A consortium of researchers dedicated to improving the understanding of the human causes and consequences of terrorism
Investigators
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.
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Marcus A. Boyd |
Senior Researcher, GIS, START Director, Graduate Studies, START |
Investigator, Staff | Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements, Crime and Terrorism, Radiological and Nuclear Threats, Radical Beliefs and Behavior |
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Margaret Wilson |
Senior Lecturer of Psychology |
Investigator | |
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Markus Binder |
Project Manager/Researcher, START |
Investigator, Staff | Individual Behavior, Chemical and Biological Threats |
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Martha Crenshaw |
Researcher, Political Science/International Relations |
Investigator | Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements |
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Michael Egnoto |
Affiliated Researcher, START |
Investigator | Resilience, Risk Communication |
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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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Nathan Meehan |
Director of Research and Development, Second Sight Training Systems, LLC |
Investigator | Resilience |
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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 |
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Prabhakar Misra |
Professor of Physics |
Investigator | Terrorism and Society, Crime and Terrorism, Counterterrorism, Chemical and Biological Threats, Radiological and Nuclear Threats, Radical Beliefs and Behavior |
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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 |