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.

Last Names Starting With:
Name Job Title Role Research Areas
person-default Megan Rutter Researcher, START Researcher, Staff Violent Groups and Movements, Crime and Terrorism, Countering Violent Extremism, Chemical and Biological Threats, Radiological and Nuclear Threats
person-default 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 S. Sin Steve S. Sin, Ph.D. Associate Research Scientist & Director, Unconventional & Asymmetric Threats Division
Adjunct Professorial Lecturer, School of International Service, American University
Adjunct Instructor for Forensic Sciences, Oklahoma State University
Chief Academic Officer, Platinum East 		Investigator, Staff Individual Behavior, Crime and Terrorism, Counterterrorism, Chemical and Biological Threats, Radiological and Nuclear Threats
Brent Smith Brent Smith Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice
Director of Terrorism Research Center (TRC) in Fulbright College 		Investigator
Tinsley_Herbert 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
Louis M. Wasser Louis M. Wasser Assistant Research Scientist, START Researcher, Staff
Stevan_Weine Stevan Weine Professor of Psychiatry Investigator Terrorism and Society, Counterterrorism, Countering Violent Extremism, Resilience
Jonathan Jonathan Wilkenfeld Founding Director, ICONS Project, START
Research Professor 		Investigator, Staff
person-default Alexandra Williams Junior Researcher Researcher, Staff Violent Groups and Movements, Countering Violent Extremism, Chemical and Biological Threats, Radiological and Nuclear Threats
person-default Margaret Wilson Affiliated Faculty, Course Director of the MSc in Forensic Psychology Investigator