Omi Hodwitz Associate Professor

Omi Hodwitz is a criminologist who specializes in terrorism studies, theory construction and application, and research methods. Prior to joining the University of Idaho, she was a researcher at the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism at the University of Maryland. Hodwitz focuses on the role that non-combatants play in the escalation of terrorist activity and her research has led her to a variety of conflict areas such as Pakistan and Turkey. She is also interested in testing theoretical assumptions using innovative quantitative techniques.