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

September 11th

Title Investigators Project Period
Country Reports on Terrorism - Statistical Annex Gary LaFree, Erin Miller -
Global Terrorism Database (GTD) Erin Miller, Gary LaFree, Laura Dugan -
Global Terrorism Database (GTD) Acceleration Erin Miller -
Measuring Up: Aligning SOF and Interagency CT Efforts Across the Tactical, Operational and Strategic Levels Barnett S. Koven -
National Household Survey Dennis Mileti, Linda Bourque -
Quantitative Index of the Public Health Impacts of Terrorism Fran Norris -
Project Title Publication Date Publication Type
A Welcome Antidote 2005-11-01T12:00:00 Op-ed
Adolescents Discuss their Reactions to the September 11 Attacks 2006-01-01T12:00:00 Journal Article
Advancements in the Connection Between Internet of Things (IoT) and Geospatial Technologies 2024-09-01T12:00:00 Research Brief
Al Qaeda's Post-9/11 Evolution: An Assessment 2011-11-01T12:00:00 Book Chapter
American Jihadi Terrorism: A Comparison of Homicides and Unsuccessful Plots 2016-11-01T12:00:00 Journal Article
Black Swans and Burstiness -- Countering Myths about Terrorism 2012-12-01T12:00:00 Discussion Point
Border Crossings and Terrorist Attacks in the United States: Lessons for Protecting against Dangerous Entrants 2012-11-01T12:00:00 START Reports
Bruce Hoffman and Fernando Reinares (Eds.): The Evolution of the Global Terrorist Threat: From 9/11 to Osama bin Laden's Death 2015-09-01T12:00:00 Book Review
Community and Ecological Approaches to Understanding and Alleviating Postdisaster Distress 2006-09-01T12:00:00 Book Chapter
Counterterrorism in Retrospect: Chronicle of a War Foretold 2005-07-01T12:00:00 Book Review
Focus Groups with Children After the World Trade Center Attacks 2007-01-01T12:00:00 Journal Article
How Has Criminology Contributed to the Study of Terrorism since 9/11? 2015-09-01T12:00:00 Journal Article
In the Shadow of 9/11: How the Study of Political Extremism Has Reshaped Criminology 2021-12-01T12:00:00 Journal Article
Intelligence and Surprise Attack: Failure and Success from Pearl Harbor to 9/11 and Beyond 2013-07-01T12:00:00 Book
Introducing the Special Issue on New Directions in Terrorism Research 2015-05-01T12:00:00 Journal Article
Living in America as a Muslim after 9/11: Poll Trends 2001‐2007 2009-08-01T12:00:00 START Reports
Looking for Resilience: Understanding the Longitudinal Trajectories of Responses to Stress 2009-06-01T12:00:00 Journal Article
Marvel’s Civil War: An Allegory of September 11 in the American Civil War Framework 2013-01-01T12:00:00 Journal Article
Media Contact and Posttraumatic Stress in Employees of New York City Area Businesses after the September 11 Attacks 2020-09-01T12:00:00 Journal Article
Migration, Culture Conflict, Crime and Terrorism 2006-11-01T12:00:00 Book
One Cheer for Classical Realism, or Toward a Power Politics of Religion 2014-03-01T12:00:00 Book Chapter
P-Flash: Development of an Empirically-based Post-9-11 Disaster Mental Health Training Program 2008-01-01T12:00:00 Journal Article
Prosecuting Terrorism: Challenges in the Post-9/11 World 2015-09-01T12:00:00 Journal Article
Psychological Issues in Understanding Terrorism and the Response to Terrorism 2006-09-01T12:00:00 Book Chapter
Terrorism Preparedness and Exposure Reduction since 9/11: The Status of Public Readiness in the United States 2011-01-01T12:00:00 Journal Article
Testing a Rational Choice Model of Airline Hijackings 2005-11-01T12:00:00 Journal Article
The Business of Healing: Focus Group Discussions of Readjustment to the Post-9/11 Work Environment Among Workers of Affected Agencies 2010-07-01T12:00:00 Journal Article
The Debate over "New" vs. "Old" Terrorism 2007-08-01T12:00:00 Conference Paper
The Last Good Chance: A Reassessment of U.S. Operations at Tora Bora 2008-10-01T12:00:00 Journal Article
The Psychology of Terrorism 2001-10-01T12:00:00 Op-ed
Towards Global Jihadism: Al-Qaeda's Strategic, Ideological and Structural Adaptations since 9/11 2012-06-01T12:00:00 Journal Article
Transnational Terrorism 2013-10-01T12:00:00 Book
U.S. Muslims after 9/11: Poll Trends 2001-2007 2009-09-01T12:00:00 Journal Article
Understanding the ‘War on Terrorism’: Responses to 11 September 2001 2006-01-01T12:00:00 Journal Article
War Versus Justice in Response to Terrorist Attacks 2006-09-01T12:00:00 Book Chapter
Title
9/11: 20 years later
Al-Qaida's fatal terrorism under Osama bin Laden
Database Spotlight: Police Response to Terrorism - Lessons from the Israeli Police
DHS Under Secretary for Science and Technology, Dr. Charles E. McQueary, speaks to START
Discussion Point: Black Swans and Burstiness—Countering Myths about Terrorism
Discussion Point: Introducing 'Political Resilience'
Discussion Point: The Dog that Doesn't Bark
First-of-its-kind index ranks countries for impact of terrorism
LaFree speaks at National Institute of Justice conference
Mileti Contributes to Final Report on WTC Attack
New journal is a resource for Global Terrorism Research
New report: Social media use during disasters
Prevention and Protection in an Age of Terror
Researcher spotlight: Anthony Lemieux
Researcher Spotlight: Dennis Mileti and the sociology of disaster
Researcher Spotlight: Michele Gelfand
Secretary Ridge announces creation of terrorism center
START Announces 2010-2011 Terrorism Research Awards and Undergraduate Research Program Participants
START Announces Fellowships for 2005-06
START Assesses Impact of 9/11
START director addresses common myths of terrorism
START Director Gary LaFree Comments on Terrorism Research Before and After 9/11
START Director LaFree to Moderate Discussion with Secretary Napolitano and Governor O'Malley
START Intern Profiles: July
START Partners with Maryland Leadership Institute
START releases new data collections
START researcher participates in homeland security panel
START Researchers Featured in Journal of Homeland Security
START Response to Death of bin Laden
START seeking 2014 Outstanding Article Award nominations
START Symposium showcases impactful research, datasets
START to Mark Official Launch of Offices with Public Remarks
Study shows hate crimes more likely to occur after terrorist attacks
Terrorism studies program takes students to tour the Pentagon
UMD Report: Conspiracy theories fueled more terror attacks in 2020
Violent extremism in the U.S.
Working with al-Qaeda Documents: An Analyst's View before 9/11
Title Job Title Institution
McCauley_Clark Clark McCauley Professor of Psychology Bryn Mawr College
Laura Dugan Laura Dugan Ralph Mershon Professor of Human Security and Professor of Sociology The Ohio State University
Crenshaw Martha Martha Crenshaw Researcher, Political Science/International Relations Stanford University
Erdemandi Max Erdemandi Ph.D. Student, Communication Science and Social Cognition University of Maryland
Braniff William William Braniff Executive Director of PERIL at American University; co-Founding Board Member of We the Veterans and Military Families American University