Cortney Weinbaum

When word spread that RAND researchers were studying neurodiversity in the national security workforce, @cortney_dc's phone started ringing. Individual employees and military service members wanted to be interviewed about their own experiences. bit.ly/3XUiTXP

"Archaic U.S. military and federal policies, combined with decades-old understandings about autism spectrum disorder, create an environment where people hide their autism and other cognitive diagnoses." — @cortney_dc bit.ly/3O1saZB

My team set out to examine whether neurodiversity...would offer benefits to US national security. We found archaic US military & federal policies...create an environment where people hide their autism. – Cortney Weinbaum @RANDCorporation militarytimes.com/opinion/2023/0…

In national security, autism is in the closet. Here’s why. militarytimes.com/opinion/2023/0…

"Autistic soldiers, and soldiers with other neurodivergent diagnoses, are already serving on active duty, in many cases in secret—hiding their diagnoses from the Army—and I know this because they called to tell me." Insights from RAND's @cortney_dc: mwi.usma.edu/an-autistic-so…

An Autistic Soldier Wants You to Read This mwi.usma.edu/an-autistic-so…

An Autistic Soldier Wants You to Read This | @cortney_dc mwi.usma.edu/an-autistic-so…

An Autistic Soldier Wants You To Read This mwi.usma.edu/an-autistic-so…

@stevesilberman @RANDCorporation Thank you so much, Steve. And thank you for serving as an external peer reviewer for this study. My co-authors and I are honored to have had your feedback in this study.

This is a new landmark @RANDCorporation report on the importance of hiring and retaining #neurodivergent people to enhance national security. It's freely downloadable. Also, register for a free online talk tomorrow: #neurodiversity rand.org/events/2023/03…

@Bosenibamwe3 @RANDCorporation Our maps only show weapons purchased between 2018-2021. Rather than showing a country's entire inventory, we were tracking new transactions. Did Uganda receive an Su-30 during those years? According to this article, their Su-30s are much older: eurasiantimes.com/india-to-help-…

@RANDCorporation @cortney_dc You missed something here. Uganda is a proud recipient of Sukhoi 30...hence they have Russian weapon systems

Where are China and Russia exporting military and security in Africa? RAND's @cortney_dc and colleagues have mapped the spread of Chinese and Russian influence across the continent. bit.ly/3PYrepi

He has been waiting for this moment his whole life 😂