A consortium of researchers dedicated to improving the understanding of the human causes and consequences of terrorism

Risk Management

Title Investigators Project Period
Violent Non-state Actors and Contested Space Operations Amy Pate, Barnett S. Koven -
Training in Risk and Crisis Communication (TRACC) Brooke Liu, Elizabet Petrun Sayers, Katherine Worboys Izsak -
Towards an Understanding of Explosive Detection Technology Adoption: Results from Two Surveys Brooke Liu -
Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA) Process John Sawyer, Steve S. Sin, Ph.D. -
Radicalization of U.S. Prisoners Bert Useem, Obie Clayton -
Quantitative Index of the Public Health Impacts of Terrorism Fran Norris -
PRND Capability Development Framework Mapping John Sawyer, Marcus A. Boyd -
Preparedness for Catastrophic Events Dennis Mileti, Hamilton Bean, Kathleen Smarick, Monica Schoch-Spana, Paul Harwood -
Organizational Factors in the Successful Application of 'Community Engagement' Principles for Bioterrorism Preparedness Monica Schoch-Spana -
Managing Chaos through Crisis Communication Leadership Brooke Liu -
Integration of International Architecture Analysis Brandon Behlendorf, Emily Iarocci, Gary Ackerman, John Sawyer -
Global Terrorism Database (GTD) Acceleration Erin Miller -
Global Terrorism Database (GTD) Erin Miller, Gary LaFree, Laura Dugan -
Dissuading Adversaries and their Radiological/Nuclear Pathways: Integrating Deterrence Theory and Analytics in the Global Nuclear Detection Architecture (GNDA) Amy Pate, Brandon Behlendorf, Gary Ackerman, John Sawyer, Steve S. Sin, Ph.D., Hamid Mohtadi, Marcus A. Boyd -
Developing Community Resilience for Children and Families Betty Pfefferbaum, Fran Norris -
Country Reports on Terrorism - Statistical Annex Gary LaFree, Erin Miller -
Consensus Framework for Informing Decision-Making in the Biological Threat Characterization Program Gary Ackerman -
Communicating Risk of Mass Casualty Terrorism in Diverse Communities Elaine Vaughan -
Climate Security, Great Power Competition, and Adversarial Geopolitics in Southeast Asia Samuel D. Henkin, Marcus A. Boyd -
Climate Change and Terrorism: A Call to Action
Building Resilience to Violent Extremism Among Somali-Americans in Minneapolis-St. Paul Stevan Weine -
A Toolkit for Preventing Targeted Violence on College Campuses Gary LaFree -
A Climate of Terror: Approaches to the Study of Climate Change and Terrorism Marcus A. Boyd, Samuel D. Henkin -
Project Title Publication Date Publication Type
Universal Preventive Interventions for Children in the Context of Disasters and Terrorism 2014-04-01T12:00:00 Journal Article
Understanding Tornado Warnings, False Alarms, and Complacency 2016-09-01T12:00:00 Fact Sheet
Understanding Community Responses to Authority/Law Enforcement Minority-Outreach Intergroup Communication Frames 2016-07-01T12:00:00 Research Brief
Training in Risk and Crisis Communication Modules: Project Fact Sheet 2013-12-01T12:00:00 Project Fact Sheet
The Frontiers of Uncertainty Estimation in Interdisciplinary Disaster Research and Practice 2019-05-01T12:00:00 Journal Article
Taking Effective Risk and Crisis Communication for Granted? 2013-08-01T12:00:00 Discussion Point
Social-Mediated Crisis Communication Research 2023-01-01T12:00:00 Book Chapter
Social Media Use during Disasters: A Review of the Knowledge Base and Gaps 2012-12-01T12:00:00 START Reports
Security Screening Queues with Impatient Applicants: A New Model with A Case Study 2017-08-01T12:00:00 Journal Article
Risk in Extreme Environments: Preparing, Avoiding, Mitigating, and Managing 2018-01-01T12:00:00 Book
Resilience to What? Resilience for Whom? 2016-04-01T12:00:00 Journal Article
Re-Thinking Climate Security 2023-04-11T12:00:00 Research Brief
Preparing for the Worst: Public Perceptions of Risk Management Innovations 2016-03-01T12:00:00 Journal Article
Our Hazardous Environment: Four Decades of Progress or Retrenchment? 2016-01-01T12:00:00 Journal Article
Modeling Public-Private Partnerships in Disaster Management via Centralized and Decentralized Models 2015-10-01T12:00:00 Journal Article
Keeping Hospitals Operating During Disasters Through Crisis Communication Preparedness 2018-06-01T12:00:00 Journal Article
In the Eye of the Storm: An Update: Managing Terrorism and Asymmetric Threats during Covid-19 2020-10-01T12:00:00 Report
Implementing Disaster Policy: Exploring Scale and Measurement Schemes for Disaster Resilience 2019-05-01T12:00:00 Journal Article
How Mobile Home Residents Understand and Respond to Tornado Warnings 2019-04-01T12:00:00 Journal Article
How communication theory can help counter-terrorism stakeholders 2017-09-01T12:00:00 Journal Article
From the Periphery and toward a Centralized Model for Trust in Government Risk and Disaster Communication 2020-06-01T12:00:00 Journal Article
Explosive Detection Technology Adoption: Findings from a General Population Survey 2017-10-01T12:00:00 Research Brief
