Research & Education

The Center for Terrorism and Security Studies was founded in 2013 with a mission to address a broad range of security challenges. Drawing on the strengths of our faculty and research associates, we identified five core area in which we focus our research and education activities:

• Terrorism and Counterterrorism
• Religion and Political Violence
• Nuclear Security
• Critical Infrastructure and Cybersecurity
• Security Sector Reform

Affiliated Research Efforts at UMass Lowell 

• Harnessing Emerging Research Opportunities to Empower Soldiers (HEROES)
• Integrated Nuclear Security and Safeguards Laboratory (INSSL)
• The Center for Internet Security and Forensic Education (iSAFER)