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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Role | Research Areas | |
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Brooke Liu |
Professor of Communication and START Affiliated Faculty Member |
Investigator | Resilience, Risk Communication |
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Sophia Moskalenko |
Postdoctoral Research Fellow for START |
Investigator | |
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Robert D. Lamb |
ICONS Director and Associate Research Scientist |
Investigator, Staff | Violent Groups and Movements, Countering Violent Extremism, Resilience, Radical Beliefs and Behavior |
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Erin Miller |
GTD Program Manager, START |
Investigator, Staff | Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements, Counterterrorism, Countering Violent Extremism, Deradicalization, Disengagement |
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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 |
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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 |
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Jonathan Wilkenfeld |
Founding Director, ICONS Project, START Research Professor |
Investigator, Staff | |
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Arie Kruglanski |
Distinguished Professor of Psychology |
Investigator | |
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Brent Smith |
Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice Director of Terrorism Research Center (TRC) in Fulbright College |
Investigator | |
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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 |