Rephael Houston International Positive Psychology Association 7th IPPA World Congress 2021

Rephael Houston

Rephael Houston is the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) RAND Fellow for 2020-2021. Before the fellowship, he worked at DHS within the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). There, Rephael is the CSAT IT Program Manager in the Office of Chemical Security. Before working for DHS, Rephael served in the US NAVY as a Surface Warfare Officer with tours in Norfolk, Virginia, and Yokosuka, Japan. His most recent tour was at the National Maritime Intelligence Center. In addition to these experiences, Rephael is a third-party mediator, coach, and resilience & peer support trainer. Rephael holds a Bachelor’s Degree in economics from the University of Maryland at College Park, a graduate certificate in conflict analysis and resolution from George Mason University, a Master’s Degree in strategic and national security studies from the Naval War College, a Master’s Degree in technology management from Georgetown University, and a Master’s Degree in applied positive psychology from the University of Pennsylvania. Rephael’s research interest is in cybersecurity policy, foreign affairs, human capital development, resilience and well-being.