Randy Borum

Randy Borum is a professor and coordinator of strategy and intelligence studies in the school of information at the University of South Florida and has taught at USF since 1999. He is author/coauthor of approximately 160 professional publications, has worked with three Directors of National Intelligence (DNI) on the Intelligence Science Board (ISB), served on the Defense Science Board Task Force on Understanding Human Dynamics, and is an instructor with the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) State and Local Anti-Terrorism Training (SLATT) Programs for Investigations and Intelligence.

He is a board-certified forensic psychologist, worked as a senior consultant to the U.S. Secret Service, and he has taught at the FBI Academy, Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC); JFK Special Warfare Center and School; Joint Special Operations University; the CIA; and the U.S. Army Intelligence Center and School. He serves as an advisor to the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit, National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime, FLETC Behavioral Science Division, and is listed on the United Nations’ Roster of Experts in Terrorism. He is the senior editor of the peer-reviewed Journal of Strategic Security.

Education Borum earned a Bachelor of Arts in psychology degree from James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia, in 1987, followed by a Master of Science degree in psychology from the Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Florida in 1991 and then a Doctor of Psychology in clinical psychology from Florida Institute of Technology in 1992. He was a postdoctoral fellow in forensic psychology at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center Law-Psychiatry program in 1993. In 1997 he was awarded an NIMH Research Fellowship in Mental Health Services, Systems, and Policy Research from the National Institute of Mental Health.

Awards and honors In 1996 Borum earned the Saleem Shah Award for Early Career Contributions to Practice in Psychology and Law. Following that the Florida Institute of Technology School of Psychology conferred to him its Outstanding Alumnus Award. .

Books

Ridgely, S., Borum, R., & Petrila, J. (2001). The effectiveness of involuntary outpatient treatment. Santa Monica, CA: RAND. Borum, R. (2004). Psychology of Terrorism. Tampa, FL: University of South Florida. (Monograph). Borum, R., Bartel, P., Forth, A. (2006). Manual for the Structured Assessment of Violence Risk in Youth (SAVRY). Odessa, FL: Psychological Assessment Resources. Borum, R. & Verhaagen, D. (2006). Assessing and managing violence risk in juveniles. New York: Guilford Press. Borum, R. (2010). The Science of Interpersonal Trust. McLean, Va: The MITRE Corporation/IARPA. Qatar International Academy for Security Studies (Principal Author) (2010). Risk reduction for countering violent extremism. Doha, Qatar: QIASS. Borum, R., Fein, R. & Vossekuil, B (2011). Risk Assessment for Terrorism: A Practitioner Oriented Review. Arc Project Working Paper: UK-US. Borum, R., Fein, R. & Vossekuil, B (2011). Lone Offender Terrorism: A Practitioner Oriented Review. Arc Project Working Paper: UK-US. Borum, R., Fein, R. & Vossekuil, B (2012). Psychology of Foreign Fighters: A Practitioner Oriented Review. Arc Project Working Paper: UK-US. Borum, R., Fein, R. & Vossekuil, B (2013). Abnormal Psychology & Terrorism: Advanced Literature Review. Arc Project Working Paper: UK-US