Unconventional Weapons and Technology

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Radiological and Nuclear Threats
Project Title	Investigators	Project Period
Anatomizing Radiological and Nuclear Non-State Adversaries	Gary Ackerman, Jeffrey Bale, R. Karl Rethemeyer	Jun 2012 to Jan 2014
Cargo Aviation Insider Threat Assessment Tool (CAITAT)	Thomas Guarrieri	Sep 2016 to Dec 2018
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency SIGMA+	Thomas Guarrieri, Marcus A. Boyd, Steve Sin	Jul 2018 to Apr 2020
Developing Integrated Radiological and Nuclear Detection Architecture for the Interior and International Mission Space	Steve Sin, Marcus A. Boyd	Sep 2016 to Sep 2019
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 Sin, Hamid Mohtadi, Marcus A. Boyd	Oct 2013 to Sep 2018
Distinctive Characteristics of Terrorist Groups	Gary LaFree, Laura Dugan	Jan 2005 to Jun 2009
Dynamics of Terrorism and Counterterrorism Campaigns	Gary Ackerman, Joseph Young, R. Karl Rethemeyer, Victor Asal	Jul 2014 to Dec 2017
Failure Points in Smuggling Networks	Brandon Behlendorf	Sep 2013 to Mar 2015
Global Nuclear Detection Architecture: A Study of South Asia	Sharad Joshi	Oct 2008 to Sep 2009
Global Terrorism Database (GTD)	Erin Miller, Gary LaFree, Laura Dugan	Jun 2001 to Jan 2020
Global Terrorism Database (GTD) Acceleration	Erin Miller	Jan 2019 to Jan 2020
Insider Threat for Inbound International Air Cargo	Gary Ackerman	Oct 2013 to Mar 2015
Integration of International Architecture Analysis	Brandon Behlendorf, Emily Iarocci, Gary Ackerman, John Sawyer	Sep 2013 to Mar 2015
International and Regional Architecture Reports	Brandon Behlendorf, Emily Iarocci, Gary Ackerman, Steve Sin	May 2012 to Sep 2015
Mobile Radiation Detectors: Threat Perception and Device Acceptance	Brooke Liu, Elizabeth Petrun Sayers, Gary Ackerman, Steve Sin, Thomas Guarrieri	Apr 2014 to Apr 2019
More Bang for the Buck?: Examining the Effect of Technological Change on Terrorist Use of Weapons of Mass Destruction	Gary Ackerman, Jeffrey Bale	Jul 2005 to Sep 2009
New Analytical Methods for the Exploitation of Open-Source Structured Databases to Enhance Situational Awareness for Effective Counter-WMD Strategies	Ronald Breiger, Gary Ackerman, Victor Asal, H. Brinton Milward, R. Karl Rethemeyer	Mar 2010 to Mar 2014
Organized and/or Transnational Crime/Drug Cartel Nexus with Illicit Radiological/Nuclear Trade, Smuggling and/or Terrorism in Europe and North, Sahelian and West Africa	Amy Pate, John Sawyer, Marcus A. Boyd, Steve Sin	Sep 2013 to Mar 2015
PRND Capability Development Framework Mapping	John Sawyer, Marcus A. Boyd	Dec 2012 to Jun 2015
Profiles of Incidents Involving CBRN and Non-state Actors (POICN) Database	Markus Binder	Mar 2010 to Jun 2018
Radiological/Nuclear Adversaries Future Project	Gary Ackerman, John Sawyer	Oct 2012 to Dec 2013
Terrorist Groups and Weapons of Mass Destruction	Gary Ackerman, Jonathan Wilkenfeld, R. Karl Rethemeyer, Victor Asal	Jul 2005 to May 2008
The Threat of Pakistani Criminal Organizations: Assessing the Potential for Involvement in Radiological/Nuclear Smuggling, Collaboration with Terrorist Groups and the Potential to Destabilize the Pakistani State	Amy Pate, Gary Ackerman	Apr 2012 to Jul 2012
Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA) Process	John Sawyer, Steve Sin	Sep 2014 to Jun 2015
Towards an Understanding of Explosive Detection Technology Adoption: Results from Two Surveys	Brooke Liu	May 2016 to Jun 2017

Chemical and Biological Threats
Project Title	Investigators	Project Period
Anatomizing the Behavior of Chemical and Biological Non-State Adversaries	Gary Ackerman, Victor Asal	Jun 2012 to May 2014
Best Practices for Preparing Communities: Citizen Engagement in Public Health Planning	Monica Schoch-Spana	May 2005 to May 2008
