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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Role | Research Areas | |
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Jeff Gruenewald |
Associate Professor and Director of the Terrorism Research Center, University of Arkansas |
Investigator | Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements, Individual Behavior, Crime and Terrorism, Countering Violent Extremism, Radical Beliefs and Behavior |
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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 |
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Steven Chermak |
Associate Professor of Criminology |
Investigator | |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Rhyner Washburn |
Cyber Intelligence Researcher, START |
Researcher, Staff | Counterterrorism |
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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 |
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Nathan Meehan |
Director of Research and Development, Second Sight Training Systems, LLC |
Investigator | Resilience |