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Community Resilience


Community Resilience

Project Title Investigators Project Period
A Climate of Terror: Approaches to the Study of Climate Change and Terrorism Marcus A. Boyd, Samuel D. Henkin January, 2022 to May, 2022
Community-oriented Policing and Community Engagement in Benin Barnett S. Koven July, 2018 to June, 2020
Developing Academic Partnerships and Collaborative Research on Countering Violent Extremism in Malaysia and Southeast Asia Amy Pate, Barnett S. Koven, William Braniff September, 2018 to December, 2019
Developing Integrated Radiological and Nuclear Detection Architecture for the Interior and International Mission Space Steve Sin, Marcus A. Boyd September, 2016 to September, 2019
Computational Modeling of Grievances and Political Instability Through Global Media Gary LaFree September, 2014 to September, 2019
How Forecasters Decide to Warn: Insights on Tornado Risk Communication from the Southeast U.S. Brooke Liu, Anita Atwell Seate September, 2017 to August, 2019
Mobile Radiation Detectors: Threat Perception and Device Acceptance Brooke Liu, Elizabet Petrun Sayers, Gary Ackerman, Steve Sin, Thomas Guarrieri April, 2014 to April, 2019
Evaluating the Safe Spaces Community-Led CVE Program William Braniff October, 2018 to March, 2019
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
Resources and Resilience: A Computational Model of Strategic Influence January, 2018 to June, 2018
Managing Chaos through Crisis Communication Leadership Brooke Liu June, 2017 to May, 2018
Family and Community Capacities among US Minorities: a Key to Preventing Violent Extremism Stevan Weine January, 2013 to December, 2017
Social Identity and Perceptions of Counterterrorism Demis Glasford July, 2012 to December, 2017
Towards an Understanding of Explosive Detection Technology Adoption: Results from Two Surveys Brooke Liu May, 2016 to June, 2017
Bridging Religious Communities and Technology Providers to Counter Narratives of Violent Extremism Alejandro Beutel, Peter Weinberger October, 2016 to March, 2017
School Emergency Public Information and Warning/Information Sharing Brooke Liu, Holly Roberts October, 2015 to September, 2016
Understanding Tornado Warnings, False Alarms, and Complacency, and Proposing Theory-Directed Solutions for Effective Warnings Michael Egnoto, Brooke Liu October, 2015 to September, 2016
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
Comprehensive Testing of Imminent Threat Public Messages for Mobile Devices (MDP) Brooke Liu, Hamilton Bean, Marcus A. Boyd, Michele Wood June, 2012 to June, 2015
Social Media Use during Disasters Brooke Liu July, 2012 to October, 2013
Training in Risk and Crisis Communication (TRACC) Brooke Liu, Elizabet Petrun Sayers, Katherine Worboys Izsak August, 2011 to October, 2013
Building Resilience to Violent Extremism Among Somali-Americans in Minneapolis-St. Paul Stevan Weine August, 2010 to August, 2012
An Integrated Conception of Community Resilience Betty Pfefferbaum, Fran Norris, Kathleen Sherrieb March, 2010 to February, 2012
Building Community Resilience through Public Involvement: The Extended Community Assessment of Resilience Tool (CART-E) Betty Pfefferbaum June, 2008 to December, 2011
Organizational Factors in the Successful Application of 'Community Engagement' Principles for Bioterrorism Preparedness Monica Schoch-Spana June, 2008 to December, 2011
Homegrown Radicalization and the Role of Social Networks and Social Inclusiveness in the United States Paul Harwood June, 2008 to October, 2011
Quantitative Index of the Public Health Impacts of Terrorism Fran Norris June, 2008 to October, 2011
Terrorism and Violence in Colombia Enrique Arias June, 2009 to May, 2011
