Countering Violent Extremism

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Project Title	Investigators	Project Period
Social Media Influencers: Re-domaining Fashion Industry Forecasting to Anticipate Online Extremist Radicalization	Barnett S. Koven, Ramon F. Brena	March, 2018 to September, 2019
The Terrorism and Extremist Violence in the United States (TEVUS) Database	Gary LaFree, Brent Smith, Joshua Freilich, Steven Chermak, Erin Miller, William Braniff, Kathleen Smarick	March, 2009 to September, 2019
Evaluating the Safe Spaces Community-Led CVE Program	William Braniff	October, 2018 to March, 2019
Empirical Assessment of Domestic Disengagement and Deradicalization (EAD3)	Michael Jensen, Peter Simi, Gina Scott Ligon	January, 2015 to December, 2018
Coalition Building for CVE and Community Resilience	William Braniff	October, 2015 to September, 2018
A Toolkit for Preventing Targeted Violence on College Campuses	Gary LaFree	July, 2017 to July, 2018
Two to Tango: Government and Terrorist Group Actions in Colombia	Barnett S. Koven	March, 2018 to June, 2018
Resources and Resilience: A Computational Model of Strategic Influence		January, 2018 to June, 2018
Family and Community Capacities among US Minorities: a Key to Preventing Violent Extremism	Stevan Weine	January, 2013 to December, 2017
Comparing Failed, Foiled, Completed and Successful Terrorist Attacks	Erik Dahl, Margaret Wilson, Martha Crenshaw	July, 2012 to December, 2017
Social, Behavioral, Cultural, and Economic (SBCE) Impacts on Terrorist Activity	Gary LaFree, Laura Dugan, Erin Miller	July, 2012 to December, 2017
Terrorist Attacks on the Homeland	Gary LaFree, Laura Dugan, Erin Miller	July, 2012 to December, 2017
Tracking Attitudes within American Subculture	Clark McCauley, Sophia Moskalenko	July, 2012 to December, 2017
Anti-Terrorism Assistance Programs	William Braniff	June, 2016 to May, 2017
Bridging Religious Communities and Technology Providers to Counter Narratives of Violent Extremism	Alejandro Beutel, Peter Weinberger	October, 2016 to March, 2017
Opportunities for Public-Private Partnership in Countering Online Extremism and Recruitment	Brandon Behlendorf	July, 2015 to March, 2016
Integrating Mental Health and Education Fields into Countering Violent Extremism	Stevan Weine, William Braniff	May, 2015 to August, 2015
Radicalization of Momin Khawaja	Clark McCauley, Sophia Moskalenko	July, 2013 to June, 2015
Counter Radicalization of Scientists in CBRN-relevant Technical Fields	Arie Kruglanski, Gary Ackerman, Michele Gelfand	September, 2013 to April, 2015
Building Resilience to Violent Extremism Among Somali-Americans in Minneapolis-St. Paul	Stevan Weine	August, 2010 to August, 2012
Homegrown Radicalization and the Role of Social Networks and Social Inclusiveness in the United States	Paul Harwood	June, 2008 to October, 2011
Measuring Political Radicalization: Diaspora Support for Terrorism among Ottawa's Lebanese Muslim Community	Bidisha Biswas, Christian Leuprecht, Clark McCauley	August, 2008 to May, 2010
International Survey Capability	Steven Kull	June, 2005 to September, 2009
Assessing the Effectiveness of Current De-Radicalization Initiatives and Identifying Implications for the Development of U.S.-Based Initiatives in Multiple Settings		June, 2008 to June, 2009
Hizb ut-Tahrir al-Islami: The Challenge of a Non-Violent Radical Islam	Clark McCauley, Emmanuel Karagiannis	June, 2005 to June, 2009
Radicalization of U.S. Prisoners	Bert Useem, Obie Clayton	June, 2005 to May, 2009
Mobilization For and Against Terrorism in the Muslim World	Clark McCauley, Mansoor Moaddel, Mohammed Hafez	May, 2005 to May, 2009
Campus Dialogues	Jonathan Wilkenfeld	January, 2006 to May, 2008
Rehabilitation and Reintegration for CVE Programs	William Braniff

Project Title	Publication Date	START Authors	Publication Type
An Information, Motivation, and Behavioral Skills Perspective on Terrorist Propaganda	August 2019	Lemieux, Anthony	Book Chapter
Attitudes Regarding Becoming an Engaged Bystander for Targeted Violence Prevention	May 2020	Weine, Stevan	Journal Article
