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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Vera Mironova |
Visiting Fellow |
Researcher | |
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Amy Pate |
START Executive Director and Research Director |
Investigator, Staff | Violent Groups and Movements, Crime and Terrorism, Counterterrorism |
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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 |
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Sean Doody |
Senior Researcher, START |
Investigator, Staff | Violent Groups and Movements, Radical Beliefs and Behavior |
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Egle Murauskaite |
Senior Researcher & Simulation Developer, ICONS Project, START |
Researcher | Radiological and Nuclear Threats |
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Madeline Romm |
Researcher/Project Manager, START |
Researcher | Resilience, Risk Communication |
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Elena Akers |
Researcher/Junior Data Collection Manager, START |
Researcher, Staff | Violent Groups and Movements, Individual Behavior, Crime and Terrorism, Radical Beliefs and Behavior |
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Sheehan Kane |
Researcher/Data Collection Manager, START |
Researcher, Staff | Violent Groups and Movements, Crime and Terrorism, Counterterrorism |
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Jacob Loewner |
Researcher, START |
Researcher, Staff | Terrorism and Society |
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Martha Crenshaw |
Researcher, Political Science/International Relations |
Investigator | Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements |