In recognition of her visionary efforts to promote the value of the psychological and behavioral sciences as they apply to our counter-terrorism, homeland security, and national security interests. In the aftermath of September 11, 2001, she served as APA’s senior scientist, and later as assistant director of Social, Behavioral, and Educational Sciences for the White House Science Advisor. During her tenure, Susan Brandon was instrumental in convening a unique series of workshops bringing social scientists together with operational personnel to discuss unmet needs and research opportunities on topics that included the social psychology of counter-terrorism, the detection of deception, the phenomenology of intuition, and suicide bombings. Recognizing the need for a coherent approach to research on these and related topics across the federal government and as a stalwart advocate for scientific psychology, Brandon nurtured a Cabinet-level effort to establish research priorities in the social, behavioral and economic sciences for combating terrorism on behalf of the National Science and Technology Council. The report, under development for 18 months and finally released earlier this year, has no parallel in other scientific disciplines and will serve as a lasting legacy to Brandon’s perseverance, dedication, and commitment to counter-terrorism research.