Dr. Nicole Drumhiller is an experienced global security professional and researcher with expertise in threat management, political psychology, intelligence, and global security. She holds a PhD in Political Science from Washington State University, with specializations in Political Psychology, International Security, and International Relations. Additionally, she is a Certified Threat Manager with the Association of Threat Assessment Professionals. Some of her recent publications include “Adaptation in Intelligence Organisations: Human Factor Considerations “ (forthcoming), “Women in Intelligence: Historic Insights, Contemporary Challenges, and Future Directions” (2025), “Warning Intelligence and High Consequence Environments: A Comparative Assessment to Integrate Human Factors to Support Warning Analysis” (2024, republished as a book chapter in 2025), The Academic-Practitioner Divide in Intelligence Studies (2022, co-edited), among other articles on political leadership behavior and threat assessment. She has researched extremism in the United States, Europe, and the Middle East. Her work often explores themes involving control, manipulation, group behavior, leadership decision-making, and intelligence. Dr. Drumhiller currently serves as an investigator within Washington State University’s Compliance and Civil Rights office. She also serves as a Senior Global Security Analyst at MonarchGSA and is a part-time faculty member in the Doctoral Research Department at the American College of Education. Previously, she served as Dean and Associate Dean at the American Public University System’s School of Security and Global Studies, and has taught courses on espionage/counterespionage, deception and disinformation, intelligence analysis, and national security decision-making. She co-founded the IntelHub, an online international intelligence consortium, and holds leadership positions within the International Studies Association’s Intelligence Studies Section and ABSA International’s Distance Learning Committee and serves as a board member and researcher with the Lauren McCluskey Foundation.Toggle – Nicole Drumhiller
Dr. Nicole Drumhiller is an experienced global security professional and researcher with expertise in threat management, political psychology, intelligence, and global security. She holds a PhD in Political Science from Washington State University, with specializations in Political Psychology, International Security, and International Relations. Additionally, she is a Certified Threat Manager with the Association of Threat Assessment Professionals. Some of her recent publications include “Adaptation in Intelligence Organisations: Human Factor Considerations “ (forthcoming), “Women in Intelligence: Historic Insights, Contemporary Challenges, and Future Directions” (2025), “Warning Intelligence and High Consequence Environments: A Comparative Assessment to Integrate Human Factors to Support Warning Analysis” (2024, republished as a book chapter in 2025), The Academic-Practitioner Divide in Intelligence Studies (2022, co-edited), among other articles on political leadership behavior and threat assessment. She has researched extremism in the United States, Europe, and the Middle East. Her work often explores themes involving control, manipulation, group behavior, leadership decision-making, and intelligence. Dr. Drumhiller currently serves as an investigator within Washington State University’s Compliance and Civil Rights office. She also serves as a Senior Global Security Analyst at MonarchGSA and is a part-time faculty member in the Doctoral Research Department at the American College of Education. Previously, she served as Dean and Associate Dean at the American Public University System’s School of Security and Global Studies, and has taught courses on espionage/counterespionage, deception and disinformation, intelligence analysis, and national security decision-making. She co-founded the IntelHub, an online international intelligence consortium, and holds leadership positions within the International Studies Association’s Intelligence Studies Section and ABSA International’s Distance Learning Committee and serves as a board member and researcher with the Lauren McCluskey Foundation.Share This Story, Choose Your Platform!
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