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.
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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 |
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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 |
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Robert D. Lamb | ICONS Director and Associate Research Scientist | Investigator, Staff | Violent Groups and Movements, Countering Violent Extremism, Resilience, Radical Beliefs and Behavior |
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Sophia Moskalenko | Postdoctoral Research Fellow for START | Investigator | |
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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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Brooke Liu | Professor of Communication and START Affiliated Faculty Member | Investigator | Resilience, Risk Communication |
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Prabhakar Misra | Professor of Physics | Investigator | Terrorism and Society, Crime and Terrorism, Counterterrorism, Chemical and Biological Threats, Radiological and Nuclear Threats, Radical Beliefs and Behavior |
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Stevan Weine | Professor of Psychiatry | Investigator | Terrorism and Society, Counterterrorism, Countering Violent Extremism, Resilience |
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Clark McCauley | Professor of Psychology | Investigator | Individual Behavior, Radical Beliefs and Behavior |
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Markus Binder | Project Manager/Researcher, START | Investigator, Staff | Individual Behavior, Chemical and Biological Threats |