A consortium of researchers dedicated to improving the understanding of the human causes and consequences of terrorism
All Affiliated Researchers
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.
Name | Job Title | Role | Research Areas | |
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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 |
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Arie Kruglanski |
Distinguished Professor of Psychology |
Investigator | |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Katy Lindquist |
Senior Researcher, START |
Researcher, Staff | Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements, Counterterrorism, Countering Violent Extremism, Radical Beliefs and Behavior |
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Brooke Liu |
Professor of Communication and START Affiliated Faculty Member |
Investigator | Resilience, Risk Communication |
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Jacob Loewner |
Researcher, START |
Researcher, Staff | Terrorism and Society |
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Clark McCauley |
Professor of Psychology |
Investigator | Individual Behavior, Radical Beliefs and Behavior |
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Nathan Meehan |
Director of Research and Development, Second Sight Training Systems, LLC |
Investigator | Resilience |