Presentations

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