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Topics Al-Qaida and Affiliated MovementsTerrorism and EconomicsPunishment of TerrorismRadiological ThreatsRed TeamingRight-wing TerrorismRisk ManagementScenario Planning and ForecastingSecurity PolicySeptember 11thSingle-issue TerrorismSocial MediaSuicide AttacksTerrorism Databases and ResourcesPsychology of TerrorismTerrorism TrendsTerrorist NetworksThreat AssessmentVictims of DisastersViolence Adoption and DesistanceWeapons and TacticsPublic Communications and WarningsPolitical Conflict and ViolenceBioterrorismGroup BehaviorChemical ThreatsCommunity ResilienceConflict Management and NegotiationCrisis Communication and ManagementCybersecurity and CyberterrorismEcoterrorismEmergency Preparedness and ManagementEthnic Conflict and ViolenceForeign FightersGeographic Information System (GIS)Global SecurityHomeland Security Education and TrainingPolicing TerrorismIEDsInnovation and TechnologyInternational RelationsIslamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)Leadership in Violent Extremist OrganizationsLeft-wing TerrorismLone ActorMedia and TerrorismNatural HazardsNot Terrorism RelatedNuclear Terrorism

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Research Areas Terrorism and SocietyViolent Groups and MovementsIndividual BehaviorCrime and TerrorismCounterterrorismCountering Violent ExtremismResilienceRisk CommunicationChemical and Biological ThreatsRadiological and Nuclear ThreatsRadical Beliefs and BehaviorDeradicalizationDisengagement

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Photo	Name Sort descending	Job Title Sort ascending	Research Areas	Topics	Regions
	Gary LaFree	Founding Director, START Distinguished University Professor, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice	Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements, Crime and Terrorism, Countering Violent Extremism, Radical Beliefs and Behavior	Terrorism Databases and Resources, Terrorist Networks, Political Conflict and Violence, Cybersecurity and Cyberterrorism, Ecoterrorism, Global Security, Policing Terrorism, IEDs	Global
	Gina Scott Ligon	Director of National Counterterrorism Innovation, Technology, and Education Center (NCITE); Jack and Stephanie Koraleski Professor of Collaboration Science, UNO	Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements	Al-Qaida and Affiliated Movements, Psychology of Terrorism, Innovation and Technology, Leadership in Violent Extremist Organizations, Media and Terrorism	Global, North America
	Herbert Tinsley	Analyst, Government Accountability Office	Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements, Counterterrorism, Chemical and Biological Threats, Radiological and Nuclear Threats, Radical Beliefs and Behavior	Al-Qaida and Affiliated Movements, Right-wing Terrorism, Suicide Attacks, Threat Assessment, Weapons and Tactics, Left-wing Terrorism, Nuclear Terrorism	Middle East and North Africa, North America, Western Europe
	Jacob Loewner	Researcher, START	Terrorism and Society	Terrorism Databases and Resources, Terrorism Trends, Media and Terrorism
	Jeff Gruenewald	Associate Professor and Director of the Terrorism Research Center, University of Arkansas	Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements, Individual Behavior, Crime and Terrorism, Countering Violent Extremism, Radical Beliefs and Behavior	Al-Qaida and Affiliated Movements, Right-wing Terrorism, Security Policy, Single-issue Terrorism, Suicide Attacks, Terrorism Databases and Resources, Terrorism Trends, Weapons and Tactics, Ecoterrorism, Policing Terrorism, Media and Terrorism	North America
	Jonathan Wilkenfeld	Founding Director, ICONS Project, START Research Professor
	Joshua Freilich	Professor	Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements, Individual Behavior, Crime and Terrorism, Countering Violent Extremism	Al-Qaida and Affiliated Movements, Right-wing Terrorism, Single-issue Terrorism, Suicide Attacks, Cybersecurity and Cyberterrorism, Ecoterrorism, Left-wing Terrorism	Global, North America
	Karina Panyan	Research Assistant, Global Terrorism Database (GTD), START	Terrorism and Society, Crime and Terrorism, Countering Violent Extremism, Chemical and Biological Threats, Radiological and Nuclear Threats	Terrorism and Economics, Social Media, Crisis Communication and Management, Ethnic Conflict and Violence, Global Security, Media and Terrorism	Eastern Europe
	Katherine Worboys Izsak	Academic Director, UMD College of Information (iSchool)	Countering Violent Extremism, Resilience	Cybersecurity and Cyberterrorism, Homeland Security Education and Training	Global
	Kurt Braddock	Assistant Professor, American University	Violent Groups and Movements, Individual Behavior, Countering Violent Extremism, Radical Beliefs and Behavior, Deradicalization, Disengagement	Right-wing Terrorism, Social Media, Psychology of Terrorism, Terrorist Networks, Group Behavior, Media and Terrorism	Middle East and North Africa, North America, Southeast Asia, Western Europe