A consortium of researchers dedicated to improving the understanding of the human causes and consequences of terrorism
Investigators
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.
Name Sort ascending | Job Title Sort ascending | Role | Research Areas | |
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William Braniff | Department Chair, START Director (on IPA) Professor of the Practice, University of Maryland |
Investigator, Staff | Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements, Counterterrorism, Countering Violent Extremism, Radical Beliefs and Behavior | |
Elizabeth Radziszewski | Associate Research Scientist, START | Investigator, Staff | Violent Groups and Movements, Counterterrorism, Countering Violent Extremism | |
Steve S. Sin, Ph.D. | Associate Research Scientist & Director, Unconventional Weapons & Technology Division Adjunct Professorial Lecturer, School of International Service, American University Adjunct Instructor for Forensic Sciences, Oklahoma State University Chief Academic Officer, Platinum East |
Investigator, Staff | Individual Behavior, Crime and Terrorism, Counterterrorism, Chemical and Biological Threats, Radiological and Nuclear Threats | |
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 | |
Peter Simi | Associate Professor, Chapman University Director, Earl Babbie Research Center |
Investigator | Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements, Individual Behavior, Crime and Terrorism, Countering Violent Extremism, Radical Beliefs and Behavior, Deradicalization, Disengagement | |
R. Karl Rethemeyer | Associate Professor of Public Administration & Policy | Investigator | Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements, Counterterrorism, Chemical and Biological Threats, Radiological and Nuclear Threats | |
Victor Asal | Associate Professor of Political Science and Chair of Public Administration | Investigator | Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements, Crime and Terrorism, Counterterrorism, Chemical and Biological Threats, Radiological and Nuclear Threats | |
Steven Chermak | Associate Professor of Criminology | Investigator | ||
Anthony Lemieux | Associate Professor of Communication and Lead Researcher of the Transcultural Conflict and Violence Program | Investigator | Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements, Individual Behavior, Countering Violent Extremism, Radical Beliefs and Behavior | |
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 |