Jack G. R. Wippell is a PhD Student in the Department of Sociology at The Ohio State University, and a graduate affiliate of the Mershon Center for International Security Studies. His research focuses on the emergence, spread and mobilization of ideologies, extremism and violence. His publications have appeared in journals such as Politics, Groups & Identities, Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism & Political Aggression, and Peace Review. His public-facing work has been featured by the Global Network on Extremism and Technology, Fair Observer Magazine, the Center for Research on Extremism, and the European Consortium for Political Research.