Gina Scott Ligon
Director, National Counterterrorism, Innovation, Technology, and Education (NCITE) Center, University of Nebraska Omaha
2023
Gina Ligon is the founder and director of NCITE – the largest counterterrorism and targeted violence research consortium in the U.S. She is an internationally known industrial-organizational psychologist with proven terrorism expertise in both the academic and policy spheres. Dr. Ligon has served on Office of the Director of National Intelligence panels for the National Academy of Science, Engineering, and Medicine. She regularly briefs to the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC), Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, National Media Exploitation Center, and other federal agencies on international and domestic terrorism. She serves on the advisory board of CREST, the U.K.-based Centre for Research and Evidence on Security threats. Ligon has published more than 80 peer-reviewed publications related to violent extremist organizations, leadership, and collaboration, and has had federal funding for her research since 2008. She also serves on the editorial board of four academic journals related to terrorism studies, leadership, and innovation.
It is a tragic reality that hateful ideology has found fertile ground online and offline, with consequences affecting not only Americans but people around the world. We cannot stand idle in the face of bias, bigotry, and extremism. Together, at the Eradicate Hate Summit and beyond, the collective will of individuals and organizations is needed to galvanize all people of good will to protect and defend our communities.