Belonging Nowhere: Marginalization & Radicalization Risk among Muslim Immigrants	March 2016	Gelfand, Michele	Journal Article
Best Practices for Developing Resilient Communities and Addressing Violent Extremism	October 2015	Weine, Stevan	Research Brief
Broadening the Discussion about Women and Violent Extremism	June 2015	Szmania, Susan	Discussion Point
Building Community Resilience to Counter Violent Extremism	October 2013	Weine, Stevan	Journal Article
Building Resilience to Violent Extremism Among Somali-Americans in Minneapolis-St.Paul	August 2012	Weine, Stevan	START Reports
Building Resilience to Violent Extremism Among Somali-Americans in Minneapolis-St.Paul Handout	May 2012	Weine, Stevan	Research Brief
Can Public Health Help Prevent Violent Extremism? Should Public Health Help Prevent Violent Extremism?	February 2020	Weine, Stevan	Book Chapter
Catch Them Coming and Going: Probabilistic Pathway Projection to Counter Foreign Fighters	March 2016	Boyd, Marcus A.	START Reports
Civil Resistance: Reflections on an Idea Whose Time Has Come	July 2014	Chenoweth, Erica	Journal Article
Clearing the Smoke and Breaking the Mirrors: Using Attitudinal Inoculation to Challenge Online Disinformation by Extremists	September 2020	Braddock, Kurt	Book Chapter
Commitment and Extremism: A Goal Systemic Analysis	September 2013	Kruglanski, Arie	Journal Article
Community and Family Approaches to Combating the Radicalization and Recruitment of Somali-American Youth and Young Adults: A Psychosocial Perspective	November 2009	Weine, Stevan	Journal Article
Community Policing to Counter Violent Extremism: A Process Evaluation in Los Angeles	July 2017	Weine, Stevan	START Reports
Community-Focused Best Practices to Prevent Violent Extremism	September 2015	Weine, Stevan; Braniff, William	Research Brief
Community-Focused Counter-Radicalization and Counter-Terrorism Projects	November 2018	Szmania, Susan	Book
Community‐Level Indicators of Radicalization: A Data and Methods Task Force	February 2010	Fishman, Shira	START Reports
Containing the Narrative: Strategy and Tactics in Countering the Storyline of Global Jihad	January 2010	Leuprecht, Christian; McCauley, Clark; Moskalenko, Sophia	Journal Article
Countering Ecoterrorism in the United States: The Case of 'Operation Backfire'	September 2012		START Reports
Countering Terrorism: No Simple Solutions	January 2017	LaFree, Gary; Crenshaw, Martha	Book
Countering Violent Extremism Online and Offline	January 2017	Szmania, Susan	Journal Article
Counterterrorism Net Assessment Data Structure	April 2020	Koven, Barnett S.; Lindquist, Katy; Erdemandi, Max	Project Fact Sheet
Creating Positive Policing Narratives for Countering Violent Extremism	October 2019	Weine, Stevan	Book
Cultivating Trust and Perceptions of Source Credibility in Online Counternarratives Intended to Reduce Support for Terrorism	April 2018	Braddock, Kurt	Journal Article
CVE Field Principles for Local Government Agencies	December 2016	Beutel, Alejandro	Discussion Point
CVE: An Idea Whose Time Has Come	September 2014	Braniff, William	Discussion Point
Debates among Salafi Muslims about use of violence	May 2017	Beutel, Alejandro; Braniff, William	START Reports
Deradicalizing Detained Terrorists	May 2017	Kruglanski, Arie; Gelfand, Michele	Journal Article
Detainee Deradicalization	January 2010	Kruglanski, Arie; Gelfand, Michele	Journal Article
Deterring and Preventing Terrorism	April 2018	Freilich, Joshua; Chermak, Steven	Book Chapter
Discussion Point: Prevention Research is Needed for Countering Violent Extremism	March 2013	Weine, Stevan	Discussion Point
Discussion Point: The New Zealand Terrorist's Manifesto: A Look at Some of the Key Narratives, Beliefs and Tropes	April 2019	Beutel, Alejandro	Discussion Point
Divergent Dimensions of Radicalization Risk: Migration and Violent Extremism in Sabah	December 2021		Report
Dynamic Dimensions of Radicalization and Violent Extremism in Sabah, Malaysia	December 2021	Henkin, Samuel D.	Report
Early Detection of Terrorism Outbreaks Using Prospective Space–Time Scan Statistics	October 2012	Cutter, Susan	Journal Article
