A consortium of researchers dedicated to improving the understanding of the human causes and consequences of terrorism
Investigators
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 Sort ascending | Job Title Sort ascending | Role | Research Areas | |
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Joshua Freilich | Professor | Investigator | Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements, Individual Behavior, Crime and Terrorism, Countering Violent Extremism | |
Sophia Moskalenko | Postdoctoral Research Fellow for START | Investigator | ||
Robert D. Lamb | ICONS Director and Associate Research Scientist | Investigator, Staff | Violent Groups and Movements, Countering Violent Extremism, Resilience, Radical Beliefs and Behavior | |
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 | |
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 | |
Jonathan Wilkenfeld | Founding Director, ICONS Project, START Research Professor |
Investigator, Staff | ||
Arie Kruglanski | Distinguished Professor of Psychology | Investigator | ||
Brent Smith | Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice Director of Terrorism Research Center (TRC) in Fulbright College |
Investigator | ||
Nathan Meehan | Director of Research and Development, Second Sight Training Systems, LLC | Investigator | Resilience | |
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 |