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.
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Job Title | Role | Research Areas | |
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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 |
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Katherine Worboys Izsak |
Academic Director, UMD College of Information (iSchool) |
Investigator | Countering Violent Extremism, Resilience |
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Katy Lindquist |
Senior Researcher, START |
Researcher, Staff | Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements, Counterterrorism, Countering Violent Extremism, Radical Beliefs and Behavior |
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Kurt Braddock |
Assistant Professor, American University |
Researcher | Violent Groups and Movements, Individual Behavior, Countering Violent Extremism, Radical Beliefs and Behavior, Deradicalization, Disengagement |
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Laura Dugan |
Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice |
Investigator | Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements, Crime and Terrorism, Counterterrorism, Countering Violent Extremism, Disengagement |
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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 |
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Margaret Wilson |
Senior Lecturer of Psychology |
Investigator | |
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Markus Binder |
Project Manager/Researcher, START |
Investigator, Staff | Individual Behavior, Chemical and Biological Threats |
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Martha Crenshaw |
Researcher, Political Science/International Relations |
Investigator | Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements |
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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 |