Empowering Communities to Prevent Violent Extremism: A report on the August 2014 National Summit	July 2017	Weine, Stevan; Braniff, William	Book Chapter
Emulating U.S. Counterinsurgency Doctrine: Barriers for Developing Country Forces, Evidence from Peru	April 2016	Koven, Barnett S.	Journal Article
Former Extremists in Radicalization and Counter-Radicalization Research	September 2020	Simi, Peter	Book Chapter
From WWI to ISIS, Using Shame and Masculinity in Recruitment Narratives	June 2016	Beutel, Alejandro	Discussion Point
Global Trends in Terrorism, 1970- 2011	April 2014	LaFree, Gary; Dugan, Laura	Book Chapter
Government Agency-Focused Best Practices to Prevent Violent Extremism	September 2015	Weine, Stevan; Braniff, William	Research Brief
Government Policies for Counteracting Violent Extremism	January 2019	LaFree, Gary; Freilich, Joshua	Journal Article
Guiding Principles for Countering and Displacing Extremist Narratives	August 2016	Beutel, Alejandro; Weine, Stevan	Journal Article
Helping Veterans Thrive: The Importance of Peer Support in Preventing Domestic Violent Extremism	March 2022	Braniff, William	Congressional Testimony
How Can a Public Health Framework Be Applied to Preventing Violent Extremism?	June 2019	Erdemandi, Max; Weine, Stevan; Braniff, William	Research Brief
How Public Health Can Improve Initiatives to Counter Violent Extremism	April 2016	Weine, Stevan	Discussion Point
Implications of Research on Traumatic Stress for Countering Violent Extremism	August 2016	Weinberger, Peter	Discussion Point
Insurgency BAAD: Dynamics of Terrorism and Counterterrorism Campaigns	October 2015	Young, Joseph; Rethemeyer, R. Karl; Asal, Victor	Research Brief
Key concepts to understand violent White supremacy	April 2017	Beutel, Alejandro	Research Brief
Law Enforcement-Focused Best Practices to Prevent Violent Extremism	September 2015	Weine, Stevan; Braniff, William	Research Brief
Lessons Learned from Mental Health and Education: Identifying Best Practices for Addressing Violent Extremism	October 2015	Weine, Stevan	START Reports
Lethal Brands: How VEOs Build Reputations	May 2015	Ligon, Gina Scott	Journal Article
Mediating International Crises: Cross-National and Experimental Perspectives	June 2003	Wilkenfeld, Jonathan; Asal, Victor	Journal Article
Moving Toward a Society with NO HATE - A Proposal for Advancing U.S. Domestic CVE	November 2015	Beutel, Alejandro	Discussion Point
Narrative Persuasion and Violent Extremism: Foundations and Implications	February 2020	Braddock, Kurt	Book Chapter
Narratives and counter-narratives for global jihad: Opinion versus action	July 2010	Leuprecht, Christian; McCauley, Clark; Moskalenko, Sophia	Book Chapter
Options to Facilitate Socio-Political Stability in Syria and Iraq	November 2016	Ligon, Gina Scott; Young, Joseph; Rethemeyer, R. Karl; Asal, Victor	White Paper
Peace and Conflict 2014	April 2014	Wilkenfeld, Jonathan	Book
Pedro Pablo Kuczynski and the Future of Peruvian Security	June 2016	Koven, Barnett S.	Journal Article
Preventing Violent Extremism through Government and Community Partnerships	January 2017	Szmania, Susan	Book Chapter
Prevention Research for Countering Violent Extremism	March 2013	Weine, Stevan	Discussion Point
Program Fact Sheet: START's CVE Education and Training Initiatives	February 2015	Braniff, William	Project Fact Sheet
Public-Private Partnerships to Counter Violent Extremism: Field Principles for Action	July 2016	Beutel, Alejandro; Weinberger, Peter	START Reports
Recasting and Repositioning CVE as a Grand Strategic Response to Terrorism	November 2017	Braniff, William	Discussion Point
Reframing CVE as a Multidisciplinary Approach to Promoting Community Safety	June 2015	Weine, Stevan	Research Brief
Report on the National Summit on Empowering Communities to Prevent Violent Extremism	July 2015	Weine, Stevan; Braniff, William	Report
Rethinking Security Education	December 2016	Izsak, Katherine Worboys	Book Chapter
Situational Crime Prevention and Terrorism: An Assessment of 10 Years of Research	October 2018	Gruenewald, Jeff; Freilich, Joshua	Journal Article
