Emily Corner

Dr. Emily Corner is an Associate Professor at POLIS: The Social Policy Research Centre at the Australian National University. She specializes in terrorism studies, forensic psychology, and criminology. Her research focuses on psychopathology in terrorism, grievance-fuelled violence, and risk assessment frameworks. Prior to ANU, she worked at University College London on projects analyzing lone-actor terrorism, radicalization, and fixated individuals.

Education:

• BSc (Psychology, Hons)
• MSc (Countering Organised Crime and Terrorism)
• PhD (Security and Crime Science)

Research Interests:

• Psychopathology in Terrorism
• Radicalization Processes
• Grievance-Fuelled Violence Prevention
• Threat Assessment Methodologies

Notable Projects:

• "Beyond Taxonomy: A Process Driven Investigation of Radicalisation" (2023-2026)
• "Grievance-fuelled targeted violence in the United States" (2023-2025)
• "Evaluation of the Fixated Threat Assessment Centre pilot" (2021-2023)

Key Awards:

• Terrorism Research Initiative’s 2016 Thesis Award

Her work has been funded by organizations including the European Union, Department of Homeland Security, and the National Institute of Justice. She actively contributes to policy development in counter-terrorism and threat prevention frameworks.