Preparedness for Catastrophic Events Dennis Mileti, Hamilton Bean, Kathleen Smarick, Monica Schoch-Spana, Paul Harwood November, 2008 to November, 2010
Police Responses to Terrorism: Lessons from the Israeli Experience David Weisburd June, 2009 to May, 2010
The Role for State Governments in Community Resilience Ann Bowman June, 2008 to May, 2010
Community-level Indicators of Radicalization: A Data and Measurement Workshop Gary LaFree, Kathleen Smarick, Shira Fishman September, 2009 to February, 2010
Relationships among Terrorism-Using Groups, Supporters, Constituencies, Target Groups, and General Populations Clark McCauley January, 2009 to December, 2009
Community Field Studies and Analyses of Preparedness Networks Kathleen Tierney May, 2005 to September, 2009
Modeling and Simulation of Public Response to Threat and Attacks Dennis Mileti June, 2005 to June, 2009
National Household Survey Dennis Mileti, Linda Bourque July, 2005 to May, 2009
Communicating Risk of Mass Casualty Terrorism in Diverse Communities Elaine Vaughan May, 2005 to May, 2009
Effective Organizational Communication During Crises: Learning from the 2001 Anthrax Attacks Caron Chess May, 2005 to May, 2009
Campus Dialogues Jonathan Wilkenfeld January, 2006 to May, 2008
Community Assessment of Resilience Tool (CART) Betty Pfefferbaum, Fran Norris June, 2005 to May, 2008
Developing Community Resilience for Children and Families Betty Pfefferbaum, Fran Norris June, 2005 to May, 2008
Project Title Publication Date START Authorssort descending Publication Type
START Symposium 2015: Counterterrorism Panel October 2015 Presentation
Religiosity and Reactions to Terrorism May 2015 Adamczyk, Amy; LaFree, Gary Journal Article
The Impact of the Boston Marathon Bombings on Willingness to Cooperate With the Police April 2016 Adamczyk, Amy; LaFree, Gary Journal Article
Research Highlight: U.S. Attitudes toward Terrorism and Counterterrorism Before and After the April 2013 Boston Marathon Bombings October 2013 Adamczyk, Amy; LaFree, Gary; Tourangeau, Roger; Presser, Stanley Research Brief
Report: U.S. Attitudes toward Terrorism and Counterterrorism Before and After the April 2013 Boston Marathon Bombings October 2013 Adamczyk, Amy; LaFree, Gary; Tourangeau, Roger; Presser, Stanley START Reports
U.S. Attitudes toward Terrorism and Counterterrorism March 2013 Adamczyk, Amy; LaFree, Gary; Tourangeau, Roger; Presser, Stanley START Reports
Eyes of the Storm: How Citizen Scientists Contribute to Government Forecasting and Risk Communication April 2020 Atwell Seate, Anita; Liu, Brooke; Herovic, Emina; Iles, Irina A. Journal Article
'Keep Wicked Calm and Carry the Hell On': Boston, Terrorism and the Rhetorical Power of Resilience June 2013 Bean, Hamilton; Keranen, Lisa Discussion Point
Discussion Point: Communities on the Front Lines Against Terrorism May 2015 Beutel, Alejandro Discussion Point
Public-Private Partnerships to Counter Violent Extremism: Field Principles for Action July 2016 Beutel, Alejandro; Weinberger, Peter START Reports
Risk in Extreme Environments: Preparing, Avoiding, Mitigating, and Managing January 2018 Bier, Vicki Book
Defensibility and Risk Management October 2017 Bier, Vicki Journal Article
Measuring and Achieving Equity in Multiperiod Emergency Material Allocation June 2019 Bier, Vicki Journal Article
Understanding and Mitigating the Impacts of Massive Relocations Due to Disasters April 2017 Bier, Vicki Journal Article
Correlates of School Disaster Preparedness: Main Effects of Funding and Coordinator Role February 2008 Bourque, Linda Journal Article
Psychometric Characteristics of Spanish and English Versions of the Civilian Mississippi Scale December 2005 Bourque, Linda Journal Article
How Communities Implement Successful Mitigation Programs: Insights From the Multihazard Mitigation Council (MMC) Community Study January 2009 Bourque, Linda; Wood, Michele Book Chapter
