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Assistant Professor

University of Arkansas at Fayetteville

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12 h-index 35 pubs 472 cited

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Biography and Research Information

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Steven Windisch is an Assistant Professor at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. His research focuses on understanding and mitigating various forms of extremism and harmful online content. Windisch is particularly interested in the factors that lead individuals to disengage from extremist groups and the role of online platforms in the spread of hate speech.

His work includes systematic reviews of online interventions aimed at reducing hate speech and cyberhate, as well as studies examining the psychological and social factors contributing to radicalization and disengagement from extremist ideologies. He has investigated topics such as white supremacist humor as a form of resistance and the cumulative influence of disillusionment among former extremists. Windisch also explores the use of artificial intelligence in analyzing online data for multi-level threat detection.

Windisch's research has been supported by grants, including a National Science Foundation (NSF) REU Site grant focused on crime analytics. He has published extensively in his field, with a h-index of 12 and over 470 citations. His work contributes to a broader understanding of behavioral and psychological factors related to extremism and online behavior.

Metrics

  • h-index: 12
  • Publications: 35
  • Citations: 472

Selected Publications

  • “Bad Things Happen in Philadelphia”: Managing Stigma and Threats in the Wake of False Criminal Accusations (2025) DOI

Federal Grants 1 $343,163 total

NSF Co-PI

REU Site: Connecting Research to Practice in Crime Analytics

RSCH EXPER FOR UNDERGRAD SITES $343,163

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