A consortium of researchers dedicated to improving the understanding of the human causes and consequences of terrorism

All Affiliated Researchers

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.

Last Names Starting With:
Name Job Title Role Research Areas
Laura Dugan Laura Dugan Ralph Mershon Professor of Human Security and Professor of Sociology Investigator Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements, Crime and Terrorism, Counterterrorism, Countering Violent Extremism, Disengagement
person-default Rebecca (Becca) Earnhardt PhD student
Research Associate, Stimson Center 		Researcher Crime and Terrorism, Chemical and Biological Threats, Radiological and Nuclear Threats
person-default Michael Egnoto Affiliated Faculty, Clinical Informaticist at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research Investigator Resilience, Risk Communication
person-default Benjamin Evans Faculty Research Assistant, Global Terrorism Database, START Researcher, Staff Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements
Joshua Freilich Joshua Freilich Professor Investigator Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements, Individual Behavior, Crime and Terrorism, Countering Violent Extremism
Michaela Gawrys Michaela Gawrys Senior Faculty Specialist Researcher, Staff
Jeff Jeff Gruenewald Associate Professor and Director of the Terrorism Research Center, University of Arkansas Investigator Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements, Individual Behavior, Crime and Terrorism, Countering Violent Extremism, Radical Beliefs and Behavior
Guarrieri Thomas Guarrieri Director of Undergraduate and Graduate Studies
Assistant Research Scientist, Unconventional Weapons &
Technology (UWT) Division, START 		Researcher, Staff Violent Groups and Movements, Individual Behavior, Crime and Terrorism, Counterterrorism, Countering Violent Extremism, Chemical and Biological Threats, Radiological and Nuclear Threats, Radical Beliefs and Behavior, Deradicalization
Izsak Katherine Katherine Worboys Izsak Academic Director, UMD College of Information (iSchool) Investigator Countering Violent Extremism, Resilience
Jacome_Michlle Michelle Jacome Operations Officer on International Finance Cooperation at the World Bank Researcher Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements, Individual Behavior, Counterterrorism, Radiological and Nuclear Threats