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 T W Y

Name	Job Title	Role	Research Areas
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
Madeline Romm	Researcher/Project Manager, START	Researcher	Resilience, Risk Communication
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
Aaron Safer-Lichtenstein	Analyst, Government Accountability Office	Researcher	Individual Behavior, Crime and Terrorism, Radical Beliefs and Behavior
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
Steve Sin	Director, Unconventional Weapons and Technology (UWT) Subject Matter Expert Instructor, National Center for Security & Preparedness	Investigator, Staff	Crime and Terrorism, Counterterrorism, Radiological and Nuclear Threats
Brent Smith	Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice Director of Terrorism Research Center (TRC) in Fulbright College	Investigator
Audrey Tetteh	ICONS Associate Director & Education Program Director	Investigator, Staff
Herbert Tinsley	Analyst, Government Accountability Office	Researcher	Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements, Counterterrorism, Chemical and Biological Threats, Radiological and Nuclear Threats, Radical Beliefs and Behavior
Rhyner Washburn	Cyber Intelligence Researcher, START	Researcher, Staff	Counterterrorism