Morbidity and Mortality Associated with Disasters July 2006 Bourque, Linda; Wood, Michele Book Chapter
Weathering the Storm: The Impact of Hurricanes on Physical and Mental Health January 2006 Bourque, Linda; Wood, Michele Journal Article
Vulnerability and Resilience in Local Government: Assessing the Strength of Performance Regimes September 2009 Bowman, Ann Journal Article
The Precarious Nature of Food April 2015 Cutter, Susan Op-ed
The Landscape of Disaster Resilience Indicators in the USA September 2015 Cutter, Susan Journal Article
Linkages between Vulnerability and Resilience January 2018 Cutter, Susan Book Chapter
Building Disaster Resilience: Steps Toward Sustainability January 2014 Cutter, Susan Journal Article
Implementing Disaster Policy: Exploring Scale and Measurement Schemes for Disaster Resilience May 2019 Cutter, Susan Journal Article
Resilience to What? Resilience for Whom? April 2016 Cutter, Susan Journal Article
Urban-Rural Differences in Disaster Resilience July 2016 Cutter, Susan Journal Article
Temporal and Spatial Changes in Social Vulnerability to Natural Hazards February 2008 Cutter, Susan Journal Article
When Do Losses Count? Six Fallacies of Natural Hazards Loss Data June 2009 Cutter, Susan Journal Article
U.S. Emergency Management in the 21st Century: From Disaster to Catastrophe December 2019 Cutter, Susan Book
The Geography of Social Vulnerability: Race, Class, and Catastrophe June 2006 Cutter, Susan Report
Building Bridges: Social Movements and Civil Society in Times of Crisis March 2020 della Porta, Donatella Journal Article
Social Movements and Europeanization July 2009 della Porta, Donatella; Caiani, Manuela Book
How Can a Public Health Framework Be Applied 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
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
Understanding Community Responses to Authority/Law Enforcement Minority-Outreach Intergroup Communication Frames July 2016 Glasford, Demis Research Brief
“You Are Here”: Assessing the Inclusion of Maps in a Campus Emergency Alert System March 2021 Herovic, Emina Journal Article
COVID-19: Implications for First Responders October 2020 Koven, Barnett S.; Braniff, William Presentation
A Tragedy in Three Acts: COVID-19 and Compounding Crises October 2020 Koven, Barnett S.; Romm, Madeline; Braniff, William Research Brief
The Closing of Open Minds: Need for Closure Moderates the Impact of Uncertainty Salience on Outgroup Discrimination September 2015 Kruglanski, Arie Journal Article
Preventing and Treating Radicalization: A Two Volume Review June 2015 Kruglanski, Arie Book Review
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
Communication during COVID-19: What’s Happening in Your Department March 2021 Lindquist, Katy Research Brief
COVID-19 Response Coordination March 2021 Lindquist, Katy; Romm, Madeline Research Brief
Morale and Mental Health March 2021 Lindquist, Katy; Romm, Madeline Research Brief
Personnel Shortages Due to COVID-19 March 2021 Lindquist, Katy; Romm, Madeline Research Brief
A Process View of Crisis Misinformation: How Public Relations Professionals Detect, Manage, and Evaluate Crisis Misinformation June 2021 Liu, Brooke Journal Article
Communicating Crisis Uncertainty: A Review of the Knowledge Gaps April 2016 Liu, Brooke Journal Article
How Publics’ Active and Passive Communicative Behaviors Affect their Tornado Responses: An Integration of STOPS and SMCC August 2019 Liu, Brooke; Egnoto, Michael Journal Article
The Scared, the Outraged, and the Anxious: How Crisis Emotions, Involvement, and Demographics Predict Publics' Conative Coping April 2016 Liu, Brooke; Fraustino, Julia; Jin, Yan Journal Article
Social Media Use during Disasters: A Review of the Knowledge Base and Gaps December 2012 Liu, Brooke; Fraustino, Julia; Jin, Yan START Reports
