Thomas Guarrieri

Tom Guarrieri is an Assistant Research Scientist at the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) and the Director of Undergraduate Studies for the University of Maryland’s Global Terrorism Studies Minor program. At UMD, Guarrieri teaches undergraduate and graduate courses on topics such as terrorist motivations and behaviors, terrorism prevention, and international security, as well as courses on quantitative methods, statistical computing, and data analysis. His current research focuses on radicalization and extremism, militant group behavior, counterterrorism strategy and policy, and CBRN (chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear) threats. Guarrieri has multiple publications in peer-reviewed journals and has been the principal investigator for numerous funded research projects. In 2016, he served as the Program Assistant for the 57th Annual Convention of the International Studies Association (ISA). Guarrieri holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Missouri and a B.A. in Political Science and Philosophy from Rutgers University.

Faculty Member

Summer/Winter Courses – START offers fully online summer and winter courses each year, which are open to any current degree seeking student or non-degree seeking individual.

Global Terrorism Studies Minor – This University of Maryland undergraduate program is designed to train the next generation of terrorism analysts, including students who plan to pursue graduate study related to terrorism as well as employment in the federal, state, local, non-profit, and/or private sectors.

Graduate Certificate in Terrorism Analysis – This online graduate program provides participants with advanced education on the causes, dynamics and impacts of international and domestic terrorism.