Greg S. Weaver, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor and Co-Director of the Interdepartmental Graduate Program in Sociology at Auburn University's McCrary Institute. His research interests include lethal violence, substance use, and domestic/international threat groups. Since 2009, he has been a member of the reserve unit of the Lee County Sheriff's Office in Alabama. Dr. Weaver also holds certifications from the DoD/DSCU Ministry of Defense Advisors Certification Program and the CARVER Target Analysis and Vulnerability Assessment Training Program.
Marking the intersection between human decision-making and biosecurity, deliberate attacks present risks like the poisoning or adulteration of food products, or cyberattacks targeting control or process systems. Collectively, "cognitive security"—or protecting the human decision-making process—needs to be a consideration for industry, government, and academia as an element of food security.
