About the Authors

Melissa Kay Diliberti is an associate policy researcher at RAND. Diliberti has a Ph.D. in policy analysis, a master of public policy, and a B.A. in political science and international studies.

Pauline Moore is a senior political scientist in the Defense and Political Sciences Department at RAND and a professor of policy analysis at Pardee RAND Pardee Graduate School. She has a Ph.D. in international relations.

Brian A. Jackson is a senior physical scientist at RAND. He holds a Ph.D. in bioinorganic chemistry and an M.A. in science, technology, and public policy.

Kelsey Morris is an education program specialist for the U.S. Secret Service’s NTAC. He has an Ed.D. in educational leadership and an EdSp in PK–12 educational leadership and administration.

Wade Buckland is a researcher for the U.S. Secret Service’s NTAC. He holds a master of teaching in special education and a master’s degree in research methodology.

Lina Alathari is the chief of the U.S. Secret Service’s NTAC, where she oversees the center’s targeted violence behavioral research program. She has a Ph.D. in cognitive neuropsychology.

Steven Driscoll is assistant chief (outreach) of the U.S. Secret Service’s NTAC. He has a master’s degree in education and a bachelor’s degree in criminology.

Diana Drysdale is assistant chief (research) of the U.S. Secret Service’s NTAC. She has a master’s degree in international policy studies.

Jacquelyn Glidden is a social science research specialist at the U.S. Secret Service’s NTAC. She has a Ph.D. in human development and quantitative methodology.