Elisa Orofino

Dr. Elisa Orofino is a Senior Research Fellow at Anglia Ruskin University’s Policing Institute for the Eastern Region (PIER) and Academic Lead for Extremism and Counter-Terrorism at the International Policing and Public Protection Research Institute (IPPPRI). She holds a PhD in Islamic Studies (2018) from the University of Melbourne and additional qualifications including a PGcert in Teaching and Learning (2023) and a Masters in Global Politics (2012).

• Research foci: Vocal/non-violent extremism, online radicalization, UK terror offender pathways, and cross-ideological modernity critiques.
• Affiliated with the Safe and Inclusive Communities research theme, with memberships in the Higher Education Academy, APCEN, European Society for Criminology, and British Sociological Association.

Her 15 most recent publications span 2025–2015 and include books on self-radicalization trends, edited handbooks on non-violent extremism, and empirical studies on Islamist group dynamics. She specializes in Hizb ut-Tahrir’s ideological appeal, anti-government narratives, and the intersection of extremism with gaming platforms.