Socially Relevant Ethnic Groups, Ethnic Structure, and AMAR	August 2014	Pate, Amy; Birnir, Johanna; Wilkenfeld, Jonathan	Journal Article
Spotting the Threat	July 2014	Neumann, Peter	Journal Article
START Annual Meeting 2016: Quick-Fire Presentation - Counterterrorism, Countering Violent Extremism, Deradicalization	October 2016	Kruglanski, Arie; McCauley, Clark; Ellis, Devin; Dugan, Laura; Boyd, Marcus A.; Wilson, Margaret; Jensen, Michael; Asal, Victor	Presentation
Supporting A Multidisciplinary Approach to Addressing Violent Extremism: What Role Can Education Professionals Play?	October 2015	Weine, Stevan	Research Brief
Supporting A Multidisciplinary Approach to Addressing Violent Extremism: What Role Can Mental Health Professionals Play?	October 2015	Weine, Stevan	Research Brief
Supporting A Multidisciplinary Approach to Violent Extremism: The Integration of Mental Health in Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) and What Law Enforcement Needs to Know	October 2015	Weine, Stevan	Research Brief
Surveying CVE Metrics in Prevention, Disengagement and De-Radicalization Programs	March 2016	Szmania, Susan	START Reports
Surveying the Literature on Counter-Terrorism, Counter-Insurgency, and Countering Violent Extremism: A Summary Report with a Focus on Africa	January 2015	Pate, Amy	START Reports
Terrorists, Radicals, and Activists: Distinguishing between Countering Violent Extremism and Preventing Extremist Violence, and Why It Matters	February 2020	Leuprecht, Christian; McCauley, Clark	Book Chapter
The Emergence of Lone Wolf Terrorism: Patterns of Behavior and Implications for Intervention	September 2015	Smith, Brent; Gruenewald, Jeff; Damphousse, Kelly; Roberts, Paxton	Journal Article
The Making of Violent Extremists	March 2018	Kruglanski, Arie	Journal Article
The Paradox of Source Credibility in Canadian and U.S. Domestic Counterterrorism Communications	April 2018	Szmania, Susan	Journal Article
The Psychology of Extremism: A Motivational Perspective	September 2021	Kruglanski, Arie	Book
The Psychology of Terrorism	October 2001	McCauley, Clark	Op-ed
The Radicalization Puzzle: A Theoretical Synthesis of Empirical Approaches to Homegrown Extremism	September 2015	Hafez, Mohammed	Journal Article
The Role of Community Policing in Countering Violent Extremism	February 2015	Weine, Stevan	Research Brief
The Talking Cure? Communication and Psychological Impact in Prison De-radicalisation Programmes	February 2014	Braddock, Kurt	Book Chapter
The Utility of Narratives for Promoting Radicalization: The Case of the Animal Liberation Front	January 2015	Braddock, Kurt	Journal Article
Threats of violent Islamist and far-right extremism: What does the research say?	February 2017	Gruenewald, Jeff; Freilich, Joshua; Chermak, Steven; Parkin, William	Discussion Point
Towards a Guide for Constructing and Disseminating Counter-Narratives to Reduce Support for Terrorism	November 2015	Braddock, Kurt	Journal Article
Training Host Nation Forces for Population-centric Counterinsurgency	July 2016	Koven, Barnett S.	Journal Article
U.S. Attitudes toward Terrorism and Counterterrorism	March 2013	Adamczyk, Amy; LaFree, Gary; Tourangeau, Roger; Presser, Stanley	START Reports
U.S. Attitudes toward Terrorism and Counterterrorism: Reporting Terrorism-related Activity	April 2014	Adamczyk, Amy; LaFree, Gary; Tourangeau, Roger; Presser, Stanley	Research Brief
Understanding Communities’ Attitudes towards CVE	February 2015	Weine, Stevan	Research Brief
Vaccinating Against Hate: Using Attitudinal Inoculation to Confer Resistance to Persuasion by Extremist Propaganda	November 2019	Braddock, Kurt	Journal Article
Validation of the Nationwide Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR) Initiative: Identifying Suspicious Activities from the Extremist Crime Database (ECDB) and the American Terrorism Study (ATS)	February 2015	Smith, Brent; Gruenewald, Jeff; Freilich, Joshua; Roberts, Paxton; Chermak, Steven; Parkin, William	START Reports
Violent Extremism, Community-Based Violence Prevention, and Mental Health Professionals	January 2017	Weine, Stevan	Journal Article
