Meriem Rebbani

Meriem Rebbani is an Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at John Jay College of Criminal Justice (CUNY) and a researcher at the Van Vollenhoven Institute for Advanced Studies in Leiden University. She specializes in Security Governance, Preventing/Countering Violent Extremism (PVE/CVE), Counter-Terrorism, and Risk Assessment, with expertise in critical criminology and ethnographic research methods.

• Ph.D. in Criminology (University of Montréal, 2024)
• MA in Social Anthropology (Concordia University, 2014)
• BA Honours in Social Anthropology (Concordia University, 2012)

Her scholarly work focuses on Canadian Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) initiatives and high policing strategies. She has contributed to national security projects, including multi-agency frameworks for handling returning foreign fighters, and collaborates with the National Network for Safe Communities (NNSC).

Professional Contributions

• Trained in VERA 2R, TRAP-18, HCR-20, START, and IMV assessment protocols
• 2020 Emerging Thought Leader Award recipient from WIIS-Canada
• Former lecturer at Leiden University (2022–2024)

Professor Rebbani teaches courses on homeland security, global violence, and public safety practices, while actively engaging with police forces, governments, and civil society through training programs on CVE and risk assessment.