From Confidentiality to Collaboration: Evolving Threat Assessment Practices in a Changing World

Threat assessment is not just about data—it’s about people. Every piece of information we gather belongs to someone, and how we use it can profoundly impact lives. In this session, we’ll explore how the Office of Threat Assessment navigates the evolving landscape of privacy, technology, and political polarization while maintaining ethical integrity. Attendees will learn strategies for balancing confidentiality with confidence-building, fostering collaborative relationships and human-centered prevention efforts in an AI-driven world. 

Moni Marcelo serves as the director of the Office of Threat Assessment at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where she oversees behavioral threat assessment and management efforts across the main campus, a primary and laboratory high school, and a regional commuter airport. In this role, Moni provides consultation to reporting parties and leads coordination and outreach efforts to ensure concerns are appropriately assessed and monitored. She is a Certified Master Trainer through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and an active member of the Association of Threat Assessment Professionals (ATAP), currently serving as Secretary for the ATAP Great Lakes Chapter. Moni is also the co-founder and current President of the Higher Education Threat Assessment Alliance (HETAA), an international network of professionals dedicated to advancing threat assessment practices in higher education.