Keeping Hospitals Operating During Disasters Through Crisis Communication Preparedness June 2018 Liu, Brooke; Herovic, Emina; Roberts, Holly Journal Article
Disaster Warnings in Your Pocket: How Audiences Interpret Mobile Alerts for an Unfamiliar Hazard March 2016 Liu, Brooke; Mileti, Dennis; Bean, Hamilton; Sutton, Jeannette; Wood, Michele; Madden, Stephanie Journal Article
Risk Communication Training: Research Findings and Recommendations for Training Development February 2013 Liu, Brooke; Petrun Sayers, Elizabeth; Izsak, Katherine Worboys; Madden, Stephanie START Reports
The Role of Communication in Healthcare Systems and Community Resilience September 2017 Liu, Brooke; Petrun Sayers, Elizabeth; Roberts, Holly; Egnoto, Michael Journal Article
Training in Risk and Crisis Communication Modules: Project Fact Sheet December 2013 Liu, Brooke; Petrun, Elizabeth Project Fact Sheet
Individuals’ Religiosity and Emotional Coping in Response to Disasters April 2019 Liu, Brooke; Roberts, Holly; Egnoto, Michael Journal Article
Preparing for the Worst: Public Perceptions of Risk Management Innovations March 2016 Liu, Brooke; Sayers, Elizabet Petrun; Ackerman, Gary; Roberts, Holly; Iles, Irina A. Journal Article
Introducing 'Political Resilience' August 2012 McCauley, Clark Discussion Point
Reactions to the War on Terrorism: Origin-Group Differences in the 2007 Pew Poll of U.S. Muslims January 2011 McCauley, Clark Journal Article
Friction: How Radicalization Happens to Them and Us January 2011 McCauley, Clark; Moskalenko, Sophia Book
Indirect Effects: The Impact of COVID-19 on Organizations & Service Delivery November 2020 Meehan, Nathan Research Brief
Environmental Effects: Changes in Demand for First Responders due to COVID-19 November 2020 Meehan, Nathan Research Brief
Direct Effects: The Impact of COVID-19 on First Responders November 2020 Meehan, Nathan Research Brief
RCPGP Warning System Integration Research Project Final Report November 2010 Mileti, Dennis; Bean, Hamilton START Reports
Public Response to Terrorism in America December 2008 Mileti, Dennis; Bourque, Linda; Wood, Michele Presentation
Putting Terrorism in Context: Lessons from the Global Terrorism Database (Contemporary Terrorism Studies) January 2015 Miller, Erin; LaFree, Gary; Dugan, Laura Book
Strategies for Improved Hospital Response to Mass Casualty Incidents March 2018 Miller-Hooks, Elise Journal Article
Assessing Hospital System Resilience to Disaster Events Involving Physical Damage and Demand Surge July 2019 Miller-Hooks, Elise Journal Article
Foreign Occupation and National Pride: The Case of Iraq January 2008 Moaddel, Mansoor Journal Article
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Postdisaster Distress: A Community Based Treatment Program for Survivors of Hurricane Katrina May 2009 Norris, Fran Journal Article
Community Resilience and the Principles of Mass Trauma Intervention January 2007 Norris, Fran Journal Article
Piloting a New Model of Crisis Counseling: Specialized Crisis Counseling Services in Mississippi after Hurricane Katrina May 2009 Norris, Fran Journal Article
Looking for Resilience: Understanding the Longitudinal Trajectories of Responses to Stress June 2009 Norris, Fran Journal Article
Methods for Disaster Mental Health Research November 2005 Norris, Fran Book
A Psychometric Analysis of Project Liberty's Adult Enhanced Services Referral Tool September 2006 Norris, Fran Journal Article
Early Physical Health Consequences of Disaster Exposure and Acute Disaster-Related PTSD January 2006 Norris, Fran Journal Article
Challenges in Implementing Disaster Mental Health Programs: State Program Directors' Perspective April 2006 Norris, Fran Journal Article
The Epidemiology of Trauma and PTSD November 2006 Norris, Fran Book Chapter
