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 Sort descending Job Title Sort ascending Role Research Areas
Gina_Ligon Gina Scott Ligon Director of National Counterterrorism Innovation, Technology, and Education Center (NCITE); Jack and Stephanie Koraleski Professor of Collaboration Science, UNO Investigator Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements
Tinsley_Herbert Herbert Tinsley Analyst, Government Accountability Office Researcher Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements, Counterterrorism, Chemical and Biological Threats, Radiological and Nuclear Threats, Radical Beliefs and Behavior
Jake Loewner Jacob Loewner Researcher, START Researcher, Staff Terrorism and Society
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
Jonathan Jonathan Wilkenfeld Founding Director, ICONS Project, START
Research Professor
Investigator, Staff
Joshua Freilich Joshua Freilich Professor Investigator Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements, Individual Behavior, Crime and Terrorism, Countering Violent Extremism
Panyan Karina Panyan Research Assistant, Global Terrorism Database (GTD), START Researcher, Staff Terrorism and Society, Crime and Terrorism, Countering Violent Extremism, Chemical and Biological Threats, Radiological and Nuclear Threats
Izsak Katherine Katherine Worboys Izsak Academic Director, UMD College of Information (iSchool) Investigator Countering Violent Extremism, Resilience
kurt braddock Kurt Braddock Assistant Professor, American University Researcher Violent Groups and Movements, Individual Behavior, Countering Violent Extremism, Radical Beliefs and Behavior, Deradicalization, Disengagement
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