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


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.

Last Names Starting With:

A B C D E F G I J K L M P R S T W Y
Namesort descending Job Title Role Research Areas
Karina Panyan

Research Assistant, Global Terrorism Database (GTD), START

 Researcher, Staff Terrorism and Society, Crime and Terrorism, Countering Violent Extremism, Chemical and Biological Threats, Radiological and Nuclear Threats
Katherine Izsak Katherine Worboys Izsak

Academic Director, UMD College of Information (iSchool)

 Investigator Countering Violent Extremism, Resilience
Katy Lindquist

Senior Researcher, START

 Researcher, Staff Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements, Counterterrorism, Countering Violent Extremism, Radical Beliefs and Behavior
Kurt Braddock

Assistant Professor, American University

 Researcher Violent Groups and Movements, Individual Behavior, Countering Violent Extremism, Radical Beliefs and Behavior, Deradicalization, Disengagement
Laura Dugan Laura Dugan

Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice

 Investigator Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements, Crime and Terrorism, Counterterrorism, Countering Violent Extremism, Disengagement
Marcus A. Boyd

Senior Researcher, GIS, START

Director, Graduate Studies, START

 Investigator, Staff Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements, Crime and Terrorism, Radiological and Nuclear Threats, Radical Beliefs and Behavior
Margaret Wilson

Senior Lecturer of Psychology

 Investigator
Markus Binder

Project Manager/Researcher, START

 Investigator, Staff Individual Behavior, Chemical and Biological Threats
Martha Crenshaw Martha Crenshaw

Researcher, Political Science/International Relations

 Investigator Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements
Megan Rutter

Junior Researcher, START

 Researcher, Staff Violent Groups and Movements, Crime and Terrorism, Countering Violent Extremism, Chemical and Biological Threats, Radiological and Nuclear Threats

Pages