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 W Y

Name	Job Title	Role	Research Areas
Thomas Guarrieri	Director of Undergraduate Studies Assistant Research Scientist, Unconventional Weapons & Technology (UWT) Division, START	Researcher, Staff	Violent Groups and Movements, Crime and Terrorism, Counterterrorism, Radiological and Nuclear Threats
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
Arie Kruglanski	Distinguished Professor of Psychology	Investigator
Benjamin Evans	Faculty Research Assistant, Global Terrorism Database, START	Researcher, Staff	Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements
Jonathan Wilkenfeld	Founding Director, ICONS Project, START Research Professor	Investigator, Staff
Gary LaFree	Founding Director, START; Chair, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice	Investigator	Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements, Crime and Terrorism, Countering Violent Extremism, Radical Beliefs and Behavior
Marcus A. Boyd	Geospatial Research Unit (GRU) Director, START Director of Graduate Studies, START	Investigator, Staff	Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements, Crime and Terrorism, Radiological and Nuclear Threats, Radical Beliefs and Behavior
Samuel D. Henkin	Geospatial Research Unit (GRU) Researcher, START	Researcher, Staff	Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements, Individual Behavior, Crime and Terrorism, Counterterrorism, Countering Violent Extremism, Radical Beliefs and Behavior, Deradicalization, Disengagement
Bo Jiang	Graduate Research Assistant, START	Researcher	Crime and Terrorism, Counterterrorism