Education
Ph.D., Justice, Law, and Criminology, American University, 2016
M.S., Sociology, University of North Texas, 2011
B.A., Architecture, Gazi University, 2002
Suat Cubukcu
Assistant Professor
Areas of Expertise
Terrorism and extremism
Policing and accountability
Disinformation and social media
Malign use of unmanned technologies
Quantitative methodology
Biography
Suat Cubukcu, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice and is affiliated with the Integrated Homeland Security Management Program at Towson University. He has extensively studied terrorism, extremism, policing, and methodological issues in data collection. His recent research aims to provide predictive risk mapping against the malign use of unmanned technologies and evaluates the technologies and practices that improve police accountability.
Dr. Cubukcu has a wealth of experience in teaching criminal justice and terrorism. Prior to joining TU in 2022, he was a Professorial Lecturer at American University. He has professional field experience in law enforcement and peacekeeping operations of the United Nations. He has engaged with government leaders and officers from many different countries during his career and gained insight into their challenges, which he has since integrated into his research. In 2019, he received a grant from NATO to organize an Advanced Research Workshop on ISIS. He serves as a consultant senior researcher responsible for analyzing terrorist incidents for the U.S. State Department’s Country Reports on Terrorism.