Biography
Sydney Litterer is a doctoral candidate in the School of Criminal Justice at Michigan State University. Her primary research interest is violent extremism, with a focus on how extremists interact in online spaces, rationalize violence, and acquire social and political power in democratic countries. She is also interested in researching misinformation and disinformation. Sydney graduated from the University of Kentucky in 2019 with a B.S. in mechanical engineering and a certificate in peace studi
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BS 2019, University of Kentucky
Publications
Litterer, S., Scrivens, R., Wojciechowski, T. W., & Frank, R. (2025). Exploring the Evolution of Posting Behavior and Language Use in a Racially and Ethnically Motivated Extremist Forum. Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression.
Wirth, A. J., Litterer, S., Loredo, E. N., Baldwin, L. H., & Sanchez, R. (2021). Keeping the Defense Industrial Base Afloat During COVID-19: A Review of Department of Defense and Federal Government Policies and Investments in the Defense Industrial Base (RR-A1392-1), Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation.
Goldfeld, D. A., Mayer, L. A., Brown, J. S., Cochran, S., Hastings Roer, E., Litterer, S., Mason, R., Mignano, J., McBirney, S., & Villegas, C. A. (2024). Amping Airpower—Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing for the U.S. Air Force: Military Utility, Market Dynamics, and Warfighter Adoption (RR-A1524-2), Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation.
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