A consortium of researchers dedicated to improving the understanding of the human causes and consequences of terrorism
START People
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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Daniel Smith |
Senior Research Specialist, START |
Investigator, Staff | University of Maryland |
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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 |
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Sarah Spalding |
Researcher/Analyst, START |
Research Affiliate | University of Maryland |
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John Stevenson |
Senior Researcher, START |
Investigator, Research Affiliate | University of Maryland |
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Brandon Sullivan |
Assistant Professor |
Research Affiliate, Terrorism Research Awardee | Michigan State University |
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Jeannette Sutton |
Senior Research Associate at the Trauma Health and Hazards Center |
Research Affiliate | University of Colorado, Colorado Springs |
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Susan Szmania |
Research Affiliate, START |
Research Affiliate | University of Maryland |
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Audrey Tetteh |
ICONS Associate Director & Education Program Director |
Investigator, Staff | University of Maryland |
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Terence Thornberry |
Professor of Crimimology and Criminal Justice |
Investigator, Research Affiliate | University of Maryland |
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Kathleen Tierney |
Professor of Sociology |
Investigator, Research Affiliate | University of Colorado |
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Herbert Tinsley |
Senior Researcher, START |
Research Affiliate, Staff | University of Maryland |
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Roger Tourangeau |
Research Professor Emeritus |
Research Affiliate | University of Michigan |
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Monique Turner |
Media Project Coordinator |
Investigator, Research Affiliate | University of Maryland |
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Bert Useem |
Professor of Sociology |
Investigator, Research Affiliate | Purdue University |
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Elaine Vaughan |
Researcher of Psychology/Social Psychology |
Investigator, Research Affiliate | University of California, Irvine |
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Liz Wasden |
Undergraduate Education Coordinator, START |
Staff | University of Maryland |
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Peter Weinberger |
Senior Researcher, START |
Investigator, Research Affiliate, Staff | University of Maryland |
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Stevan Weine |
Professor of Psychiatry |
Investigator, Research Affiliate | University of Illinois at Chicago |
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David Weisburd |
Distinguished Professor and Walter E Meyer Professor of Law and Criminal Justice |
Investigator, Research Affiliate | George Mason University |
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Jonathan Wilkenfeld |
Director, ICONS Project, START Professor of Political Science and International Relations |
Investigator, Research Affiliate, Staff | University of Maryland |
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Margaret Wilson |
Senior Lecturer of Psychology |
Investigator, Research Affiliate | University of Surrey (UK) |
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Brian Wingenroth |
Research Software Architect, START |
Research Affiliate, Staff | University of Maryland |
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Michele Wood |
Assistant Professor of Health Science, Director CA-NV Public Health Training Center - Fullerton |
Investigator, Research Affiliate | California State University, Fullerton |
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Brady Woods |
GIS Analyst, START Doctoral Student, Center for Geospatial Information Science (CGIS) |
Research Affiliate | University of Maryland |
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Sue-Ming Yang |
Visiting Scholar, START |
Investigator, Research Affiliate | National Chung Cheng University |