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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Joshua Freilich | Professor | Investigator | Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements, Individual Behavior, Crime and Terrorism, Countering Violent Extremism |
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Jeff Gruenewald | Associate Professor and Director of the Terrorism Research Center, University of Arkansas | Investigator | Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements, Individual Behavior, Crime and Terrorism, Countering Violent Extremism, Radical Beliefs and Behavior |
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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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Margaret Hayden | Researcher, GTD | Researcher, Staff | Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements, Crime and Terrorism, Counterterrorism |
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Samuel D. Henkin | Geospatial Research Unit (GRU) Researcher, START | Researcher, Staff | Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements, Individual Behavior, Crime and Terrorism, Counterterrorism, Countering Violent Extremism, Radical Beliefs and Behavior, Deradicalization, Disengagement |
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Amy Iandiorio | Researcher, GTD | Researcher, Staff | Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements, Radical Beliefs and Behavior |
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Katherine Worboys Izsak | Academic Director, UMD College of Information (iSchool) | Investigator | Countering Violent Extremism, Resilience |
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Michelle Jacome | Operations Officer on International Finance Cooperation at the World Bank | Researcher | Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements, Individual Behavior, Counterterrorism, Radiological and Nuclear Threats |
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Michael Jensen | Senior Researcher, START | Investigator, Staff | Terrorism and Society, Individual Behavior, Crime and Terrorism, Counterterrorism, Countering Violent Extremism, Radical Beliefs and Behavior, Deradicalization, Disengagement |
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Bo Jiang | Graduate Research Assistant, START | Researcher | Crime and Terrorism, Counterterrorism |