Consensus Framework for Informing Decision-Making in the Biological Threat Characterization Program	Gary Ackerman	Sep 2013 to Sep 2014
Death in a Small Package: A Social History of Anthrax	Susan Jones	Jun 2005 to Jun 2008
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency SIGMA+	Thomas Guarrieri, Marcus A. Boyd, Steve Sin	Jul 2018 to Apr 2020
Domestic Weapons of Mass Destruction: Populations at Risk from U.S. Chemical Facilities Releases	Susan Cutter	Jun 2008 to Oct 2011
Dynamics of Terrorism and Counterterrorism Campaigns	Gary Ackerman, Joseph Young, R. Karl Rethemeyer, Victor Asal	Jul 2014 to Dec 2017
Effective Organizational Communication During Crises: Learning from the 2001 Anthrax Attacks	Caron Chess	May 2005 to May 2009
Global Terrorism Database (GTD)	Erin Miller, Gary LaFree, Laura Dugan	Jun 2001 to Jan 2020
Global Terrorism Database (GTD) Acceleration	Erin Miller	Jan 2019 to Jan 2020
More Bang for the Buck?: Examining the Effect of Technological Change on Terrorist Use of Weapons of Mass Destruction	Gary Ackerman, Jeffrey Bale	Jul 2005 to Sep 2009
New Analytical Methods for the Exploitation of Open-Source Structured Databases to Enhance Situational Awareness for Effective Counter-WMD Strategies	Ronald Breiger, Gary Ackerman, Victor Asal, H. Brinton Milward, R. Karl Rethemeyer	Mar 2010 to Mar 2014
Organizational Factors in the Successful Application of 'Community Engagement' Principles for Bioterrorism Preparedness	Monica Schoch-Spana	Jun 2008 to Dec 2011
Population Vulnerability Analysis, Spatial Social Science, and GIS	Susan Cutter	May 2005 to May 2009
Profiles of Incidents Involving CBRN and Non-state Actors (POICN) Database	Markus Binder	Mar 2010 to Jun 2018
Profiling the CB Adversary: Motivation, Psychology and Decision	Gary Ackerman	Apr 2016 to Dec 2017

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START Authors

Radiological and Nuclear Threats
Publication Title	Publication Date	START Authors	Publication Type
"Deterring Nuclear or 'WMD' Terrorism," Prepared for presentation to the Conference on "Deterring Terrorism: Theory and Practice	February 2010	Crenshaw, Martha	Conference Paper
A.Q. Khan Nuclear Smuggling Network	March 2016		Journal Article
An Army of One: Assessing CBRN Pursuit and Use by Lone Wolves and Autonomous Cells	January 2014	Ackerman, Gary; Pinson, Lauren	Journal Article
Application of a Profile Similarity Methodology for Identifying Terrorist Groups That Use or Pursue CBRN Weapons	September 2017	Ackerman, Gary; Milward, H. Brinton; Rethemeyer, R. Karl; Breiger, Ronald; Asal, Victor	Book Chapter
Are Conditions Ripe for Negotiating with Iran?	April 2008	Kull, Steven	Journal Article
Attacking Nuclear Facilities: Hype or Genuine Threat?	January 2016	Ackerman, Gary; Halverson, James	Book Chapter
Aum Shinrikyo’s Nuclear and Chemical Weapons Development Efforts	March 2016	Smith, Daniel	Journal Article
Back to the Future: Teaching about the End of the World	July 2019	Sin, Steve; Asal, Victor	Journal Article
CBRN Activity and Attacks by Insurgent Organizations	October 2015	Ackerman, Gary; Rethemeyer, R. Karl; Asal, Victor	Research Brief
Characteristics of Jihadists Who Use or Pursue CBRN: A Quantitative Approach	November 2007	Rethemeyer, R. Karl; Asal, Victor	Book Chapter
Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Terrorism	April 2018	Ackerman, Gary	Book Chapter
Conclusion	November 2007	Ackerman, Gary	Book Chapter
Connections Can be Toxic: Terrorist Organizational Factors and the Pursuit of CBRN Weapons	February 2012	Ackerman, Gary; Rethemeyer, R. Karl; Asal, Victor	Journal Article
Countering Nuclear and Radiological Materials Illicit Trafficking Through Maritime Security Initiatives: Paper Tiger or Concrete Solution? A Case Study	May 2015	Sin, Steve	Conference Paper
