A consortium of researchers dedicated to improving the understanding of the human causes and consequences of terrorism
START People
START has built a team which reflects our multidisciplinary approach, bringing together individuals from a wide range of academic and methodological backgrounds. In addition to conducting research, the START headquarters team provides administrative support and transition and outreach opportunities for the Consortium researchers. The organization's leadership includes:
William Braniff, Director, 301-405-4022, braniff@start.umd.edu
Amy Pate, Executive Director / Research Director, 301-405-6821, apate@umd.edu
Name Sort ascending | Job Title Sort descending | Role | Institution | |
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Carlos Rafael Colon | Faculty Research Assistant, GTD | Researcher, Staff | University of Maryland | |
Madeline Romm | Faculty Specialist | Researcher, Staff | University of Maryland | |
Omi Hodwitz | Former Researcher, Global Terrorism Database (GTD) | Former Researcher | ||
Bryan Arva | Former Researcher: Global Terrorism Database (GTD) | Former Researcher | ||
Aaron Safer-Lichtenstein | Former Researcher: Global Terrorism Database (GTD) | Former Researcher | ||
Jonathan Wilkenfeld | Founding Director, ICONS Project, START Research Professor |
Investigator, Staff | University of Maryland | |
Gary LaFree | Founding Director, START Distinguished University Professor, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice |
Investigator | University of Maryland | |
Marcus A. Boyd | Geospatial Research Unit (GRU) Director, START Director of Graduate Studies, START |
Investigator, Staff | University of Maryland | |
Samuel D. Henkin | Geospatial Research Unit (GRU) Researcher, START | Researcher, Staff | University of Maryland | |
Bo Jiang | Graduate Research Assistant, START | Researcher | University of Maryland | |
Erin Miller | GTD Program Manager, START | Former Investigator | University of Maryland | |
Robert D. Lamb | ICONS Director and Associate Research Scientist | Investigator, Staff | University of Maryland | |
Brandi Goff | Instructional Designer, START | Staff | University of Maryland | |
JT Mendoza | Instructor, Graduate Certificate in Insider Risk Management and Mitigation | |||
Carla D. Stamper | Instructor, Graduate Certificate in Insider Risk Management and Mitigation | Staff | ||
Anthony Kraemer | Instructor, Graduate Certificate in Insider Risk Management and Mitigation | Staff | ||
Felicia Taylor | IT Coordinator | Staff | University of Maryland | |
Alexandra Williams | Junior Researcher | Researcher, Staff | University of Maryland | |
Megan Rutter | Junior Researcher, START | Researcher, Staff | University of Maryland | |
Shanaka Jayasekara | Lecturer and OUA Academic Coordinator | Former Researcher | Macquarie University | |
Alejandro Beutel | Non-Resident Fellow, New Lines Institute for Strategy and Policy | Former Investigator | ||
Michelle Jacome | Operations Officer on International Finance Cooperation at the World Bank | Researcher | ||
Max Erdemandi | Ph.D. Student, Communication Science and Social Cognition | Former Researcher | University of Maryland | |
Rebecca (Becca) Earnhardt | PhD student Research Associate, Stimson Center |
Researcher | University of Maryland | |
Sophia Moskalenko | Postdoctoral Research Fellow for START | Investigator | Bryn Mawr College |