Disaster Research Methods: Past Progress and Future Directions April 2006 Norris, Fran Journal Article
Measuring Capacities for Community Resilience January 2010 Norris, Fran; Sherrieb, Kathleen Journal Article
Expanding the Public's Role in Health Emergency Policy June 2009 Norwood, Ann; Schoch-Spana, Monica Journal Article
Project Fact Sheet: Monitor and Mitigate: The Impact of COVID-19 on Public Safety September 2020 Pate, Amy; Koven, Barnett S.; Meehan, Nathan Project Fact Sheet
Reaching Vulnerable Populations in the Disaster-Prone US Gulf Coast: Communicating Across the Crisis Lifecycle August 2019 Petrun Sayers, Elizabeth Journal Article
The Business of Healing: Focus Group Discussions of Readjustment to the Post-9/11 Work Environment Among Workers of Affected Agencies July 2010 Pfefferbaum, Betty Journal Article
Risk and Resilience in Children in the Context of Mass Trauma September 2020 Pfefferbaum, Betty Journal Article
Emotional and Biological Stress Measures in Katrina Survivors Relocated to Oklahoma March 2010 Pfefferbaum, Betty Journal Article
Intensely Exposed Oklahoma City Terrorism Survivors: Long-term Mental Health and Health Needs and Posttraumatic Growth January 2016 Pfefferbaum, Betty Journal Article
Research with Children Exposed to Disasters December 2008 Pfefferbaum, Betty Journal Article
Children of Terrorism Survivors: Physiological Reactions Seven Years following a Terrorist Incident January 2014 Pfefferbaum, Betty Book Chapter
Current Evidence for Selecting Disaster Interventions for Children and Adolescents April 2016 Pfefferbaum, Betty Journal Article
Training for Disaster Response Personnel: The Development of Proposed Core Competencies in Disaster Mental Health July 2008 Pfefferbaum, Betty Journal Article
Children and Families in the Context of Disasters: Implications for Preparedness and Response April 2008 Pfefferbaum, Betty Journal Article
P-Flash: Development of an Empirically-based Post-9-11 Disaster Mental Health Training Program January 2008 Pfefferbaum, Betty Journal Article
Universal Preventive Interventions for Children in the Context of Disasters and Terrorism April 2014 Pfefferbaum, Betty Journal Article
Children Displaced by Hurricane Katrina: A Focus Group Study July 2008 Pfefferbaum, Betty Journal Article
The Relationship between Maternal Psychopathology and Parental Perceptions of Their Children’s Reactions in Survivors of the 1998 US Embassy Bombing in Nairobi, Kenya November 2019 Pfefferbaum, Betty Journal Article
Adolescents Discuss their Reactions to the September 11 Attacks January 2006 Pfefferbaum, Betty Journal Article
A Skill Set for Supporting Displaced Children in Psychological Recovery After Disasters July 2017 Pfefferbaum, Betty Journal Article
Do Direct Survivors of Terrorism Remaining in the Disaster Community Show Better Long-Term Outcome than Survivors Who Relocate? August 2017 Pfefferbaum, Betty Journal Article
Physiologic Reactivity Despite Emotional Resilience Several Years After Direct Exposure to Terrorism February 2007 Pfefferbaum, Betty Journal Article
A Study of Selected Ethnic Affiliations in the Development of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Other Psychopathology After a Terrorist Bombing in Nairobi, Kenya September 2017 Pfefferbaum, Betty Journal Article
Mental Health and the Covid-19 Pandemic April 2020 Pfefferbaum, Betty Journal Article
Community Resilience as a Metaphor, Theory, Set of Capacities, and Strategy for Disaster Readiness March 2008 Pfefferbaum, Betty; Norris, Fran; Pfefferbaum, Rose Journal Article
Community Resilience and Wellness for Children Exposed to Hurricane Katrina November 2007 Pfefferbaum, Betty; Norris, Fran; Pfefferbaum, Rose Book Chapter
A Conceptual Framework to Enhance Community Resilience Using Social Capital August 2015 Pfefferbaum, Betty; Pfefferbaum, Rose Journal Article
