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


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:

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Name Job Titlesort descending Role Research Areas
Photo of Joe Oudin Joseph Oudin

Senior Faculty Specialist

Global Terrorism Database (GTD) Researcher, START

 Researcher, Staff Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements, Crime and Terrorism
Egle Murauskaite

Senior Researcher & Simulation Developer, ICONS Project, START

 Researcher Radiological and Nuclear Threats
Michael Jensen

Senior Researcher, START

 Investigator, Staff Terrorism and Society, Individual Behavior, Crime and Terrorism, Counterterrorism, Countering Violent Extremism, Radical Beliefs and Behavior, Deradicalization, Disengagement
Michael Distler

Senior Researcher, START

 Researcher, Staff Crime and Terrorism
Amy Pate Amy Pate

START Executive Director and Research Director

 Investigator, Staff Violent Groups and Movements, Crime and Terrorism, Counterterrorism
Barnett Koven Barnett S. Koven

Training Director

Near-peer Competition Lead Researcher

Counterterrorism Lead Researcher

 Investigator, Staff Violent Groups and Movements, Crime and Terrorism, Counterterrorism, Countering Violent Extremism
Vera Mironova

Visiting Fellow

 Researcher

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