Madeline Romm

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Faculty Specialist
University of Maryland
Researcher
Staff
Phone
301-448-2587
Email
mromm@umd.edu
Biography:

Madeline Romm is a project manager and researcher at the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) and acts as a lecturer for the Criminology and Criminal Justice undergraduate program at the University of Maryland. Madeline achieved her Master of Arts at the University of Maryland in the Criminology and Criminal Justice program. To complete her Master’s degree, she investigated the relationship between gender, age, decision-making, and criminal activity in her thesis, “Thoughtfully Reflective Decision-making and Crime Types: What is Genders Role?”. Her work in the criminological field and the study of terrorism is shaped by her previous studies of psychology, religion, and legal studies at Bucknell University. She is a mixed-methods researcher in quantitative and qualitative methodologies.

Background

Education:
  • University of Maryland, M.A., Criminology and Criminal Justice, 2021
  • Bucknell University, B.A., Psychology, Religion, and Legal Studies, 2018

Master's Thesis:
“Thoughtfully Reflective Decision-making and Crime Types: What is Genders Role?”

Professional Experience:
  • Researcher and Project Manager, START, 2020 – Present
  • Lecturer, Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Maryland, 2022 – Present
  • Lecturer, Sociology, George Washington University, 2022 – Present

Lead Investigator on START Research Projects

Government Responses to Asymmetric Threats

Selected Publications

Climate Security and Russian Influence in North and West Africa  (Research Brief)
Climate Security, Great Power Competition, and Adversarial Geopolitics in North and West Africa. Rapid Review 2: Russian Influence  (START Reports)
Climate Security, Great Power Competition, and Adversarial Geopolitics in North and West Africa. Rapid Review 1: Farmer-Herder Conflict  (START Reports)
Climate Security, Great Power Competition, and Adversarial Geopolitics in North and West Africa  (START Reports)
Enhancing urban resilience: Global expert insights on climate security, mitigation, and adaptive strategies  (Journal Article)
Advancements in the Connection Between Internet of Things (IoT) and Geospatial Technologies  (Research Brief)
Climate Security, Great Power Competition, and Adversarial Geopolitics in Southeast Asia: Conceptualization of Climate Security in Southeast Asia  (START Reports)
Climate Security, Great Power Competition, and Adversarial Geopolitics in Southeast Asia  (START Reports)
Government Responses to Asymmetric Threats: The State of the Literature on Counterinsurgency from 2002 to 2022—Legal Approaches  (START Reports)
Connecting Adversarial and Environmental Geopolitics in Southeast Asia  (Research Brief)
Climate Security in Southeast Asia  (Research Brief)
Re-Thinking Climate Security  (Research Brief)
Government Responses to Asymmetric Threats: The State of the Literature on Counterinsurgency from 2002 to 2022  (START Reports)
A Climate of Terror? Climate Change as an Indirect Contributor to Terrorism  (Research Brief)
A Climate of Terror? Approaches to the Study of Climate Change and Terrorism  (Research Brief)
Communication during COVID-19: Challenges  (Research Brief)
Updates: Morale and Mental Health  (Research Brief)
COVID-19 Response Coordination  (Research Brief)
Morale and Mental Health  (Research Brief)
Personnel Shortages Due to COVID-19  (Research Brief)
The Risk of COVID-19 Exposure  (Research Brief)
A Tragedy in Three Acts: COVID-19 and Compounding Crises  (Research Brief)