Reactions of Oklahoma City Bombing Survivors to Media Coverage of the September 11, 2001 Attacks September 2015 Pfefferbaum, Betty; Pfefferbaum, Rose Journal Article
Media Coverage and Children's Reactions to Disaster with Implications for Primary Care and Public Health December 2008 Pfefferbaum, Betty; Pfefferbaum, Rose Journal Article
Community Resilience April 2016 Pfefferbaum, Betty; Pfefferbaum, Rose Book Chapter
Assessing Community Resilience: An Application of the Expanded CART Survey Instrument with Affiliated Volunteer Responders September 2014 Pfefferbaum, Betty; Pfefferbaum, Rose Journal Article
Community Resilience Interventions: Participatory, Assessment-Based, Action-Oriented Processes September 2014 Pfefferbaum, Betty; Pfefferbaum, Rose Journal Article
Assessing Community Reilience: A CART Survery Application in an Impoverished Urban Community May 2016 Pfefferbaum, Betty; Pfefferbaum, Rose Journal Article
Schools in the Shadow of Terrorism: Psychosocial Adjustment and Interest in Interventions Following Terror Attacks July 2010 Pfefferbaum, Betty; Pfefferbaum, Rose Journal Article
Trauma, Grief, and Depression in Nairobi Children After the 1998 Bombing of the American Embassy July 2006 Pfefferbaum, Betty; Pfefferbaum, Rose Journal Article
Building Resilience to Mass Trauma Events January 2007 Pfefferbaum, Betty; Pfefferbaum, Rose Book Chapter
The Risk of COVID-19 Exposure March 2021 Romm, Madeline Research Brief
How Prepared Are the Public and Responders for Nuclear Terrorism? February 2018 Schoch-Spana, Monica Journal Article
Resilient American Communities: Progress in Practice and Policy March 2010 Schoch-Spana, Monica Journal Article
Too Many Patients…A Framework to Guide Statewide Allocation of Scarce Mechanical Ventilation During Disasters October 2018 Schoch-Spana, Monica Journal Article
Community Resilience Roundtable on the Implementation of Homeland Security Presidential Directive 21 (HSPD-21) September 2008 Schoch-Spana, Monica Report
Community Resilience for Catastrophic Health Events June 2008 Schoch-Spana, Monica Journal Article
Top-Down and Bottom-Up Measurement to Enhance Community Resilience to Disasters September 2019 Schoch-Spana, Monica Journal Article
Community Engagement: Leadership Tool for Catastrophic Health Events March 2007 Schoch-Spana, Monica Journal Article
Influence of Community and Culture in the Ethical Allocation of Scarce Medical Resources in a Pandemic Situation: Deliberative Democracy Study March 2020 Schoch-Spana, Monica Journal Article
Local Health Department Capacity for Community Engagement and Its Implications for Disaster Resilience June 2013 Schoch-Spana, Monica; Sell, Tara Journal Article
Lessons From the Domestic Ebola Response: Improving Health Care System Resilience to High Consequence Infectious Diseases December 2017 Schoch-Spana, Monica; Sell, Tara Kirk Journal Article
A Public Health Systems View of Risk Communication About Zika April 2020 Schoch-Spana, Monica; Sell, Tara Kirk Journal Article
Public Health Consequences of Terrorism on Maternal-Child Health in New York City and Madrid October 2012 Sherrieb, Kathleen Journal Article
Statistical Analysis of Event Data Concerning Boko Haram in Nigeria (2009-2013) January 2015 Stevenson, John START Reports
What Do The Dead Say? The Architecture of Salvific Discourses in Post-Genocide Rwanda June 2015 Stevenson, John Journal Article
Machines, Monsters, and Coffin Corners: Broadcast Meteorologists’ Use of Figurative and Intense Language During Hurricane Harvey April 2020 Sutton, Jeannette Journal Article
Retweeting Risk Communication: The Role of Threat and Efficacy August 2018 Sutton, Jeannette Journal Article
“Death was not in the agenda for the day”: Emotions, Behavioral Reactions, and Perceptions in Response to the 2018 Hawaii Wireless Emergency Alert February 2019 Sutton, Jeannette Journal Article
