Erin Kearns, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Criminology and Criminal Justice, College of Public Affairs and Community Service
Director of Law Enforcement Partnerships
Erin Kearns is an expert in terrorism and targeted violence prevention, public responses to violence, media portrayals of terrorism, and law enforcement.
Biography
Erin Kearns, Ph.D., is an expert in terrorism and targeted violence prevention, media, law enforcement, and public perception.
She is the Director of Law Enforcement Partnerships at the National Counterterrorism Innovation, Education and Technology (NCITE) Center at UNO.
Her work has been featured in major news outlets, including CNN, The Economist, NPR, and The Washington Post. Using quantitative, qualitative, and experimental methods, her research explores why groups lie about terrorism, media coverage, and public views on counterterrorism.
Kearns is a National Strategic Research Institute Fellow and serves on editorial boards for several criminology journals.
In the News
“Dramatic Depictions of Torture Increase Support for It” - The Washington Post
“Who’s a Terrorist and Who’s Mentally Ill? We looked at 10 years of news coverage to find out” - The Washington Post
“UNO provides new perspective for community and U.S. Homeland Security with million-dollar investment” - KETV
“UNO researchers study new approach in reporting suspicious activity with chatbot” - WOWT
Areas of Expertise
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