Developing Risk Metrics to Estimate Risks of Catastrophic Biological and Bioterrorist Events: Applications to the Food Industry 2009-03-01T12:00:00 Book Chapter
Defensibility and Risk Management 2017-10-01T12:00:00 Journal Article
Decisions in disaster recovery operations 2013-11-01T12:00:00 Book Chapter
CVE Field Principles for Local Government Agencies 2016-12-01T12:00:00 Discussion Point
Cry Wolf Effect? Evaluating the Impact of False Alarms on Public Responses to Tornado Alerts in the Southeastern United States 2019-04-01T12:00:00 Journal Article
Connecting Adversarial and Environmental Geopolitics in Southeast Asia 2023-04-24T12:00:00 Research Brief
Community Resilience 2016-04-01T12:00:00 Book Chapter
Common Sense or Gun Control? Political Communication and News Media Framing of Firearm Sale Background Checks after Newtown 2015-11-01T12:00:00 Journal Article
Climate Security in Southeast Asia 2023-04-17T12:00:00 Research Brief
Climate Change and Terrorism: Key Insights 2022-05-01T12:00:00 Research Brief
Climate Change and Terrorism: A Call to Action 2022-05-01T12:00:00 Research Brief
Climate Change and Security 2022-05-01T12:00:00 Research Brief
Blue or Stormy Skies? The Roles of Strategic Risk Communication in Protecting Communities Before, During, and After Severe Weather 2022-12-01T12:00:00 Book Chapter
Balancing Pre-disaster Preparedness and Post-disaster Relief 2016-01-01T12:00:00 Journal Article
Assessing Hospital System Resilience to Disaster Events Involving Physical Damage and Demand Surge 2019-07-01T12:00:00 Journal Article
Are You Prepared for the Next Storm? Developing Social Norms Messages to Motivate Community Members to Perform Disaster Risk Mitigation Behaviors 2022-06-01T12:00:00 Journal Article
A Climate of Terror? Climate Change as an Indirect Contributor to Terrorism 2022-05-20T12:00:00 Research Brief
A Climate of Terror? Climate Change as a Potential Ideological Driver of Terrorism 2022-05-01T12:00:00 Research Brief
A Climate of Terror? Climate Change as a Means for Terrorist Exploitation 2022-05-01T12:00:00 Research Brief
A Climate of Terror? Approaches to the Study of Climate Change and Terrorism 2022-05-01T12:00:00 Research Brief
100 Days Later: COVID-19: Implications for Managing Terrorism and Asymmetric Threats 2020-05-01T12:00:00 Discussion Point
Title Job Title Institution
Steve Sin Steve S. Sin, Ph.D. Assistant Research Scientist & Director, Unconventional Weapons & Technology Division
Chief Academic Officer, Platinum East
Adjunct Professorial Lecturer, School of International Service, American University 		University of Maryland
Robert lamb Robert D. Lamb ICONS Director and Associate Research Scientist University of Maryland
person-default Nathan Meehan Director of Research and Development, Second Sight Training Systems, LLC Second Sight Training Systems, LLC
Jacome_Michlle Michelle Jacome Operations Officer on International Finance Cooperation at the World Bank
Boyd_Marcus Marcus A. Boyd Geospatial Research Unit (GRU) Director, START
Director of Graduate Studies, START 		University of Maryland
Robert_Holly Holly Roberts Affiliated Faculty, Strategic Communications Lead at Akoya
Egle M Egle Murauskaite Senior Researcher & Simulation Developer, ICONS Project, START University of Maryland
person-default Devin Ellis Researcher, ARLIS University of Maryland
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Violent Non-state Actors and Contested Space Operations
Training in Risk and Crisis Communication (TRACC)
Towards an Understanding of Explosive Detection Technology Adoption: Results from Two Surveys
Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA) Process
Radicalization of U.S. Prisoners
Quantitative Index of the Public Health Impacts of Terrorism
PRND Capability Development Framework Mapping
Preparedness for Catastrophic Events
Organizational Factors in the Successful Application of 'Community Engagement' Principles for Bioterrorism Preparedness
Managing Chaos through Crisis Communication Leadership
Integration of International Architecture Analysis
Global Terrorism Database (GTD) Acceleration
Global Terrorism Database (GTD)
Dissuading Adversaries and their Radiological/Nuclear Pathways: Integrating Deterrence Theory and Analytics in the Global Nuclear Detection Architecture (GNDA)
Developing Community Resilience for Children and Families
Country Reports on Terrorism - Statistical Annex
Consensus Framework for Informing Decision-Making in the Biological Threat Characterization Program
Communicating Risk of Mass Casualty Terrorism in Diverse Communities
Climate Security, Great Power Competition, and Adversarial Geopolitics in Southeast Asia
Climate Change and Terrorism: A Call to Action
Building Resilience to Violent Extremism Among Somali-Americans in Minneapolis-St. Paul
A Toolkit for Preventing Targeted Violence on College Campuses
A Climate of Terror: Approaches to the Study of Climate Change and Terrorism