Disasters: A Sociological Approach March 2019 Tierney, Kathleen Book
Return on Investment Analysis and its Applicability to Community Disaster Preparedness Activities: Calculating Costs and Returns August 2019 Tierney, Kathleen Journal Article
Prevention Research for Countering Violent Extremism March 2013 Weine, Stevan Discussion Point
Building Resilience to Violent Extremism Among Somali-Americans in Minneapolis-St.Paul Handout May 2012 Weine, Stevan Research Brief
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
Building Community Resilience to Counter Violent Extremism October 2013 Weine, Stevan Journal Article
The Role of Community Policing in Countering Violent Extremism February 2015 Weine, Stevan Research Brief
Understanding Communities’ Attitudes towards CVE February 2015 Weine, Stevan Research Brief
Building Resilience to Violent Extremism Among Somali-Americans in Minneapolis-St.Paul August 2012 Weine, Stevan START Reports
Addressing Violent Extremism as Public Health Policy and Practice June 2016 Weine, Stevan Journal Article
Reframing CVE as a Multidisciplinary Approach to Promoting Community Safety June 2015 Weine, Stevan Research Brief
Can Public Health Help Prevent Violent Extremism? Should Public Health Help Prevent Violent Extremism? February 2020 Weine, Stevan Book Chapter
Lessons Learned from Mental Health and Education: Identifying Best Practices for Addressing Violent Extremism October 2015 Weine, Stevan START Reports
Community Policing to Counter Violent Extremism: A Process Evaluation in Los Angeles July 2017 Weine, Stevan START Reports
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
Supporting A Multidisciplinary Approach to Addressing Violent Extremism: What Role Can Education Professionals Play? October 2015 Weine, Stevan Research Brief
Best Practices for Developing Resilient Communities and Addressing Violent Extremism October 2015 Weine, Stevan Research Brief
Discussion Point: Prevention Research is Needed for Countering Violent Extremism March 2013 Weine, Stevan Discussion Point
Law Enforcement-Focused Best Practices to Prevent Violent Extremism September 2015 Weine, Stevan; Braniff, William Research Brief
Government Agency-Focused Best Practices to Prevent Violent Extremism September 2015 Weine, Stevan; Braniff, William Research Brief
Community-Focused Best Practices to Prevent Violent Extremism September 2015 Weine, Stevan; Braniff, William Research Brief
Report on the National Summit on Empowering Communities to Prevent Violent Extremism July 2015 Weine, Stevan; Braniff, William Report
Empowering Communities to Prevent Violent Extremism: A report on the August 2014 National Summit July 2017 Weine, Stevan; Braniff, William Book Chapter
Interfaith Programs on College Campuses: Lessons Learned March 2011 Wilkenfeld, Jonathan; Smarick, Kathleen Research Brief
Geotargeted Alerts and Warnings March 2017 Wood, Michele Book Chapter
Modeling Public-Private Partnerships in Disaster Management via Centralized and Decentralized Models October 2015 Zhuang, Jun Journal Article
Modeling and Validating Public–Private Partnerships in Disaster Management May 2018 Zhuang, Jun Journal Article
Partner Selection in Disaster Relief: Partnership Formation in the Presence of Incompatible Agencies September 2017 Zhuang, Jun Journal Article
Title Byline
Students participate in violence prevention simulation with ICONS Project Joyce Kaufman
START researchers co-lead International Symposium on Preventing/Countering Violent Extremism Erin Copland
UMD researchers receive NOAA grant to improve crisis communication UMD Department of Communication Staff
Communication during coronavirus Jessica Weiss
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