Defining Knowledge Gaps Within CBRN Terrorism Research	November 2008	Ackerman, Gary	Book Chapter
Developing Consensus on Strengthening Article X(1) of the NPT	February 2015	Murauskaite, Egle	Research Brief
Diffusing Portable Radiation Detectors Among First Responders: Device Acceptance and Implications for Community Resilience	August 2016	Liu, Brooke; Petrun Sayers, Elizabeth; Ackerman, Gary; Roberts, Holly; Iles, Irina A.	Book Chapter
Dissuading Adversaries and Their RN Pathways: Integrating Deterrence Theory and Analytics in the GNDA	November 2018	Smith, Daniel; Sin, Steve	Research Brief
Federal Funding for Health Security in FY2016	June 2015	Sell, Tara	Journal Article
From Factors to Actors: Enhancing the Reliability of CBRN Analysis	April 2016	Ackerman, Gary; Pinson, Lauren; Breiger, Ronald	Journal Article
Gauging the Threat	August 2013	Ackerman, Gary; Pinson, Lauren	Journal Article
How Prepared Are the Public and Responders for Nuclear Terrorism?	February 2018	Schoch-Spana, Monica	Journal Article
How terrorist actors in Pakistan use nuclear weapons for political influence	March 2019	Joshi, Sharad	Journal Article
Insider Threat for Inbound International Air Cargo	October 2015	Matuzsan, Gabrielle; Ackerman, Gary; Tinsley, Herbert; Halverson, James; Jacome, Michelle	Research Brief
Introduction to the Forum: Non-State Actors, Terrorism, and Weapons of Mass Destruction	February 2005	Wilkenfeld, Jonathan; Asal, Victor	Journal Article
Islamist Use and Pursuit of CBRN Terrorism	November 2008	Rethemeyer, R. Karl	Book Chapter
Jihadist Ideology and Strategy and the Possible Employment of 'Weapons of Mass Destruction	November 2007	Bale, Jeffrey	Book Chapter
Jihadists and WMD: a re-evaluation of the future threat	October 2014	Ackerman, Gary	Journal Article
Maritime Security Initiatives: A Paper Tiger or a Concrete Solution?	November 2016	Sin, Steve	Journal Article
Motivations, Mechanisms and Determinants of Terrorist Technology Transfer	October 2017	Ackerman, Gary; Halverson, James; Earnhardt, Rebecca (Becca)	Research Brief
Nuclear Matters: Lithuanian Security Culture in the Context of NATO Trends	January 2018	Murauskaite, Egle	Journal Article
Nuclear Smuggling and Threats to Lithuanian Security	December 2016	Murauskaite, Egle	Journal Article
Nuclear Terrorism: Countering the Threat	March 2016	Ackerman, Gary; Halverson, James; Boyd, Marcus; Sin, Steve	Book
Nuclear Weapons and Existential Threats: Insights from a Comparative Analysis of Nuclear-Armed States	October 2014	Asal, Victor	Journal Article
Pick Your POICN: Introducing the Profiles of Incidents involving CBRN and Non-State Actors (POICN) Database	March 2019	Ackerman, Gary; Binder, Markus	Journal Article
Profiling the WMD Terrorism Threat	November 2008	Ackerman, Gary; Bale, Jeffrey	Book Chapter
Radiological/Nuclear Detection Capability Development Framework Mapping Tool	March 2016	Boyd, Marcus; Sin, Steve	Project Fact Sheet
Review of Bob Graham, et.al, World at Risk: The Report of the Commission on the Prevention of WMD Proliferation and Terrorism	June 2009	Ackerman, Gary	Book Review
Review of Janja Lalich, Bounded Choice: True Believers and Charismatic Cults	March 2005	Bale, Jeffrey	Book Review
Searching for the Nuclear Silk Road: Geospatial Analysis of Potential Illicit Radiological and Nuclear Material Trafficking Pathways	January 2016	Boyd, Marcus A.; Sin, Steve	Book Chapter
START Annual Meeting 2016: Quick-Fire Presentation - Unconventional Weapons and Technology, Political Instability, Risk Communication	October 2016	Ackerman, Gary; LaFree, Gary; Roberts, Holly; Halverson, James; Binder, Markus; Egnoto, Michael; Sin, Steve	Presentation
Terrorism Risk and Optimal Policy Response: Theory and Empirics	October 2019	Mohtadi, Hamid	Journal Article
