Trusted CI Fellowship. It's go time - send in your application!

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Trusted CI Fellowship. It's go time - send in your applicatio

"The fellowship made me think about systems and how people make decisions that they make.” Discover how one social psychologist's perspective on cybercrime prevention was transformed through the Trusted CI Fellows Program. Tonya Davis, Assistant Professor at Alabama A&M University, shares her journey from understanding motivations behind cybercrime to exploring ways to prevent them. Learn how this fellowship not only broadened her research but also opened doors to new collaborations in the mental health field. The deadline for fellowship applications is Thursday, July 31, 2025. Click here to apply for the program.     Trusted CI: Past Fellow Spotlight                       Informing Therapists, Protecting the Vulnerable     Tonya Davis, 2020 Trusted CI Fellow As a social psychologist, Tonya Davis, Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology and Counseling at Alabama A&M University, often thinks about private decision-making and the many motivations for people to commit cyber crimes. However, before becoming a Trusted CI Fellow, she did not necessarily consider the various ways these crimes could be prevented, even in the mental health field. However, the Trusted CI Fellows Program not only informed her thinking about security in the field of counseling, but it also expanded her own research and offered her new opportunities for collaborations.  Professor Davis now teaches her graduate counseling students, particularly those engaging with geriatric populations, about cybersecurity in the context of telemental health counseling and therapy. “We tell our students now... read more.         Fellows Application Now Open We are pleased to feature the call for applications for our 2025 Trusted CI Fellowship. Another cohort of fellows will receive training from and work closely with Trusted CI to expand their understanding of trustworthy science and further empower the NSF community to secure its research. In 2025, we will relaunch the Fellows program based on feedback from past Fellows to enhance the experience for all. Trusted CI, the NSF Cybersecurity Center of Excellence, is made up of cybersecurity experts who have spent decades working with science and engineering communities. They have an established track record of usable, high-quality solutions suited to the needs of those communities. The team draws from the best operational practices and includes leaders in the research and development of new methodologies and high-quality implementations.   You can learn more about Trusted CI by visiting this website. Click here to learn more about the Fellows program and to view our past Fellows.