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Jody Jacobs (Fed)

Computer Scientist in the Visualization and Usability Group

jody.jacobs [at] nist.gov (Jody Jacobs )is a Computer Scientist in the Human-Centered Technologies Group at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Her research interests include user susceptibility to phishing attacks, security adoption, and security awareness. Previously she spent over 20 years working in the private sector in security networking, network and systems operations, and business continuity. She was a member of the NIST FISMA team, which produces security standards and guidelines required by Congressional legislation.  She has a B.S. in Environmental Science from the University of Rochester and an M.S. in Information Systems from Strayer University.

 

 

 

 

Awards

Department of Commerce Gold Medal 2023

Publications

U.S. Election Expert Perspectives on End-to-End Verifiable Voting Systems

Author(s)
Julie Haney, Shanee Dawkins, Sandra Prettyman, Mary Theofanos, Kristen Greene, Kristin Koskey, Jody Jacobs
By using cryptographic techniques, end-to-end verifiable (E2EV) voting systems have been proposed as a way to increase voter trust and confidence in elections...
Created October 9, 2019, Updated February 10, 2025
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