A Department of Homeland Security Emeritus Center of Excellence led by the University of Maryland

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.

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A B C D E F G I J K L M P R S T W Y

Name	Job Title	Role	Research Areas
Barnett S. Koven	Training Director Near-peer Competition Lead Researcher Counterterrorism Lead Researcher	Investigator, Staff	Violent Groups and Movements, Crime and Terrorism, Counterterrorism, Countering Violent Extremism
Arie Kruglanski	Distinguished Professor of Psychology	Investigator
Gary LaFree	Founding Director, START; Chair, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice	Investigator	Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements, Crime and Terrorism, Countering Violent Extremism, Radical Beliefs and Behavior
Anthony Lemieux	Associate Professor of Communication and Lead Researcher of the Transcultural Conflict and Violence Program	Investigator	Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements, Individual Behavior, Countering Violent Extremism, Radical Beliefs and Behavior
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
Katy Lindquist	Senior Researcher, START	Researcher, Staff	Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements, Counterterrorism, Countering Violent Extremism, Radical Beliefs and Behavior
Brooke Liu	Professor of Communication and START Affiliated Faculty Member	Investigator	Resilience, Risk Communication
Jacob Loewner	Researcher, START	Researcher, Staff	Terrorism and Society
Clark McCauley	Professor of Psychology	Investigator	Individual Behavior, Radical Beliefs and Behavior
Nathan Meehan	Director of Research and Development, Second Sight Training Systems, LLC	Investigator	Resilience