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.
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Holly Roberts |
Strategic Communications Lead, Akoya; University of Maryland Lecturer |
Researcher | Resilience, Risk Communication |
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Megan Rutter |
Junior Researcher, START |
Researcher, Staff | Violent Groups and Movements, Crime and Terrorism, Countering Violent Extremism, Chemical and Biological Threats, Radiological and Nuclear Threats |
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Aaron Safer-Lichtenstein |
Analyst, Government Accountability Office |
Researcher | Individual Behavior, Crime and Terrorism, Radical Beliefs and Behavior |
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Peter Simi |
Associate Professor, Chapman University Director, Earl Babbie Research Center |
Investigator | Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements, Individual Behavior, Crime and Terrorism, Countering Violent Extremism, Radical Beliefs and Behavior, Deradicalization, Disengagement |
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Steve Sin |
Director, Unconventional Weapons and Technology (UWT) Subject Matter Expert Instructor, National Center for Security & Preparedness |
Investigator, Staff | Crime and Terrorism, Counterterrorism, Radiological and Nuclear Threats |
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Brent Smith |
Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice Director of Terrorism Research Center (TRC) in Fulbright College |
Investigator | |
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Audrey Tetteh |
ICONS Associate Director & Education Program Director |
Investigator, Staff | |
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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 |
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Rhyner Washburn |
Cyber Intelligence Researcher, START |
Researcher, Staff | Counterterrorism |
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Stevan Weine |
Professor of Psychiatry |
Investigator | Terrorism and Society, Counterterrorism, Countering Violent Extremism, Resilience |