Mary Beth Altier, Ph.D.

Clinical Associate Professor, CGA

Dr. Mary Beth Altier is a Clinical Professor at New York University’s Center for Global Affairs where she leads the Masters’ Degree concentration in Transnational Security and Initiative on Emerging Threats. She received her PhD and MA in Politics from Princeton University and BAs in Mathematics and History from Drew University.

Dr. Altier’s interests are in international security, political violence, political behavior, nationalism, and ethnic conflict. She has over fifteen years’ experience researching the disengagement and reintegration of violent extremists. This work includes large-scale literature reviews, the compilation and analysis of quantitative datasets, and in-depth interviews with individuals across a range of violent extremist ideologies. She has also conducted studies on how to build community support for rehabilitation and reintegration. Dr. Altier’s other research stream examines popular support for political violence and armed political parties in developed and developing democracies. Her work has been published in a number of journals including International Studies Quarterly, Journal of Global Security Studies, Journal of Peace Research, Security Studies, Terrorism and Political Violence, and Studies in Conflict and Terrorism. She serves on the editorial boards of Terrorism and Political Violence, Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, Perspectives on Terrorism, Journal for Deradicalization, and Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression. Dr. Altier has been invited to present her research to various government audiences and international organizations including NATO, Europol, and the UN. She has also published in Lawfare and the Washington Post and been quoted in various media outlets including PBS, The New York Times, WIRED, USA Today, Vox, and The Daily Beast. 

EMAIL: marybeth.altier@nyu.edu