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Sophia Moskalenko

Sophia Moskalenko

Postdoctoral Research Fellow for START

Bryn Mawr College

InvestigatorResearch Affiliate

Email:

smoskale@gmail.com

Background

Education:

University of Pennsylvania, Ph.D., Social Psychology, 2004

Lead Investigator on START Research Projects

Radicalization of Momin Khawaja

July 2013 to June 2015

Tracking Attitudes within American Subculture

July 2012 to December 2017

Researcher on START Projects

Mobilization For and Against Terrorism in the Muslim World

May 2005 to May 2009

State Response and Terrorist Activity

June 2005 to May 2009

Tracking Sympathy and Support of Muslims for Terrorism in the United States

June 2008 to May 2011

Selected Publications

Radicalization to Terrorism: What Everyone Needs to Know (Book)

The Marvel of Martyrdom: The Power of Self-Sacrifice in a Selfish World (Book)

Encouraging and Assessing the Validity of Answers to Questions about Radicalization: The Use of Meta-opinions (White Paper)

U.S. Muslims with Radical Opinions Feel More Alienated and Depressed (START Reports)

U.S. Muslim Opinions about ISIS, the Syrian Conflict and the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election (START Reports)

Tracking Radical Opinions in Polls of U.S. Muslims (Journal Article)

Understanding Political Radicalization: The Two-Pyramids Model (Journal Article)

Lone Wolf Terrorists: What Motivates Them? (Journal Article)

Another Look at Jujitsu Politics (Discussion Point)

Momin Khawaja: Mechanisms of Radicalization (START Reports)

Syria Barometer Survey: Opinions about War in Syria and about Radical Action (START Reports)

Fear and Anger Elicited by Terrorist Attack: The Power of Jujitsu Politics (White Paper)

U.S. Muslim Opinion Over Time: Final Report (START Reports)

Western Muslims Volunteering to fight in Syria and Iraq: Why do they go, and what should we do? (Journal Article)

Characteristics of Violent Lone-Offenders: a Comparison of Assassins and School Attackers (Research Highlight) (Research Brief)

Toward a Profile of Lone Wolf Terrorists: What Moves an Individual from Radical Opinion to Radical Action (Journal Article)

Two Possible Profiles of Lone-actor Terrorists (White Paper)

Characteristics of Lone-Wolf Violent Offenders: a Comparison of Assassins and School Attackers (Journal Article)

The psychology of lone-wolf terrorism (Journal Article)

Friction: How Radicalization Happens to Them and Us (Book)

Recent U.S. Thinking about Terrorism and Counterterrorism: Babysteps towards a Dynamic View of Asymmetric Conflict (Journal Article)

Narratives and counter-narratives for global jihad: Opinion versus action (Book Chapter)

Containing the Narrative: Strategy and Tactics in Countering the Storyline of Global Jihad (Journal Article)

Protecting the Homeland from International and Domestic Terrorism Threats: Current Multi-Disciplinary Perspectives on Root Causes, the Role of Ideology, and Programs for Counter-radicalization and Disengagement (White Paper)

Winning the Battle but Losing the War? Narrative and Counter-Narratives Strategy (Journal Article)

Measuring Political Mobilization: The Distinction between Activism and Radicalism (Journal Article)

Mechanisms of Political Radicalization: Pathways Toward Terrorism (Journal Article)

News References

Psychology Today: Nobody Said George Floyd Was a Martyr or a Hero (START in the News)

Psychology Today: Mass Radicalization in the USA (START in the News)

Small Wars Journal: Terrorism is Still a Problem. It Has Not Gone Away. (START in the News)

Toronto Star: My friend ended up in jail, I ended up at Yale: Toronto lawyer and activist Jamil Jivani explores the destructive ideas that can influence young men (START in the News)

The National Post: Is Sikh extremism really active in Canada? (START in the News)

Eureka Street: They're not lone wolves, they're canaries (START in the News)

US Muslims with radical opinions feel more alienated and depressed (Featured Research)

Understanding Political Radicalization: The Two-Pyramids model (Featured Research)

American Psychological Association: Why Do Some with Radical Views Become Terrorists Yet Others Don't? (START in the News)

Campus Safety Magazine: What Does Terrorism Look Like on a College Campus (START in the News)

A case study of radicalization offers implications for CVE (Featured Research)

Another Look at Jujitsu Politics (Discussion Point)

Fierce Homeland Security: Pessimism and few opportunitites primarily drive foreign fighters to join Islamic State, paper finds (START in the News)

START Researchers on Canadian Parliament Shooter Michael Zahaf-Bibeau (News)

Psychology Today: Ottawa Parliament Shooter Michael Zehaf-Bibeau (START in the News)

New research brief comparing lone-actor violent offenders (Featured Research)

Finding answers in social psychology (People Spotlight)

White Paper: Perspectives on Terrorism and Responses to It (Featured Research)

START researchers brief Senate Committee (News)

Lone-actors fueled by grievance, personal crises, weapons use (Featured Research)

Discussion Point: The End of Radicalization? (Discussion Point)

START Researchers Participate in Session on Psychology of Terrorism (News)

START Responds to White House Report on Preventing Violent Extremism (Featured Research)

New START Project to Focus on Extremist Violence in U.S. Counties (Featured Research)

New START Research Brief: Pathways Towards Radicalization (Featured Research)

START Bulletin Summer 2008 Inaugural Issue (Newsletter)

START Announces 2006-07 Fellowship Awards (News)