Devin Ellis

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Researcher, ARLIS

University of Maryland

Former Investigator

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Research Areas:

Violent Groups and Movements

Individual Behavior

Counterterrorism

Risk Communication

Topics:

Risk Management

Scenario Planning and Forecasting

Security Policy

Terrorism Trends

Violence Adoption and Desistance

Political Conflict and Violence

Conflict Management and Negotiation

Crisis Communication and Management

Emergency Preparedness and Management

Global Security

Homeland Security Education and Training

Leadership in Violent Extremist Organizations

Regions:

Background

Education:

University of Maryland, B.A./M.P.P., with Honors, Phi Beta Kappa

Professional Experience:

Researcher, Applied Research Laboratory for Intelligence and Security (ARLIS), 2021 - Present
Policy & Research Program Director, ICONS Project, 2013 - 2021
Simulation Developer, ICONS Project, Center for International Development and Conflict Management, 2009 - 2021
Department of Government and Politics, University of Maryland, 2009 - Present

Lead Investigator on START Research Projects

Insider Threat Program

September 2020 - September 2021

Researcher on START Projects

Anti-Terrorism Assistance Programs

June 2016 - May 2017

Community-oriented Policing and Community Engagement in Benin

July 2018 - June 2020

Developing Academic Partnerships and Collaborative Research on Countering Violent Extremism in Malaysia and Southeast Asia

September 2018 - December 2019

Massive Online Open Course: Understanding Terrorism and the Terrorist Threat

January 2014 - March 2014

Selected Publications

Escalation Management in Gray Zone Crises: The Proxy Factor (Journal Article)

Crisis Management Support for the Public and Private Sectors (Project Fact Sheet)

Extended Deterrence Dilemmas in the Grey Zone: Trans-Atlantic Insights on Baltic Security Challenges (Journal Article)

Gray Zone Crises in MENA and Eastern Europe (Research Brief)

START Annual Meeting 2016: Quick-Fire Presentation - Counterterrorism, Countering Violent Extremism, Deradicalization (Presentation)

News References

ICONS team releases report on escalation management in gray zone international crises (News)

ICONS team hosts Peace Game with U.S. Diplomatic Studies Foundation (News)

Modelling audience populations: A “call to science” (News)

Modern War Institute: We ignore the human domain at our own peril

South China Morning Post: Tense times in Washington as US prepares for an inauguration like no other

Sinclair Broadcasting Group: Inaugural security heightened as officials seek to avoid a repeat of Capitol attack

UMD researchers win $1.5M Minerva Grant to understand social media information campaigns (News)

START visits International Islamic University Malaysia to launch new project (News)

Experts will convene to discuss the Israeli-Palestinian security conundrum (News)