Through curricular and experiential learning, START educates, mentors and trains the next generation of national security scholars and practitioners.

2010-11 Fellowships

Post-Doctoral Fellows

Susan Fahey, “Political Instability and Terrorism”

Criminology, Stockton College

Mentor: Gary LaFree

Margath Walker, “Non-profit Organizations and the Impacts of Terrorism and Violence on the US-Mexico Border”

San Diego State University

Mentor: Shawn Flanigan

Pre-Doctoral Fellows

Liran Goldman, “Effects of Identity, Prototypicality and Relative Deprivation on Extreme Behaviors”

Psychology, Purchase College

Mentor: Anthony Lemieux

Erik Iverson, “Societal Responses to Terrorist Threats and Attacks”

Tufts University

Mentor: Kathleen Smarick

Tarra Jackson, “Predicting Snitching Behavior in Cases of Extremist Violence”

Criminology, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York

Mentor: Joshua Freilich

Ashmini Kerodal, “Apocalyptic Violence and U.S. Domestic Extremists: The Radicalization Process(es) of American Far-Rightists”

Criminology, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York

Mentor: Joshua Freilich

Aila Matanock, “Terrorist Group Participation in Elections”

Political Science, Stanford University

Mentor: Martha Crenshaw

Carlotta Minnella, “Western Counter-Terrorism Responses After 9/11: Cultural Dynamics, International Cooperation and Policy Adaptation”

Harvard Kennedy School, John F. Kennedy School of Government

Mentor: Peter Neumann

Angela Scholes, “Observable Behaviors Present in Political Assassination Incidents”

Psychology, University of Surrey (UK)

Mentor: Margaret Wilson

Ora Szekely, “Send Lawyers, Guns, and Money: Understanding Nonstate Actor Survival in the Middle East”

Political Science, McGill University

Mentor: Victor Asal

 

College Students

Undergraduate Students

  • Global Terrorism Studies Minor
  • Study Abroad
  • Online Courses
  • Internships

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Graduate Students

  • MPS in Security & Terrorism Studies
  • Graduate Certificate in Terrorism Analysis
  • Study Abroad
  • Summer/Winter Courses
  • Internships

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Professional Development

  • MPS in Security & Terrorism Studies
  • Graduate Certificate in Terrorism Analysis
  • Online Courses
  • Training

 

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