Steven Windisch

Affiliation confirmed via AI analysis of OpenAlex, ORCID, and web sources.

Assistant Professor

University of Arkansas

Also affiliated: University of Nebraska at Omaha (2016–2019); Carl Zeiss (Germany) (2004); University of Missouri (2018); Temple University (2020–2023)

Faculty Researcher

12 h-index 36 pubs 509 cited

Research Areas

Biomedical Subjects

Links

ORCID Lab Website

OverviewAI-generated summary

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 hate speech, particularly within online environments. He investigates the psychological and social factors contributing to radicalization and disengagement from extremist groups, drawing on data from former left-wing and right-wing extremists, as well as former Viet Cong insurgents.

Windisch's work also examines the role of humor and daily resistance in the context of white supremacist ideologies. He has explored barriers to disengagement for individuals leaving these groups and has utilized AI-human annotation to identify multi-level threats within online data, such as Telegram. His research has been supported by external funding, including a National Science Foundation REU Site grant focused on crime analytics.

He has published on topics including online interventions for hate speech, adverse childhood experiences and adolescent misconduct, and the cumulative influence of disillusionment among former insurgents. Windisch maintains an active lab website to share his research and ongoing projects.

Metrics

h-index: 12
Publications: 36
Citations: 509

Selected Publications

Borrowed Credibility: How Threats Become Coercive Through Collective Memory (2026)

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

Symbolic Interaction DOI OpenAlex