Terrorism Trends with a Focus on Energy and Mining	June 2015	Pate, Amy	Research Brief
Terrorist Organizational Factors and the Pursuit and Use of CBRN Terrorism	March 2006	Ackerman, Gary	Conference Paper
Testimony before United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Hearing on Nuclear Terrorism: Assessing the Threat to the Homeland	April 2008	Ackerman, Gary	Congressional Testimony
The DNI's Open Source Center: An Organizational Communication Perspective	February 2007	Bean, Hamilton	Journal Article
The Future of Jihadists and WMD	November 2007	Ackerman, Gary	Book Chapter
The Interplay between Terrorism, Nonstate Actors, and Weapons of Mass Destruction: An Exploration of the Pinkerton Database	March 2005	LaFree, Gary; Dugan, Laura	Journal Article
The Psychology of Terrorism: "Syndrome" Versus "Tool" Perspectives	November 2005	Kruglanski, Arie	Book Chapter
The Trust Paradox in Nuclear Smuggling	December 2015	Murauskaite, Egle	Journal Article
The “New” Face of Transnational Crime Organizations (TCOs): A Geopolitical Perspective and Implications to U.S. National Security	May 2013	Pate, Amy; Ackerman, Gary; Johns, Mila	White Paper
Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA) Process: Assessing RN Threat Inclusion	March 2016	Spalding, Sarah; Sin, Steve; Sell, Tara Kirk	Research Brief
Transnational Illicit Trafficking (TransIT) Geospatial Tool	March 2016	Boyd, Marcus A.; Sin, Steve	Project Fact Sheet
Transnational Illicit Trafficking (TransIT) Geospatial Tool: Project Fact Sheet	September 2013	Sawyer, John	Project Fact Sheet
Understanding the Adoption Process of National Security Technology: An Integration of Diffusion of Innovations and Volitional Behavior Theories	February 2017	Liu, Brooke; Smith, Daniel; Ackerman, Gary; Roberts, Holly; Iles, Irina A.; Egnoto, Michael	Journal Article
WMD Terrorism Research: Whereto from Here?	July 2005	Ackerman, Gary	Journal Article
WMD Terrorism: The Once and Future Threat	May 2018	Ackerman, Gary; Jacome, Michelle	Journal Article

Chemical and Biological Threats
Publication Title	Publication Date	START Authors	Publication Type
A Historical Overview of Biological Weapons Identification, Characterization, and Attribution	November 2007	Ackerman, Gary; Asal, Victor	Book Chapter
An Army of One: Assessing CBRN Pursuit and Use by Lone Wolves and Autonomous Cells	January 2014	Ackerman, Gary; Pinson, Lauren	Journal Article
Anatomizing Chemical and Biological Non-State Adversaries	March 2014	Ackerman, Gary; Binder, Markus	Research Brief
Application of a Profile Similarity Methodology for Identifying Terrorist Groups That Use or Pursue CBRN Weapons	September 2017	Ackerman, Gary; Milward, H. Brinton; Rethemeyer, R. Karl; Breiger, Ronald; Asal, Victor	Book Chapter
Assessing the Bioweapons Threat	August 2015	Ackerman, Gary	Journal Article
Aum Shinrikyo’s Nuclear and Chemical Weapons Development Efforts	March 2016	Smith, Daniel	Journal Article
CBRN Activity and Attacks by Insurgent Organizations	October 2015	Ackerman, Gary; Rethemeyer, R. Karl; Asal, Victor	Research Brief
Characteristics of Jihadists Who Use or Pursue CBRN: A Quantitative Approach	November 2007	Rethemeyer, R. Karl; Asal, Victor	Book Chapter
Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Terrorism	April 2018	Ackerman, Gary	Book Chapter
Conclusion	November 2007	Ackerman, Gary	Book Chapter
Conference Report--Disease, Disaster, and Democracy: The Public's Stake in Health Emergency Planning	October 2006	Schoch-Spana, Monica	Journal Article
Connections Can be Toxic: Terrorist Organizational Factors and the Pursuit of CBRN Weapons	February 2012	Ackerman, Gary; Rethemeyer, R. Karl; Asal, Victor	Journal Article
Death in a Small Package: A Short History of Anthrax	November 2007	Jones, Susan	Book
