolio of work has included a broad range of topics such as malware detection, cloud computing security, wireless and mobile security, enterprise architecture, digital rights enforcement, and identity management. Prior to joining the SEI, he pioneered early efforts for preventing insider attacks on enterprise information systems at Sandia National Laboratories. Bill has published numerous peer-reviewed conference and journal papers, served as Steering Committee Chair for the IEEE Workshop on Research for Insider Threats (WRIT), served as Associate Editor for a special issue on Insider Threats for the ACM Journal on Digital Threats – Research & Practice, and has served four times as a Program Chair-in-Chief for the IEEE Computer Society Computers, Software, and Applications Conference (COMPSAC).

Deborah Loftis, Ph.D., Office of the Director of National Intelligence
Deborah Loftis is the Chief of Behavioral Analysis Research at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence/National Counterintelligence Security Center.

Dr. Loftis is a licensed clinical psychologist and clinical neuropsychologist with over 20 years’ professional experience providing clinical, operational and consultative psychological services in national security and law enforcement settings. She is a subject matter expert in assessment, insider threat and operational psychology and has extensive experience supporting counterintelligence and security operations. Prior to her work in the federal government, Dr. Loftis was selected as the 2007-2008 American Psychological Association (APA)/American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Executive Branch Science Policy Fellow. As an Executive Branch fellow, Dr. Loftis oversaw the insider threat research portfolio at the Counterintelligence Field Activity (CIFA) agency where her work enabled her to apply her scientific expertise and technical skills to insider threat issues while improving communication between scientists and policymakers. Dr. Loftis received her Ph.D. from Texas A&M University in College Station, TX and completed her internship at the University of Miami School of Medicine in Miami, FL. She went on to complete a formal APPCN approved combined three-year Postdoctoral Residency in clinical neuropsychology and neurocognitive research at Children’s National Medical Center/George Washington University School of Medicine in Washington, DC. Dr. Loftis also served on the American Psychological Association (APA) Council of Representatives (COR), representing Division 40 - Society for Clinical Neuropsychology and as the APA Science Representative on the Committee on Early Career Psychologists. Dr. Loftis brings together a unique combination of national level experience as a clinical neuropsychologist, behavioral science researcher and national security psychologist.

Christine Noonan, LP.D., Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Christine Noonan is an applied social scientist and program manager at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), a U.S. Department of Energy National Laboratory. Originally trained as a cultural anthropologist, she has been researching, publishing, and presenting on insider risk and threat mitigation within critical infrastructure sectors for more than a decade. Dr. Noonan currently leads a diverse group of research staff who support international efforts and development of technical solutions needed to mitigate the risks of nuclear material acquisition by terrorists and other non-state actors. To prevent theft and sabotage of nuclear materials and facilities worldwide, the program partners with countries and international organizations to promote global nuclear security norms and standards; builds and sustains capabilities to prevent sabotage and the illicit use of weapons-usable nuclear materials; and addresses current, future, and emerging nuclear security threats, risks, and mitigation strategies. Previously she led PNNL’s Threat & Credibility Assessment Team comprised of social scientists, threat analysts, and polygraph examiners who provide assessment of the presence, credibility, and seriousness of threats to national security assets. She received a doctorate in Law and Policy from Northeastern University and has graduate degrees in intelligence, information science, and cultural anthropology. Dr. Noonan is a certified Project Management Professional and is an active member of the Association of Threat Assessment Professionals.

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