A Department of Homeland Security Center of Excellence led by the University of Maryland

A consortium of researchers dedicated to improving the understanding of the human causes and consequences of terrorism

START People

START has built a team which reflects our multidisciplinary approach, bringing together individuals from a wide range of academic and methodological backgrounds. In addition to conducting research, the START headquarters team provides administrative support and transition and outreach opportunities for the Consortium researchers. The organization's leadership includes:

Gary LaFree, Director, 301-405-6600, infostart@start.umd.edu

William Braniff, Executive Director, 301-405-4022, braniff@start.umd.edu

The START headquarters staff list is below. This includes both administrative staff and researchers based at START. To see a complete list of Investigators (those who have served as Principal Investigators on START funded projects) and/or All Affiliated Researchers (both Principal Investigators and Other Researchers who have worked on START projects), change the selection in the "Role " drop down on the right.

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Name	Job Title	Role	Institution
Rashmi Singh	Associate Professor	Investigator, Research Affiliate	The Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais
Kathleen Smarick	Special Adviser to the Director, START	Investigator, Research Affiliate	University of Maryland
Brent Smith	Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice Director of Terrorism Research Center (TRC) in Fulbright College	Investigator	University of Arkansas
Daniel Smith	Senior Research Specialist, START	Investigator, Staff	University of Maryland
Sarah Spalding	Researcher/Analyst, START	Research Affiliate	University of Maryland
John Stevenson	Senior Researcher, START	Investigator, Research Affiliate	University of Maryland
Brandon Sullivan	Assistant Professor	Research Affiliate, Terrorism Research Awardee	Michigan State University
Jeannette Sutton	Director, Risk and Disaster Communication Center, University of Kentucky Assistant Professor, Department of Communication, University of Kentucky	Research Affiliate	n/a
Susan Szmania	Research Affiliate, START	Research Affiliate	University of Maryland
Audrey Tetteh	ICONS Associate Director & Education Program Director	Investigator, Staff	University of Maryland
Terence Thornberry	Professor of Crimimology and Criminal Justice	Investigator, Research Affiliate	University of Maryland
Kathleen Tierney	Professor of Sociology	Investigator, Research Affiliate	University of Colorado
Herbert Tinsley	Senior Researcher, START	Research Affiliate, Staff	University of Maryland
Roger Tourangeau	Research Professor Emeritus	Research Affiliate	University of Michigan
Monique Turner	Media Project Coordinator	Investigator, Research Affiliate	University of Maryland
Bert Useem	Professor of Sociology	Investigator, Research Affiliate	Purdue University
Elaine Vaughan	Researcher of Psychology/Social Psychology	Investigator, Research Affiliate	University of California, Irvine
Liz Wasden	Undergraduate Education Coordinator, START	Staff	University of Maryland
Peter Weinberger	Technical Advisor, Resonance Global	Research Affiliate	University of Maryland
Stevan Weine	Professor of Psychiatry	Investigator, Research Affiliate	University of Illinois at Chicago
David Weisburd	Distinguished Professor and Walter E Meyer Professor of Law and Criminal Justice	Investigator, Research Affiliate	George Mason University
Jonathan Wilkenfeld	Director, ICONS Project, START Professor of Political Science and International Relations	Investigator, Research Affiliate, Staff	University of Maryland
Margaret Wilson	Senior Lecturer of Psychology	Investigator, Research Affiliate	University of Surrey (UK)
Brian Wingenroth	Research Software Architect, START	Research Affiliate, Staff	University of Maryland
Michele Wood	Assistant Professor of Health Science, Director CA-NV Public Health Training Center - Fullerton	Investigator, Research Affiliate	California State University, Fullerton