Defining Knowledge Gaps Within CBRN Terrorism Research	November 2008	Ackerman, Gary	Book Chapter
Expert Views on Biological Threat Characterization for the U.S. Government: A Delphi Study	March 2017	Ackerman, Gary	Journal Article
Extremists and Unconventional Weapons: Examining the Pursuit of Chemical and Biological Agents	December 2019	Guarrieri, Thomas	Journal Article
Facilitation of Risk Communication During the Anthrax Attacks of 2001: The Organizational Backstory	October 2007	Chess, Caron	Journal Article
False Alarms, Real Challenges - One University's Communication Response to the 2001 Anthrax Crisis	June 2006	Chess, Caron	Journal Article
Federal Funding for Health Security in FY2016	June 2015	Sell, Tara	Journal Article
From Factors to Actors: Enhancing the Reliability of CBRN Analysis	April 2016	Ackerman, Gary; Pinson, Lauren; Breiger, Ronald	Journal Article
Gauging the Threat	August 2013	Ackerman, Gary; Pinson, Lauren	Journal Article
Hacking the Human Body: The Cyber-Bio Convergence	April 2019	Earnhardt, Rebecca (Becca)	White Paper
Hindsight Not 20/20 for Smallpox Research	January 2015		Discussion Point
Influenza Vaccine Scarcity 2004–05: Implications for Biosecurity and Public Health Preparedness	September 2005	Schoch-Spana, Monica	Journal Article
Introduction to the Forum: Non-State Actors, Terrorism, and Weapons of Mass Destruction	February 2005	Wilkenfeld, Jonathan; Asal, Victor	Journal Article
Islamic State Chemical Weapons: A Case Contained by its Context?	March 2018	Tinsley, Herbert; Quigley, Jillian; Binder, Markus	Journal Article
Islamist Use and Pursuit of CBRN Terrorism	November 2008	Rethemeyer, R. Karl	Book Chapter
It is Hard to Predict the Future: Evolving Nature of Threats and Vulnerabilities	January 2006	Ackerman, Gary	Journal Article
Jihadist Ideology and Strategy and the Possible Employment of 'Weapons of Mass Destruction	November 2007	Bale, Jeffrey	Book Chapter
Jihadists and WMD: a re-evaluation of the future threat	October 2014	Ackerman, Gary	Journal Article
Miscommunication during the anthrax attacks: How events reveal organizational failures	January 2007	Chess, Caron	Journal Article
Motivations, Mechanisms and Determinants of Terrorist Technology Transfer	October 2017	Ackerman, Gary; Halverson, James; Earnhardt, Rebecca (Becca)	Research Brief
Nuclear Terrorism: Countering the Threat	March 2016	Ackerman, Gary; Halverson, James; Boyd, Marcus; Sin, Steve	Book
Pick Your POICN: Introducing the Profiles of Incidents involving CBRN and Non-State Actors (POICN) Database	March 2019	Ackerman, Gary; Binder, Markus	Journal Article
Profiling the CB Adversary: Motivation, Psychology and Decision	September 2017	Davenport, Cory; Ackerman, Gary; Tinsley, Herbert; Binder, Markus; Earnhardt, Rebecca (Becca); Sell, Tara Kirk	Research Brief
Profiling the WMD Terrorism Threat	November 2008	Ackerman, Gary; Bale, Jeffrey	Book Chapter
Public Responses to Extreme Events: Top 5 Disaster Myths	October 2005	Schoch-Spana, Monica	Conference Paper
Radiological/Nuclear Detection Capability Development Framework Mapping Tool	March 2016	Boyd, Marcus; Sin, Steve	Project Fact Sheet
Review of Bob Graham, et.al, World at Risk: The Report of the Commission on the Prevention of WMD Proliferation and Terrorism	June 2009	Ackerman, Gary	Book Review
Review of Safe Food: Bacteria, Biotechnology, and Bioterrorism, by Marion Nestle	January 2006	Schoch-Spana, Monica	Journal Article
Ricin Letters Mailed to President and Senator	April 2013	Ackerman, Gary; Pinson, Lauren; Johns, Mila	Background Report
Singapore-Malaysia-Indonesia-US Dialogue on Biosecurity	December 2015		Journal Article
South Africa's Project Coast: "Death Squads," Covert State-Sponsored Poisonings, and the Dangers of CBW Proliferation	January 2006	Bale, Jeffrey	Journal Article
