Erin Saltman

Fellow

Dr. Erin Saltman is a fellow at ISD. She is the Director of Programming at the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT). Dr. Saltman was formerly Facebook’s Head of Counterterrorism and Dangerous Organizations Policy for Europe, the Middle East and Africa; working with multi-sector stakeholders and building out CVE programs for Facebook in partnership with international NGOs. Dr. Saltman’s background and expertise includes both far-right and Islamist extremist processes of radicalization within a range of regional and socio-political contexts. Her research and publications have focused on the evolving nature of online extremism and terrorism, gender dynamics within violent extremist organizations and youth radicalization. Previous roles include Senior Research and Programs positions at Quilliam Foundation and the Institute for Strategic Dialogue, where she remains a Research Fellow. She is the co-author of Youth Innovation Labs: A Model for Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism, ‘Till Martyrdom Do Us Part’ Gender and the ISIS Phenomenon, and Guidance for International Youth Engagement in PVE and CVE. Dr. Saltman is a graduate of Columbia University (BA) and University College London (MA and PhD).