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

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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A B C D E F G I J K L M P R S W Y

Name	Job Title	Role	Research Areas
Brooke Liu	Professor of Communication and START Affiliated Faculty Member	Investigator	Resilience, Risk Communication
Sophia Moskalenko	Postdoctoral Research Fellow for START	Investigator
Alejandro Beutel	Non-Resident Fellow, Center for Global Policy	Investigator
Erin Miller	GTD Program Manager, START	Investigator, Staff	Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements, Counterterrorism, Countering Violent Extremism, Deradicalization, Disengagement
Marcus A. Boyd	Geospatial Research Unit (GRU) Director, START Director of Graduate Studies, START	Investigator, Staff	Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements, Crime and Terrorism, 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
Jonathan Wilkenfeld	Founding Director, ICONS Project, START Research Professor	Investigator, Staff
Arie Kruglanski	Distinguished Professor of Psychology	Investigator
Brent Smith	Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice Director of Terrorism Research Center (TRC) in Fulbright College	Investigator
Steve Sin	Director, Unconventional Weapons and Technology (UWT) Subject Matter Expert Instructor, National Center for Security & Preparedness	Investigator, Staff	Crime and Terrorism, Counterterrorism, Radiological and Nuclear Threats