Weaponized Words: The Strategic Role of Persuasion in Violent Radicalization and Counter-Radicalization	June 2020	Braddock, Kurt	Book
Western Muslims Volunteering to fight in Syria and Iraq: Why do they go, and what should we do?	July 2015	McCauley, Clark; Moskalenko, Sophia	Journal Article
What Does a Community-Based Organization Need to Successfully Implement a Public Health Approach to Preventing Violent Extremism?	June 2019	Erdemandi, Max; Weine, Stevan; Braniff, William	Research Brief
What Should Program Designers Consider to Successfully Develop and Implement a Public Health Approach to Preventing Violent Extremism?	June 2019	Erdemandi, Max; Weine, Stevan; Braniff, William	Research Brief
Winning the Battle but Losing the War? Narrative and Counter-Narratives Strategy	August 2009	Leuprecht, Christian; McCauley, Clark; Moskalenko, Sophia	Journal Article

Title	Byline
START Director invited to serve on Maryland domestic terrorism task force	Erin Copland
Michael Jensen attends Eradicate Hate Global Summit in Pittsburgh	Erin Copland
Members of Generations for Peace come to START to discuss countering violent extremism	Erin Copland
START team provides online training on mixed-methods research on preventing and countering violent extremism in Pakistan	Erin Copland
START researchers co-lead webinar series on security challenges in Malaysia	Erin Copland
CTED and New York University co-host event highlighting 20 years of counter-terrorism
START researcher speaks at Department of Defense forum on extremism in the military	Erin Copland
START Director provides testimony to Maryland General Assembly on domestic extremism
START Director speaks at United Nations informal dialogue series on counterterrorism
START research, education and professional training relevant to domestic extremism	William Braniff
START researchers co-lead International Symposium on Preventing/Countering Violent Extremism	Erin Copland
Braniff takes on role with Hedayah International Advisory Board	Erin Copland
START researcher travels to Ghana to help develop CT and CVE training	Erin Copland
Farah Pandith explores how to defeat the extremist threat	Erin Copland
New online course offers interactive, hands-on opportunity to design CVE program	Jessica Rivinius
Violence prevention specialist Brad Galloway delivers a remote lecture on “Bridging Lived Experiences, CVE and Community Resilience” (Photo Gallery)	Alexa Cottman-Robinson
START team offers counterterrorism training to Albanian officials	Brandi Goff
START visits International Islamic University Malaysia to launch new project	Max Erdemandi
Maryland Frame takes second place at ADL Collegiate Competition to Innovate Against Hate	Bianca Carrizal
Recasting and Repositioning CVE as a Grand Strategic Response to Terrorism	William Braniff
CVE-tailored community policing is key to protecting communities at risk for violent radicalization	Jessica Rivinius
START launches new training course on understanding and preventing radicalization to violence and violent extremism	Jessica Rivinius
Another Look at Jujitsu Politics	Clark McCauley, Sophia Moskalenko
Implications of research on traumatic stress for Countering Violent Extremism	Peter Weinberger
Providing a framework for creating public-private partnerships to counter violent extremism	Beth Schwartz
Computational Social Science: Understanding terrorist attacks on Twitter	Erin C. McGrath, Cody Buntain
START approved to launch new MOOC focused on CVE	Beth Schwartz
New START model forecasts the flow of foreign fighters	Jessica Rivinius
Equipping educators to understand mass violence and extremism	Jessica Rivinius
How Public Health Can Improve Initiatives to Counter Violent Extremism	Stevan Weine, David Eisenman
Bridging academia and policy to build better CVE programs	Jessica Rivinius
New research finds important lessons for CVE in fields of mental health, education	Jessica Rivinius
Recommendations to counter violent extremism	Jessica Rivinius
START collaborators contribute to important CVE work	Jessica Rivinius
Braniff briefs INSCOM	Jessica Rivinius
Braniff participates in World Summit on Counterterrorism	Jessica Rivinius
