Gina Ligon

Gina Ligon is a Professor in Management and Leadership at the College of Business Administration, University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO), and the Jack and Stephanie Koraleski Chair of Collaboration Science. She directs NCITE, a Department of Homeland Security Center of Excellence with 30+ academic partners, and serves as Principal Investigator on an international counterterrorism project. Her expertise spans organizational psychology and terrorism research, with advisory roles at CREST (Centre for Research and Evidence on Security Threats).

• Co-editor of Psychology of Terrorism Handbook
• Research focuses on leadership dynamics in violent groups and organizational structures
• Recipient of 2025 University of Nebraska System's Innovation, Development, and Engagement Award

Her work has been featured in Homeland Security News Wire, The Washington Post, and other major outlets, emphasizing global counterterrorism capacity-building.