Controlled/Manipulated Isolation:
A Key Distinction between Recruiter and Recruited in Violent Extremism The following is a paper I wrote (unpublished) for a university course back in 2022. In it I outline multiple variations of social isolation, both personal and group based, as well as influenced by a variety of factors, including identity, social dynamics, neuro-cognition, and circumstances.…
Breaking the Cycle:
How Historical Trauma Fuels Modern Extremism As political divisions and extremist rhetoric continue to escalate across America, we find ourselves rehashing the same debates and battles that have plagued our nation for over a century. From arguments about “woke” versus “traditional” values to clashes between elite and working-class perspectives, these conflicts seem to echo something…
Systemic Analysis of School Mass Violence
Understanding Social Isolation as Risk toward Potential for Emergence of U.S. School-Based Mass Violence Problem Statement Studies of mass violence at educational campuses have been increasing over the past few decades as cases continue to increase in frequency as well as death and injury rates. After numerous studies, databases, and analyses, the Federal Bureau of…
U.S.-Based Mass Violence Perfect Storms
Towards Discovery of Environmental, Societal, and Individual Conditions Ripe for Emergence of USMV Project Description A minute fraction of society, consisting of a wide range of demographic characteristics, is driven to the point of conflict with society extreme enough to choose to perpetrate United States-based Mass Violence (USMV)[1]. The demographics of known past or potential…
What Would It Take? Imagining a Plan to Stop Mass Violence
As part of a class project, I imagined what it might take to systemically change U.S. communities and culture in order to bring about healthy change that has the potential to eliminate U.S. mass violence. Below is what I produced. I’m interested in hearing what my readers think of this plan, either particular parts of…
Threats of Civil Violence: Election Safety May Depend on Compassionate Engagement
Adapted from presentation at the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution U.S. Presidential Election and Threats of Civil Violence Online Teach-in, Oct. 26, 2020 Tensions have been escalating among sectors of the U.S. long before the current election cycle. These tensions were a part of the impetus for the election of…
Rising Above Tyrants, I Become a Tyrant
The Cyclical Dynamics and Problematics of Denying the Human Right of Social Solidarity Of liberte, egalite, fraternite1, one of the most difficult, complicated, and unachieved may be fraternite. Of liberte, egalite, fraternite, one of the most important may be fraternite. Much scholarship, activism, and debate through history has focused on inclusion of women, homosexuals, and…
Warning Signs of Mass Violence
The two key factors for potential large scale violence are in place: triggers and capacity. If this was an assessment of a fragile state nation, the red flags would be flying at high mast. So I’ve sounded the alarm. What next?
Pandemics, Dignity, Frustration, and Violence
COVID-19 has presented a number of challenges and threats to society. Many are apparent — health, finance, mobility. Some are more insidious. The mental and emotional strain on individuals is apparent, but the deeper, more dangerous societal effects may be just starting to emerge.
Heather Rosso, Researcher
Ms. Rosso is developing research on causal patterns in U.S. mass violence (USMV) in order to develop effective preventative measures that can be incorporated into social structures nationwide, with attention at the grassroots, community level.
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Disordered Allegiances 