Speaking with One Voice: Risk Communication Lessons from the US Anthrax Attacks	June 2006	Chess, Caron	Journal Article
START Annual Meeting 2016: Quick-Fire Presentation - Unconventional Weapons and Technology, Political Instability, Risk Communication	October 2016	Ackerman, Gary; LaFree, Gary; Roberts, Holly; Halverson, James; Binder, Markus; Egnoto, Michael; Sin, Steve	Presentation
Terrorism Risk and Optimal Policy Response: Theory and Empirics	October 2019	Mohtadi, Hamid	Journal Article
Terrorist Organizational Factors and the Pursuit and Use of CBRN Terrorism	March 2006	Ackerman, Gary	Conference Paper
The Curious Incident of the Bench in the Daylight	April 2018	Quigley, Jillian; Binder, Markus; Earnhardt, Rebecca (Becca)	Journal Article
The DNI's Open Source Center: An Organizational Communication Perspective	February 2007	Bean, Hamilton	Journal Article
The Future of Jihadists and WMD	November 2007	Ackerman, Gary	Book Chapter
The Interplay between Terrorism, Nonstate Actors, and Weapons of Mass Destruction: An Exploration of the Pinkerton Database	March 2005	LaFree, Gary; Dugan, Laura	Journal Article
The thin red line	March 2013	Johns, Mila	Op-ed
Transnational Illicit Trafficking (TransIT) Geospatial Tool: Project Fact Sheet	September 2013	Sawyer, John	Project Fact Sheet
US Competitiveness in Synthetic Biology	December 2015		Journal Article
WMD Terrorism Research: Whereto from Here?	July 2005	Ackerman, Gary	Journal Article
WMD Terrorism: The Once and Future Threat	May 2018	Ackerman, Gary; Jacome, Michelle	Journal Article

Chemical and Biological Threats
Date	Title	News Type
2007-03-14	Apply Now: Summer Workshop on Teaching about Terrorism	News
2014-08-28	Are U.S. chemical facilities still open to terrorist attacks?	Discussion Point
2013-08-26	Breiger turns regression models 'inside out'	Featured Research
2012-09-25	CBRN terrorism by non-state actors	Featured Research
2010-04-22	Current Job Opportunities at START	News
2012-06-19	Database spotlight: Big Allied and Dangerous (BAAD)	Featured Research
2015-04-29	Former START intern strives to create culture of responsible scientific investigation	People Spotlight
2015-05-27	Gary Ackerman, Steve Sin Represent START at 2015 CBRNe USA Conference	News
2018-03-28	Islamic State Chemical Weapons: A Case Contained by its Context?	Featured Research
2011-05-23	JOB OPPORTUNITY: START Special Research Projects IT Assistant	News
2012-03-28	New study shows alliances and not religious ideology are key to forecasting CBRN pursuit	Featured Research
2006-02-01	Partner Institution Releases Comments on Quarantine Rules	News
2010-10-05	Press Release: START Panel Addresses Key Questions in Terrorism	Featured Research
2007-06-10	Recommendations from START-sponsored Working Group on Community Engagement in Health Emergency Planning	Featured Research
2014-03-27	Research identifies most likely non-state chem-bio threats	Featured Research
2012-07-17	Researcher Spotlight: Lauren Pinson	People Spotlight
2013-07-22	Researcher Spotlight: Ronald Breiger	People Spotlight
2006-01-18	START Advisory Board member quoted in "Daily Telegraph" and CNN	News
2013-09-26	START aims to strengthen defense capabilities against WMD-seeking terrorists	News
2005-09-05	START Announces Fellowships for 2005-06	News
2016-03-11	START launches online course on terror-crime nexus and CBRN	News
2015-04-29	START researcher presents paper on preventing illegal weapons trafficking in international waters at CBRNe USA Conference	News
2013-10-16	START seeking 2014 Outstanding Article Award nominations	News
2016-04-05	START study leads to support for SLTT officials	News
2012-06-14	START workshop gives better understanding of CBRN technologies	News
