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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Nathan Meehan | Director of Research and Development, Second Sight Training Systems, LLC | Investigator | Resilience |
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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 |
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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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Arie Kruglanski | Distinguished Professor of Psychology | Investigator | |
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Benjamin Evans | Faculty Research Assistant, Global Terrorism Database, START | Researcher, Staff | Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements |
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Carlos Rafael Colon | Faculty Research Assistant, GTD | Researcher, Staff | Counterterrorism |
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Amanda Quinn | Faculty Research Assistant, GTD | Researcher, Staff | Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements, Radical Beliefs and Behavior |
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Madeline Romm | Faculty Specialist | Researcher, Staff | Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements, Crime and Terrorism, Countering Violent Extremism, Resilience, Risk Communication |
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Jonathan Wilkenfeld | Founding Director, ICONS Project, START Research Professor |
Investigator, Staff | |
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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 |