Victoria Romero

"Dr. Victoria Romero leads research programs focused on applying current and emerging research from data science, neuroscience and human behavior to improve our ability to assess, understand, predict, and influence behavior.

Most recently, Victoria was the Principal Investigator on an effort under DARPA’s Memex program to apply cutting edge data science to mine the dark web for evidence of illicit behavior.Previously, she was the PI on DARPA's Narrative Networks program, pushing the neuroscience of influence, and the development of sensors and software to predict and assess the effectiveness of influence messaging. She was also the Principal Investigator of a multi-disciplinary effort under IARPA's SHARP program to develop neuroscience-based interventions to improve reasoning and problem-solving capabilities. Additionally, she was the the Principal Investigator on an effort for the Air Force Research Laboratories aimed at modeling and measuring optimal neural activity among cyber analysts and operators. She is on the faculty of the US Marketing Communications College, a course taught annually at the Foreign Service Institute to assist FSOs in understanding and applying principles of marketing and persuasion.

Victoria is a member of the international Influence Advisory Panel (http://www.x-iap.com/), which acts as an advisory panel for government institutions that are interested in developing their own influence capabilities. Victoria is an active member in the Association for Psychological Science (APS) and the Society for Neuroscience (SFN).

Victoria received her B.A. in Psychology from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and her M.A. and Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology from the Claremont Graduate University."

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