On Tuesday, March 29, 2022, The University of Texas at Austin's Intelligence Studies Project, Strauss Center for International Security and Law and Clements Center for National Security will host Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) psychologist Dr. Ursula M. Wilder for a talk: "The Psychology of Espionage and Leaking." Dr. Bianca Adair, UT-Austin's CIA Resident Intelligence Officer, will moderate.
** Only pre-submitted questions will be considered during the Q&A. Please pre-submit your name and question(s) by Tuesday, March 22 to intelligencestudies@austin.utexas.edu.
** Advance registration is required. Photography and/or recording at the event will be prohibited.
The event sponsors follow the University of Texas's public health related policies. There is an inherent risk of exposure to viruses and other health threats in any public space. Attendees voluntarily assume all associated risks. All UT guidelines and FAQs about COVID-19 can be found at Protect Texas Together.
BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Ursula M. Wilder is a clinical psychologist who has served at the CIA for 25 years in medical, operational and analytic functions. Key assignments have included CIA's Counterintelligence Center, Counterterrorism Center, the National Counterterrorism Center, CIA's Sherman Kent School of Intelligence Analysis, and a CIA medical and psychological unit in the Directorate of Analysis. Wilder was a federal executive fellow at the Brookings Institution (2012–13), where she studied counterterrorism psychology and was recently awarded a Deputy Director of CIA Fellowship to study neuroscience and cyberpsychology, housed in CIA's Center for the Study of Intelligence. Wilder was the first woman psychologist promoted to the Senior Intelligence Service at CIA and was awarded the George H.W. Bush Award for Excellence in Counterterrorism for her work in operations and the Sherman Kent Award for her contributions to the academic literature and scholarship on intelligence.