2014-10-27	START’s Steve Sin chaired CBRNe Asia 2014 conference	News
2015-02-27	The Non-Conventional Threat CBRNe event series comes to America	News

Radiological and Nuclear Threats
Date	Title	News Type
2007-03-14	Apply Now: Summer Workshop on Teaching about Terrorism	News
2013-12-09	Background Report: Truck carrying radioactive material stolen in Mexico	Featured Research
2013-08-26	Breiger turns regression models 'inside out'	Featured Research
2012-09-25	CBRN terrorism by non-state actors	Featured Research
2010-04-22	Current Job Opportunities at START	News
2012-06-19	Database spotlight: Big Allied and Dangerous (BAAD)	Featured Research
2012-08-29	Database Spotlight: Radiological and Nuclear Non-State Adversaries (RANNSAD)	Featured Research
2015-05-27	Gary Ackerman, Steve Sin Represent START at 2015 CBRNe USA Conference	News
2015-04-29	Hybrid organizations have greater motivational and operations ability for RN trafficking	Featured Research
2013-06-26	Hybrid political criminal organizations pose RN smuggling threat	Featured Research
2011-05-23	JOB OPPORTUNITY: START Special Research Projects IT Assistant	News
2012-03-28	New study shows alliances and not religious ideology are key to forecasting CBRN pursuit	Featured Research
2010-10-05	Press Release: START Panel Addresses Key Questions in Terrorism	Featured Research
2015-06-30	Research Brief: Terrorism Trends with a Focus on Energy and Mining	Featured Research
2012-07-17	Researcher Spotlight: Lauren Pinson	People Spotlight
2013-07-22	Researcher Spotlight: Ronald Breiger	People Spotlight
2016-03-18	Scavenger hunt activity helps START team assess capability of mobile radiation detectors	News
2006-01-18	START Advisory Board member quoted in "Daily Telegraph" and CNN	News
2013-09-26	START aims to strengthen defense capabilities against WMD-seeking terrorists	News
2005-09-05	START Announces Fellowships for 2005-06	News
2016-03-11	START launches online course on terror-crime nexus and CBRN	News
2013-12-19	START Newsletter: Global terrorism increasing; GTD 2012 dataset released; New cyber research	Newsletter
2011-09-27	START Partner Center for Biosecurity Launches	News
2018-11-29	START recognized by Defence Technology Institute for its multidisciplinary collaborative work	News
2016-10-06	START research contributes to radiation safety guide	News
2015-04-29	START researcher presents paper on preventing illegal weapons trafficking in international waters at CBRNe USA Conference	News
2013-12-09	START researchers available to discuss radioactive material stolen in Mexico	News
2011-09-05	START Researchers Present at American Political Science Association Annual Conference	News
2013-03-25	START researchers present work on transnational criminal organizations, terrorism and radiological/nuclear (RN) smuggling	Featured Research
2013-10-16	START seeking 2014 Outstanding Article Award nominations	News
2016-11-29	START student named Marshall Scholar	News
2016-04-05	START study leads to support for SLTT officials	News
2013-09-25	START Symposium showcases impactful research, datasets	News
2012-06-14	START workshop gives better understanding of CBRN technologies	News
2015-02-27	The Non-Conventional Threat CBRNe event series comes to America	News
2012-03-12	The tradeoffs between protecting against man-made and natural disasters	News

Radiological and Nuclear Threats
Name	Job Title	Institution
Andrew Godard	Researcher	None
Ann Norwood	Senior Associate	University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Brandon Behlendorf	Assistant Professor, College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity, SUNY Albany	University at Albany, State University of New York
Egle Murauskaite	Senior Researcher & Simulation Developer, ICONS Project, START	University of Maryland