START undergraduate wins second place at international conference Jessica Rivinius
START visits International Islamic University Malaysia to launch new project Max Erdemandi
CRED students lead round table dialogue about community resilience Erin Garry
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
Scouting out risk communication field research Aileen St. Leger, Jessica Rivinius
Engineered for resilience Jessica Rivinius
Mohamed Nimer on the Americanization and Evolution of Islamism Valerie Snaman
How Public Health Can Improve Initiatives to Counter Violent Extremism Stevan Weine, David Eisenman
Marginalization, discrimination create greater risk of radicalization for immigrants
Bridging academia and policy to build better CVE programs 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
Police and community cooperation in counterterrorism in Australia Jessica Rivinius
Broadening the Discussion about Women and Violent Extremism Susan Szmania
Reframing CVE as a Multidisciplinary Approach to Promoting Community Safety
TRACC off to a strong START Beth Schwartz
Discussion Point: Communities on the Front Lines Against Terrorism Alejandro Beutel
START Hosts conference on mental health, education and countering violent extremism Beth Schwartz
Freshmen add a spark to risk communication and resilience research Joshua Nesselrodt
No Hate USA Campaign Launch Liz Wasden
Risk communication researchers earn top paper awards
Prepare, respond and recover with TRACC training Joshua Nesselrodt, Holly Roberts
START’s TRACC receives FEMA approval Jessica Rivinius
Foreign Policy names Erica Chenoweth a top global thinker
Researcher analyzes how community ties impact terrorist groups’ targeting of civilians Laura Walker
START Newsletter: US beliefs before, after Boston bombings; Terrorist targeting of civilians; Graduate Certificate in Terrorism Analysis
Discussion Point: 'Keep Wicked Calm and Carry the Hell On': Boston, Terrorism and the Rhetorical Power of Resilience Hamilton Bean, Lisa Keranen
Discussion Point: Prevention Research for Countering Violent Extremism Stevan Weine
John Cohen's keynote address at START Annual Meeting Catherine Llamido
Researcher Spotlight: Monica Schoch-Spana Sarah May
New report assesses factors related to violent extremism among Somali-Americans in Minneapolis-St. Paul
Discussion Point: Introducing 'Political Resilience' Clark McCauley
School principals can help assess community resilience Nicholas Munson
START interns nominated for DHS award Nicholas Munson
UMD president chairs inaugural DHS Academic Advisory Panel
START Director LaFree to Moderate Discussion with Secretary Napolitano and Governor O'Malley
START Partner Center for Biosecurity Launches
Winter 2010 START Bulletin Now Available
Call for Posters: Emergency Pre-Event Communication
Summer Opportunities for Undergrads at UMD
SC's Hazards & Vulnerability Research Institute releases Social Vulnerability Index (SoVI)
START Announces Fellowships for 2005-06
White House Science and Technology Director Addresses Need for Innovations to Combat Terrorism
START Hosts DHS Faculty/Student Research Teams
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Photo of Brooke Liu Brooke Liu

Professor of Communication and START Affiliated Faculty Member

 University of Maryland
Holly Roberts

Affiliated Faculty, Strategic Communications Lead at Akoya
Marcus A. Boyd

Geospatial Research Unit (GRU) Director, START

Director of Graduate Studies, START

 University of Maryland
Max Erdemandi

Ph.D. Student, Communication Science and Social Cognition

 University of Maryland
Samuel D. Henkin

Geospatial Research Unit (GRU) Researcher, START

 University of Maryland
Stevan Weine Stevan Weine

Professor of Psychiatry

 University of Illinois at Chicago
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