Arie Perliger

Arie Perliger, Ph.D., is a Professor and director of the graduate program in security studies at the School of Criminology and Justice Studies, University of Massachusetts Lowell. His research focuses on political violence, extremism, security policy, and the application of social network analysis to terrorism studies.

• Key affiliations: College of Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences; Climate Change Initiative
• Research highlights: Far-right terrorism (USA, Europe, Israel), Middle Eastern politics, terrorism-climate change nexus, crime-terror cooperation

His work spans interdisciplinary domains including:

• Political Psychology
• Network Analysis
• Counterterrorism Strategies
• Public Health and Hate Crimes
• Religious Extremism
• Electoral Politics and Violence

Selected honors include:

• Medal of Superior Civilian Service (Department of the Army, 2016)
• Certificate of Appreciation (Command and General Staff College, 2015)

His research is supported by multiple grants from Department of Defense, National Science Foundation, Department of Homeland Security, and private sector partners. Perliger actively engages with public discourse through media contributions to NY Times, BBC, and CBS News, while providing expert training to FBI, CIA, and Department of Defense agencies.