Steven Windisch

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Assistant Professor

University of Arkansas

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

12 h-index 36 pubs 459 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 has focused on the development and application of biosensing techniques for environmental monitoring, particularly for pollutants such as atrazine, diuron, and trinitrotoluene. He has investigated the feasibility of using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays and flow injection analysis in equipment designed for field-based detection.

Windisch also conducts research in behavioral and social sciences. This work includes systematic reviews and studies on disengagement from ideologically-based and violent organizations, examining factors such as identity residual, adverse childhood experiences (ACE), and organizational distrust among former extremists. He has also explored the nature of hate speech and interventions aimed at reducing it.

His scholarly contributions include 37 publications with 515 citations and an h-index of 12. Windisch has served as a Co-PI on a National Science Foundation REU Site grant totaling $343,163, focused on connecting research to practice in crime analytics.

Metrics

h-index: 12
Publications: 36
Citations: 459

Positions

Assistant Professor 2024–present

University of Arkansas Department of Sociology and Criminology ORCID

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