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Data Snapshot: Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities and Online Privacy Concerns for Local Election Officials
A recent surge in harassment and intimidation against election officials has raised serious concerns about their safety and well-being. In an increasingly polarized political climate, these public servants are caught in a difficult position—balancing the need for...
Student Rebecca Simpson Wins Inaugural Brent L. Smith Undergraduate Research Award
The Terrorism Research Center (TRC) and Department of Sociology & Criminology in Fulbright College congratulate Rebecca Simpson as the inaugural winner of the Brent L. Smith Undergraduate Research Award. The award recognizes undergraduate students who have...
Data Snapshot: Introducing the Human Trafficking Study
The TRC is excited to announce the Human Trafficking Study (HTS)'s first data snapshot! This snapshot, Introducing the Human Trafficking Study, contains information about HTS as a whole, how our data collection and analysis is conducted, and early findings with our...
Data Snapshot: The Consequences of “True Threats” Among Local Election Officials
With the rise of electoral fraud narratives amplified by traditional and social media, local election officials have become increasingly targeted by violence, harassment, and intimidation. This research aims to fill a crucial gap by analyzing the event chain leading...
New Associate Director of Crime & Security Data Analytics Lab Joins Terrorism Research Center
The Terrorism Research Center welcomes Steven Windisch as an assistant professor and associate director of the Crime and Security Data Analytics Lab (CASDAL), which is housed in the Terrorism Research Center. Windisch earned his Ph.D. in criminology and criminal...
TRC Welcomes Fall 2024 Interns
The Terrorism Research Center (TRC) is excited to welcome our Fall 2024 class of research interns: Cherysh Lowe, Benjamin Boyle, Eli Seay, Abigail Lutrick, Jennifer Castaneda Hernandez, Mia Hadziselimovic, Emma Schmich, Katie Harden, Ashleigh Ritchie, Madison...
TRC Graduate Student Defends Thesis Investigating News Media Coverage and Framing of Human Trafficking in the United States
The TRC recognizes Chloe Junkerman for successfully defending her master’s thesis titled, “News Media Coverage and Framing of Human Trafficking in the United States” on July 19, 2024. Findings from Junkerman’s thesis indicate that only around 60% of federal human...
Inaugural NSF-REU Program in Crime Analytics Wraps Up in the Department of Sociology & Criminology
Seven students from around the country came to UA earlier this summer for the inaugural “Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) in Crime Analytics” program, which is currently funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). Housed in the Department of...
How Ideologically-Motivated Mass Shooters are Unique from Other Mass Shooters
While the motives of Thomas Matthew Crooks, the 20-year-old man who shot and injured former President Trump on Saturday July 13, are still unclear, the FBI is investigating the case as a possible act of domestic terrorism. Targeting the former president at a...