Presentations
2026
Transformative Research Through Collective Engagement: The SLAE Approach
Fisher, D.
Hampton University Researcher’s Informational Forum, Hampton, VA.
2025
Policy Levers for Reducing Crime and Terrorism
Fisher, D.
Department of Sociology, Criminal Justice, and Homeland Security Brown Bag Lecture Series, Hampton, VA.
Keynote Address: Realism and Opportunities for Artificial Intelligence within Homeland Security
Fisher, D.
American Society of Public Administration, Hampton, VA.
Guest Lecturer for ARC618: Design Issues: Built Environment, Humans, and Crime
Fisher, D.
Hampton University, VA.
2024
Deforestation and Terrorism in South America: Fueling Economic Growth to Decrease Terrorism or Just Fueling Terrorism
Fisher, D., & Fabiani, M.
American Society of Criminology Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA.
The Ebb and Flow of Far-Right Extremism with Public Education within the United States
Fisher, D.
Virtual Symposium on the Mainstreaming of Extremism in U.S. State and other Public Institutions, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
Eroding deterrence for terrorism: The impacts of sanctuary messages on the emboldenment of online preparatory actions for the January 6th
Becker, M., & Fisher, D.
Terrorism and Social Media Conference 2024, Swansea University, Wales.
2022
The predation and inertia of conspiracy theories
Fisher, D., & Dugan, L.
The Far-Right: Examining its Roots and Challenging its Reach symposium, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
2021
Theorizing Terrorism within Criminological Scholarship
Fisher, D., & Kearns, E.
American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.
How U.S. Actions toward Muslims Affect the Targeting of U.S. by Jihadi Terrorists
Fisher, D., & Dugan, L.
American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.
United States Presidential Terrorism Communications: Aggravating or Countering Terrorism?
Fisher, D., & Fabiani, M.
American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.
Violent Hate Toward Arabs in the U.S.: Is it Emboldened by our Federal Government?
Dugan, L., & Fisher, D.
American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.
Using Web Scraping for Prospective Data Collection: Examining Online Radicalization and Mobilization Toward Political Violence
Becker, M., Fisher, D., Carson, J., & Dugan, L.
American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.
Unanticipated Externalities from Police Shootings of Black Men
Scocca, J., Dugan, L., & Fisher, D.
American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.
2019
Before and During Iraq: Was Insurgent Lethality Impacted by the Invasion of Iraq?
Fisher, D., & Asal, V.
NATO Advanced Research Workshop (ARW), “The Post ISIS-era: Regional and Global Implications,” Washington, D.C.
A Comparative Analysis of Terrorism by Firearm
Dierenfeldt, R., Fisher, D., & Carson, J.
American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
How Acts by the U.S. Government and Terrorism affect Violence Against Muslims
Fisher, D., & Dugan, L.
American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
How U.S. Actions toward Muslims Affect the Targeting of U.S. by Jihadi Terrorists
Dugan, L., & Fisher, D.
American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
Out of the Comfort Zone: Teaching in Non-Traditional Settings
Fisher, D., & Hefner, M. K.
American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
Target Them with What? Why states choose different COIN strategies for different insurgent organizations
Young, J., Fisher, D., & Asal, V.
International Studies Association Annual Meeting, Toronto, ON.
2018
The Impact of Terrorism on Support for Sub-State Violence: Lessons from Nepal
Fisher, D., & Cherney, A.
American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA.
The Evolution of U.S. Actions toward Muslims and Terrorists’ Responses to Them
Dugan, L., Fisher, D., & Chenoweth, E.
American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA.
What the United States Government Does and Says Matters
Fisher, D., Dugan, L., & Chenoweth, E.
“Is there an After After 9/11” Workshop, Orfalea Center for Global and International Studies, University of California at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA.
2017
United States Presidential Terrorism Communications: Aggravating or Countering Terrorism?
Fisher, D.
American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.
Dyadic Discourse in Political Violence: Introducing Strategic Communication Around Terrorism (SCAT) Data
Liu, B., Fisher, D., & Dugan, L.
American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.
2016
Public Communications to Stop Terrorism: An Examination of Zero-Sum Counterterrorism Assumptions
Fisher, D.
American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA.
Sexual Equality and Incarceration: At the Crossroads of Europe and the Middle East
Fisher, D.
Graduate Student Diversity Research Panel, Dean's Graduate Student Advisory Council, University of Maryland.
2015
The Impact of Natural Disasters on Terrorism in the Philippines, Turkey, and UK 1987-2013
Fisher, D., & Dugan, L.
American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C.
The Impact of Natural Disasters on Terrorism in the Philippines, Turkey, and UK 1987-2013
Fisher, D., & Dugan, L.
Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, Adelaide, South Australia.
Government Behavior that could Trigger or Reduce Violence
Dugan, L., & Fisher, D.
American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C.
2014
The Impact of Natural Disasters on Terrorism in the Philippines and Turkey 1987-2012
Fisher, D., & Dugan, L.
American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
Investigating the Impact of Extraneous Factors in Judicial Decisions: Mental Fatigue and Parole Decision-Making in Maryland
Fisher, D., Hardy, M., & Loughran, T.
American Psychology-Law Society Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.
2013
The Impact of Natural Disasters on Kurdish Terrorism in Turkey 1987-2011: The Importance of Adequate Government Responses to Natural Disasters
Fisher, D.
American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA.