Anne Speckhard is an adjunct associate professor of psychiatry at

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in Washington D.C. Her research focuses on developing

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initiatives and understanding the motivations of

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. She is the director of the

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(ICSVE).

Research

Speckhard's research focuses on understanding the psychology behind terrorism. She has consulted almost 500 terrorists as well as their family and friends. She created the

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challenge from the Detainee Rehabilitation Program located in

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as well as running the Breaking the ISIS Brand Counternarratives Project. It has been devoted to more than 20,000

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and 800 juveniles. Additionally, she has focused on the role of women in terrorist organizations.

Bibliography

*''Talking to Terrorists'' (2012) *''Fetal Abduction'' (2012) *''Warrior Princess'' (2013) *''Timothy Tottle's Terrific Dream'' (2014) *''Undercover Jihadi'' (2014) *''Timothy Tottle's Terrific Crocodiles'' (2015) *''Bride of Isis'' (2015)

References

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