A criminological research lab studying terrorism, political violence, incarceration, and the social control mechanisms that shape extremism at the domestic and global scale. Led by Dr. Andrea Corradi, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice and Criminology.
Examining criminal justice outcomes for extremists, foreign terrorist fighters, network structures of terrorist groups, and gendered dimensions of fear and victimization risk.
Examining drone use by non-state actors and police, focusing on barriers to interdiction of this emerging threat.
Connecting the domains of homeland security and criminal justice to facilitate research and policy recommendations that are relevant to the current threat landscape.
Investigating the intended and unintended consequences of mass incarceration on public fear, intersectional criminal justice disparities, and institutional safety.
The lab employs mixed methods — social network analysis, multilevel modeling, bipartite network approaches, and qualitative methods — to study extremism, security, and social control across domestic and international contexts. Research is supported by competitive grants from federal agencies, Canadian research councils, and private foundations.
An original open-source dataset of over 500 foreign terrorist fighters from the US and Canada, comprising over 100 variables covering activities, outcomes, demographics, and radicalization pathways.
Applied to interstate hostility and terrorist group structures using bipartite and ego-network approaches to capture relational dynamics.
Multilevel modeling, constructivist grounded theory, and community advisory board research across incarceration and security topics.
Peer-reviewed articles and book chapters by Dr. Andrea Corradi and collaborators. * denotes student author.
The Extremism Research Lab is led by Dr. Andrea Corradi and supported by graduate and undergraduate research assistants.
We welcome inquiries from prospective collaborators, graduate students, journalists, and policymakers. Research collaboration, data access, and media requests are all welcome.
Dr. Andrea Corradi
Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice & Criminology
Director, Extremism Research Lab
acorradi@georgiasouthern.edu
Department of Criminal Justice & Criminology
College of Behavioral & Social Sciences
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, GA 30458
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WJCL 22 — Georgia prison deaths and reform
Filter Magazine — Incarceration rates and fear of crime
Penn State News — Mass incarceration research