TERGAP Research Team
Dr. Graig R. Klein, Principal Investigator
Marie-Therese Meye, Post-Doctoral Researcher
Marie-Therese is a postdoctoral researcher at Leiden University’s Institute of Security & Global Affairs and a PhD candidate in Political Science at the University of Mannheim. Her research examines how societies navigating post-conflict transitions and democratic backsliding experience and respond to political violence. She is particularly interested in how terrorism shapes state and citizen behavior and how interventions, such as policing and other security measures, can mitigate these threats. Marie obtained an MA in International War Studies from University College Dublin and the University of Potsdam, and a BA in North American Studies from the Free University of Berlin.
Dyon van Velzen, PhD Researcher/Student
Dyon is a PhD candidate in the field of Terrorism and Political Violence at Leiden University’s Institute of Security & Global Affairs. Dyon's research interests include: intrastate conflict dynamics, insurgent economies and financing strategies, and comparisons of counterinsurgent and counterterrorist policies. Prior to joining TERGAP, Dyon obtained a MSc in Political Science, a MSc in Criminology, as well as a BSc in Political Science, all from Leiden University.
Student Researcher Assistants
Student Research Volunteers
Marie-Therese Meye, Post-Doctoral Researcher
Marie-Therese is a postdoctoral researcher at Leiden University’s Institute of Security & Global Affairs and a PhD candidate in Political Science at the University of Mannheim. Her research examines how societies navigating post-conflict transitions and democratic backsliding experience and respond to political violence. She is particularly interested in how terrorism shapes state and citizen behavior and how interventions, such as policing and other security measures, can mitigate these threats. Marie obtained an MA in International War Studies from University College Dublin and the University of Potsdam, and a BA in North American Studies from the Free University of Berlin.
Dyon van Velzen, PhD Researcher/Student
Dyon is a PhD candidate in the field of Terrorism and Political Violence at Leiden University’s Institute of Security & Global Affairs. Dyon's research interests include: intrastate conflict dynamics, insurgent economies and financing strategies, and comparisons of counterinsurgent and counterterrorist policies. Prior to joining TERGAP, Dyon obtained a MSc in Political Science, a MSc in Criminology, as well as a BSc in Political Science, all from Leiden University.
Student Researcher Assistants
- 2025
- Daniel Somart
- Emma Thompson
- Jonas Rød
- Niels Huberty
- Sophie Mendelsohn
- Szonja Lengyel
Student Research Volunteers
- 2024
- Antonio Ballesta Angelaki
- Bjarne Von Lampe
- Jana Roca Enrique
- Lilly Le Graët
- Rita Silva Boaventura Figueiredo
- Simone Dina Vlug
- Wilson Gambade
- Zonne Groenberg
