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 ascending Job Title Sort descending Role Research Areas
Guarrieri Thomas Guarrieri Director of Undergraduate 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
Brent Smith Brent Smith Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice
Director of Terrorism Research Center (TRC) in Fulbright College
Investigator
Arie Kruglanski Arie Kruglanski Distinguished Professor of Psychology Investigator
person-default Benjamin Evans Faculty Research Assistant, Global Terrorism Database, START Researcher, Staff Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements
Carlos colon Carlos Rafael Colon Faculty Research Assistant, GTD Researcher, Staff Counterterrorism
person-default Amanda Quinn Faculty Research Assistant, GTD Researcher, Staff Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements, Radical Beliefs and Behavior
Romm madeline Madeline Romm Faculty Specialist Researcher, Staff Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements, Crime and Terrorism, Countering Violent Extremism, Resilience, Risk Communication
Jonathan Jonathan Wilkenfeld Founding Director, ICONS Project, START
Research Professor
Investigator, Staff
Lafee Gary LaFree Founding Director, START
Distinguished University Professor, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Investigator Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements, Crime and Terrorism, Countering Violent Extremism, Radical Beliefs and Behavior
Boyd_Marcus Marcus A. Boyd Geospatial Research Unit (GRU) Director, START
Director of Graduate Studies, START
Investigator, Staff Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements, Crime and Terrorism, Radiological and Nuclear Threats, Radical Beliefs and Behavior