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 T W Y

Name	Job Title	Role	Research Areas
Emily West	Faculty Specialist, Global Terrorism Database (GTD)	Researcher, Staff	Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements, Countering Violent Extremism
Erin Miller	GTD Program Manager, START	Investigator, Staff	Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements, Counterterrorism, Countering Violent Extremism, Deradicalization, Disengagement
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
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
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
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
Jacob Loewner	Researcher, START	Researcher, Staff	Terrorism and Society
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
Jonathan Wilkenfeld	Founding Director, ICONS Project, START Research Professor	Investigator, Staff
Joseph Oudin	Senior Faculty Specialist Global Terrorism Database (GTD) Researcher, START	Researcher, Staff	Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements, Crime and Terrorism