Steven Windisch Data-verified

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Assistant Professor

Last publication 2025 Last refreshed 2026-05-22

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12 h-index 35 pubs 487 cited

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 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: 35
  • Citations: 487

Selected Publications

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

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Federal Grants 1 $343,163 total

NSF Co-PI Apr 2023 - Mar 2027

REU Site: Connecting Research to Practice in Crime Analytics

RSCH EXPER FOR UNDERGRAD SITES $343,163

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