A Department of Homeland Security Emeritus 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

All Affiliated Researchers

Within the START website, "Investigators" are defined as those who have served as Principal Investigators on START funded projects. "Affiliated Researchers" are defined as those who have served as a Principal Investigator or Researcher on START funded projects.

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A B C D E F G I J K L M P R S W Y

Name	Job Title	Role	Research Areas
Anthony Lemieux	Associate Professor of Communication and Lead Researcher of the Transcultural Conflict and Violence Program	Investigator	Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements, Individual Behavior, Countering Violent Extremism, Radical Beliefs and Behavior
Steven Chermak	Associate Professor of Criminology	Investigator
Victor Asal	Associate Professor of Political Science and Chair of Public Administration	Investigator	Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements, Crime and Terrorism, Counterterrorism, Chemical and Biological Threats, Radiological and Nuclear Threats
R. Karl Rethemeyer	Associate Professor of Public Administration & Policy	Investigator	Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements, Counterterrorism, Chemical and Biological Threats, Radiological and Nuclear Threats
Peter Simi	Associate Professor, Chapman University Director, Earl Babbie Research Center	Investigator	Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements, Individual Behavior, Crime and Terrorism, Countering Violent Extremism, Radical Beliefs and Behavior, Deradicalization, Disengagement
Gary Ackerman	Associate Professor, SUNY Albany	Investigator	Violent Groups and Movements, Individual Behavior, Chemical and Biological Threats, Radiological and Nuclear Threats, Radical Beliefs and Behavior
Rhyner Washburn	Cyber Intelligence Researcher, START	Researcher, Staff	Counterterrorism
William Braniff	Department Chair, START Director Professor of the Practice, University of Maryland Editorial Board, International Centre for Counter-Terrorism - The Hague Research Advisory Board, RESOLVE Network Independent Advisory Committee (IAC), Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT) International Advisory Board, Hedayah Center	Investigator, Staff	Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements, Counterterrorism, Countering Violent Extremism, Radical Beliefs and Behavior
Gina Scott Ligon	Director of National Counterterrorism Innovation, Technology, and Education Center (NCITE); Jack and Stephanie Koraleski Professor of Collaboration Science, UNO	Investigator	Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements
Nathan Meehan	Director of Research and Development, Second Sight Training Systems, LLC	Investigator	Resilience