State Department foreign press center visits START	Jessica Rivinius
Broadening the Discussion about Women and Violent Extremism	Susan Szmania
Reframing CVE as a Multidisciplinary Approach to Promoting Community Safety
Discussion Point: Communities on the Front Lines Against Terrorism	Alejandro Beutel
START Hosts conference on mental health, education and countering violent extremism	Beth Schwartz
Congressman Ruppersberger visits START	Jessica Rivinius
No Hate USA Campaign Launch	Liz Wasden
START Hosts Delegation of CVE Experts from Middle East	Beth Schwartz
CVE: An Idea Whose Time Has Come	William Braniff
START begins project to support Nationwide Suspicious Activity Reporting Initiative	Lauren Sagl
START Pioneers Innovative Undergraduate Course on CVE	Maya Suero
A grassroots approach to tackling violent extremism	Charlotte Taylor
START student aspires to serve her country	Keri Enriquez
START seeking 2014 Outstanding Article Award nominations	Jessica Rivinius
Researcher Spotlight: Jeff Gruenewald	Keri Enriquez
Under Secretary Sonenshine speaks to University of Maryland about State Department's public diplomacy successes	Mary Beck
Discussion Point: Prevention Research for Countering Violent Extremism	Stevan Weine
Database Spotlight: Government Actions in a Terror Environment-Israel
New database provides insights into terrorism countermeasures	Catherine Llamido
Research Brief: Law Enforcement Efforts to Counter Violent Extremism
START Annual Meeting focuses on maximizing relevance of research	Jessica Rivinius
New report assesses factors related to violent extremism among Somali-Americans in Minneapolis-St. Paul
START launches new tool for counterterrorism community
Ballots instead of bullets	Jessica Rivinius
START teams up with the University of Oklahoma to study effective counterterrorism strategies	Kelly Kline
START seminar lecturer receives top honors
START researchers brief Swedish delegation
START Director LaFree to Moderate Discussion with Secretary Napolitano and Governor O'Malley
START Announces 2009 Curriculum Development Grant Recipients
START Announces 2009-2010 Undergraduate Research Program Award Recipients
START Launches Research Brief Series
START Announces Fellowships for 2005-06

Title	Job Title	Institution
Gary LaFree	Founding Director, START; Chair, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice	University of Maryland
Jeff Gruenewald	Associate Professor and Director of the Terrorism Research Center, University of Arkansas	University of Arkansas
Joshua Freilich	Professor	John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York
Karina Panyan	Research Assistant, Global Terrorism Database (GTD), START	University of Maryland
Katherine Worboys Izsak	Academic Director, UMD College of Information (iSchool)	University of Maryland
Katy Lindquist	Principal Research Scientist, NSI Inc.
Kurt Braddock	Assistant Professor, American University	American University
Laura Dugan	Ralph Mershon Professor of Human Security and Professor of Sociology	The Ohio State University
Liberty Day	Program Director for Education and Training	University of Maryland
Max Erdemandi	Ph.D. Student, Communication Science and Social Cognition	University of Maryland
Megan Rutter	Junior Researcher, START	University of Maryland
Michael Jensen	Senior Researcher, START	University of Maryland
Peter Simi	Associate Professor, Chapman University Director, Earl Babbie Research Center	Chapman University
Robert D. Lamb	ICONS Director and Associate Research Scientist	University of Maryland
Samuel D. Henkin	Geospatial Research Unit (GRU) Researcher, START	University of Maryland
Stevan Weine	Professor of Psychiatry	University of Illinois at Chicago
William Braniff	Department Chair, START Director Professor of the Practice, University of Maryland Editorial Board, International Centre for Counter-Terrorism - The Hague Research Advisory Board, RESOLVE Network Independent Advisory Committee (IAC), Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT) International Advisory Board, Hedayah Center	University of Maryland