A consortium of researchers dedicated to improving the understanding of the human causes and consequences of terrorism
Investigators
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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Kelly Damphousse |
Dean of the College of Arts and Science |
Investigator, Research Affiliate | Terrorism and Society |
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Scott H. Decker |
Foundation Professor |
Investigator, Research Affiliate | Violent Groups and Movements, Crime and Terrorism, Countering Violent Extremism, Deradicalization, Disengagement |
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Donatella della Porta |
Professor of Sociology |
Investigator, Research Affiliate | |
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Kathleen Deloughery |
Assistant Professor of Public Administration and Policy |
Investigator, Research Affiliate | |
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Laura Dugan |
Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice |
Investigator, Research Affiliate | Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements, Crime and Terrorism, Counterterrorism, Countering Violent Extremism, Disengagement |
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Michael Egnoto |
Affiliated Researcher, START |
Investigator | Resilience, Risk Communication |
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Nina Fefferman |
Assistant Professor, Depts. of Mathematics & Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville |
Investigator, Research Affiliate | |
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Shira Fishman |
Faculty Research Scientist |
Investigator, Research Affiliate | |
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Kevin Fitzpatrick |
Professor of Sociology |
Investigator, Research Affiliate | |
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Shawn Flanigan |
Professor of Public Affairs |
Investigator, Research Affiliate | Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements, Individual Behavior, Crime and Terrorism, Radical Beliefs and Behavior |