2025 News Release Archive
NCITE Insights No. 32 – Old Threats and New: ISIS and 764
May 08, 2025On the latest episode of the podcast, Erin sits down with Seamus Hughes, NCITE senior research faculty and policy associate, to discuss domestic prosecution and sentencing of members of ISIS and the group 764.
NCITE Insights No. 31 – Reflecting on the Oklahoma City Bombing 30 Years Later
April 18, 2025On the latest episode of the podcast, Blake sits down with Anne Barnes, MBA, interim vice president and chief financial officer for the University of Nebraska System, to reflect on the 30th anniversary of the Oklahoma City Bombing.
NEW NCITE RESEARCH: ISIS Cases in the U.S.
April 16, 2025In two new reports, NCITE researchers document the arrests and prosecutions of ISIS-supporting offenders in the United States.
NCITE Insights No. 30 – Student Spotlight: I-O Psychology Conference
April 09, 2025Erin sits down with Alexis d'Amato and Emma Theobald, two NCITE researchers and UNO graduate students in industrial and organizational psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences, to discuss their recent trip to the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) conference in Denver.
RECAP: Protecting the Supply Chain with Jenni Hesterman
April 03, 2025On March 27, NCITE hosted Jennifer Hesterman, Ed.D., for a presentation on securing the supply chain. Hesterman is retired Air Force colonel and a national expert on securing soft targets.
NCITE Insights No. 29 — Supply Chains and Soft Target Security
April 02, 2025On the latest episode of the podcast, Erin sits down with NCITE researcher Jenni Hesterman, Ed.D., to discuss the threats malevolent actors pose to supply chains and other soft targets and what steps should be taken for prevention.
NCITE Insights – Student Spotlight: Camden Carmichael
March 26, 2025On the latest episode of the podcast, Blake sits down with Camden Carmichael, an NCITE student researcher and undergraduate in the UNO School of Criminology and Criminal Justice. They discuss Carmichael's recent trip to the National Targeting Center in Washington, D.C., becoming a co-author on his first peer-reviewed paper, and his post-graduation plans.
NCITE Insights No. 27 – Terrorist Recruitment, Desired Skills, and AI
March 21, 2025On the latest episode of the podcast, Erin sits down with NCITE researcher Evan Perkoski, Ph.D., to discuss his team's research on terrorist recruitment trends.
How NCITE and Duke Are Using War Games to Spark Interest in National Security
March 18, 2025In an NCITE-funded project, researchers at Duke University taught a class that aimed to spark an interest in national security careers using war game simulations.
WEBINAR RECAP: Stopping Terrorism at the Border
March 11, 2025On March 5, NCITE hosted a webinar with Jorge Comas, director of the Counter Network Division at U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) National Targeting Center, about efforts to keep terrorists from crossing U.S. borders.
The Hidden Cost of Security: A Short Guide to Understanding Vicarious Trauma
March 10, 2025In a new booklet, NCITE researchers Joseph Young, Ph.D., and Daisy Muibu, Ph.D., illustrate the impact of exposure to violent material on the counterterrorism workforce and what can be done to address it.
NCITE Insights – Cyber Threats: Deepfakes, Cyberattacks, and Critical Infrastructure
February 27, 2025In a two-part episode, host Erin Grace sits down with UNO's Deanna House, Ph.D., and Georgia Tech's Ryan Shandler, Ph.D., and Jon Lindsay, Ph.D., to discuss deepfakes and cyberattacks.
NCITE Insights No. 23 – Business Training for the Homeland Security Enterprise
February 05, 2025On the latest episode of the podcast, host Blake Ursch sits down with UNO MBA students Karlie Chonis and Jacylan Doering to discuss NCITE's work exposing business students to the homeland security mission.
NCITE Insights No. 22 – The Psychology of Terrorists
January 29, 2025On the latest episode of the podcast, Erin sits down with John Horgan, Ph.D., distinguished professor of psychology at Georgia State University, to discuss the psychology behind terrorism, specifically deradicalization versus disengagement and the importance of in-depth interviews.
NEW RESEARCH: A Case Study of Atomwaffen Division
January 24, 2025In a new report, NCITE researcher Seamus Hughes and his team examine how a series of federal prosecutions have largely dismantled the neo-Nazi group Atomwaffen. Read the report and listen to Hughes on the NCITE Insights podcast.
NCITE Insights No. 21 — Family and Suspicious Activity Reporting
January 23, 2025On the latest episode of the podcast, host Erin Grace speaks with NCITE researcher Karyn Sporer, Ph.D., to discuss her research interviewing families of violent extremists to inform prevention.
WEBINAR RECAP: Prosecuting Terrorism
January 22, 2025NCITE hosted a webinar with Trini Ross, U.S. attorney for the Western District of New York, about the challenges of prosecuting terrorism cases.
NCITE Insights No. 19 – Revisiting Bourbon Street: Meta Glasses
January 13, 2025On the latest episode of the podcast, host Erin Grace speaks with Sam Hunter, Ph.D., NCITE senior scientist and director of academic research, to discuss the use of Meta smart glasses by the perpetrator of the New Orleans terror attack on New Year's Day.
Meta’s Glasses, ChatGPT, and the Rise of High-Tech Extremist Violence
January 08, 2025NCITE researchers discuss the role of Meta's smart glasses in the New Orleans terrorist attack and how it reflects a broader trend of terrorists embracing emerging technology.
NCITE Explains: New Orleans Terrorist Attack
January 03, 2025Terrorism in New Orleans cast a shadow over the first week of the new year. NCITE research helps explain how and why.
New Orleans Terror Attack: An Overview of ISIS Support in America
January 01, 2025As more details come out about the New Orleans terror attack, NCITE Senior Research Faculty and Policy Associate Seamus Hughes offers an overview of ISIS support in America.