The list of things that spin my wheels is neither comprehensive nor exhaustive, so this is but a few:
AREAS OF INTEREST
Social Environment of the Dark Web
Information/Narrative Warfare
Trust and credibility in semantic environments
Social media during extreme events
Crisis communication in social media
Competitive Intelligence/Business Intelligence
RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITIES
Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management (ISCRAM)
The Intelligence National Security Alliance (INSA)
WyCy - Women in Cybersecurity
Researchers of the Socio-Technical
EDUCATION
Doctor of Philosophy in Information Sciences and Technology,
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania
TEACHING
- Dark Web Analytics
- Social Media Analytics
- Writing for Intelligence
- Cyber Intelligence
- Technology Applications for Intelligence Analysis
- Introduction to Intelligence Studies
- Intelligence for Business
- Intelligence Methods & Analysis
- Social Media Intelligence & Analysis (undergraduate)
- Social Media Intelligence & Analysis (graduate)
- Security and Risk Analysis
- Using Semantic Technology in Creating Intelligence Products (Department of Defense)
RESEARCH APPOINTMENTS
- Visiting Faculty, The Depart of Energy at Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington (Summer 2016)
- Graduate Researcher, DecepNet (2011-2014), College of Information Sciences and Technology, The Pennsylvania State University
- Graduate Researcher, NC2iF (2010-2011), College of Information Sciences and Technology, The Pennsylvania State University
- Project Leader, Center for Intelligence Research and Training (2008-2010), Tom Ridge School of Intelligence Studies, Mercyhurst University
INTERNSHIPS
- The Pew Internet & American Life Project, The Pew Research Center, Washington DC, 2011
CONFERENCES
- Presenter, ISCRAM, Albi, France, May 2017
- Women in Intelligence Conference (organizer), James Madison University, April 2017
- MisInfoCon, MIT Media Labs, February 2017
- Program Committee, Papers Chair, ISCRAM 2016
- Presenter, The Quebec International Sail Training and Tall Ships Conference, Quebec City, Canada, 2016
- Panelist, The Global Intelligence Forum, Dungarvan, Ireland, 2015
- Presenter, Tall Ships America Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA, 2015
- Presenter, Tall Ships America Annual Conference, San Diego, CA, 2014
- Student Organizer, ISCRAM 2014, State College, PA
- PhD Colloqium, Poster, Presenter, ISCRAM 2013, Baden-Baden, Germany
- Presenter, Tall Ships America Annual Conference, Erie, PA, 2013
- Presenter, SPIE DSS, Baltimore, MD, 2012
- Poster: Assessing Trust and Credibility in Microblogs, CRA-W, Boston, MA, 2012
- Poster: Evaluating the Performance of Demographic Targeting Based on Gender in Keyword Advertising (Honorable Mention), College of IST at Pennsylvania State University iSyposium, 2011
- Mercyhurst Global Intelligence Forum (organizer), 2010
AWARDS
- Distinguished Service Award, Information Systems for Crisis Responders and Managers, May 2016
- Women of Distinction, College of Information Sciences and Technology, Pennsylvania State University, 2012
- The Harold and Maria Ransburg Scholarship (Graduate), Association of Former Intelligence Officers, 2010