Elizabeth Petrun Sayers	Associate Behavioral and Social Scientist	RAND Corporation
Emily Iarocci	Senior Advisor, TechOp Solutions International
Gabrielle Matuzsan	Analyst, Government Accountability Office
Gary Ackerman	Associate Professor, SUNY Albany	University at Albany, State University of New York
Herbert Tinsley	Analyst, Government Accountability Office
James Halverson	Researcher, START	University of Maryland
Jillian Quigley	J.D. Candidate	University of Virginia
John Sawyer	Director of Strategic Corporate Research Relationships	University of Maryland
Joshua House	GIS Coordinator, START	University of Maryland
Karina Panyan	Research Assistant, Global Terrorism Database (GTD), START	University of Maryland
Lauren Pinson	Ph.D. Candidate	Yale University
Lyubov Mincheva	Executive Director, Graduate Program in International Relations and Security Studies	University of Sofia, Bulgaria
Marcus A. Boyd	Senior Researcher, GIS, START Director, Graduate Studies, START	University of Maryland
Megan Rutter	Junior Researcher, START	University of Maryland
Michelle Jacome	Operations Officer, World Bank
Mila Johns	Former Researcher	None
Prabhakar Misra	Professor of Physics	Howard University
R. Karl Rethemeyer	Associate Professor of Public Administration & Policy	University at Albany, State University of New York
Rebecca (Becca) Earnhardt	PhD student	University of Maryland
Ronald Breiger	Professor of Sociology	University of Arizona
Salma Bouziani	Project Manager/Researcher, START	University of Maryland
Sarah Spalding	Research Associate
Sharad Joshi	Assistant Professor, Middlebury Institute of International Studies Associate Fellow of International Security, Chatham House	Middlebury Institute of International Studies
Steve Sin	Director, Unconventional Weapons and Technology (UWT) Subject Matter Expert Instructor, National Center for Security & Preparedness	University of Maryland
Tara Kirk Sell	Senior Associate	Johns Hopkins University
Thomas Guarrieri	Assistant Research Scientist, Unconventional Weapons & Technology (UWT) Division, START	University of Maryland
Tyler A. Clark	Junior Researcher, UWT	University of Maryland
Victor Asal	Associate Professor of Political Science and Chair of Public Administration	University at Albany, State University of New York

Chemical and Biological Threats
Name	Job Title	Institution
Ann Norwood	Senior Associate	University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Cory Davenport	Research Scientist, SAIC
Emily Iarocci	Senior Advisor, TechOp Solutions International
Gabrielle Matuzsan	Analyst, Government Accountability Office
Gary Ackerman	Associate Professor, SUNY Albany	University at Albany, State University of New York
Herbert Tinsley	Analyst, Government Accountability Office
Jillian Quigley	J.D. Candidate	University of Virginia
Karina Panyan	Research Assistant, Global Terrorism Database (GTD), START	University of Maryland
Lauren Pinson	Ph.D. Candidate	Yale University
Lyubov Mincheva	Executive Director, Graduate Program in International Relations and Security Studies	University of Sofia, Bulgaria
Markus Binder	Project Manager/Researcher, START	University of Maryland
Megan Rutter	Junior Researcher, START	University of Maryland
Mila Johns	Former Researcher	None
Prabhakar Misra	Professor of Physics	Howard University
R. Karl Rethemeyer	Associate Professor of Public Administration & Policy	University at Albany, State University of New York
Rebecca (Becca) Earnhardt	PhD student	University of Maryland
Ronald Breiger	Professor of Sociology	University of Arizona
Tara Kirk Sell	Senior Associate	Johns Hopkins University
Tyler A. Clark	Junior Researcher, UWT	University of Maryland
Victor Asal	Associate Professor of Political Science and Chair of Public Administration	University at Albany, State University of New York