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Erin Copland


Erin Copland

Outreach and Transition Specialist

Acting Communications Manager

 

University of Maryland
Staff
Phone: 
301-314-1243
Email: 
ecopland@umd.edu
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Biography: 

Erin Copland is currently the Outreach and Transition Specialist and Acting Communications Manager at START, supporting the Media and Communications team in publicizing START's research, brand and mission. In doing so, Copland contributes content to START's social media and monthly newsletter, and runs START's virtual events series. Prior to her work on the communications team, she was a research assistant on START projects focusing on countering violent extremism and understanding domestic radicalization. She also served in the U.S. Army Reserves for six years as a licensed practical nurse, before receiving a B.A. in Criminal Justice and an M.A. in Forensic and Legal Psychology. You can find her on Twitter @copland_erin.

Background

Education: 
  • SUNY Fredonia, B.A., Criminal Justice, 2012
  • Marymount University, M.A., Forensic and Legal Psychology, 2015
Professional Experience: 
Media Appearances and Commentary: 

Selected bylines:

  • “An art and a science: Artists use data from the Global Terrorism Database (GTD) in works of data visualization art.” START, April 2019. https://go.umd.edu/UtD
  • “Vera Mironova seeks out conflict for research opportunities.” START, August 2019. https://go.umd.edu/wWW
  • “Global Terrorism Database (GTD) contributes to graphic novels about genocide.” START, January 2020. https://go.umd.edu/igB
  • “Research project invites scientists and science fiction writers to explore the future in WMD threats.” START, March 2020. https://go.umd.edu/5Fk

Selected Publications