Dr Rob Wray

Dr Rob Wray, PhD PsyD MRes MA (Glas) BPsS BSc (Psych) 

Rob is Research Director in the Centre for Crime, Justice & Security at the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen). Rob is the counter-extremism lead at NatCen with a track record of delivering complex research projects in the counterterrorism and profiling spaces. 

Formerly Executive Director of Research at Data Clan and Deputy Chief Executive of HACT, Rob has a background in politics and behavioural psychology and is the author of "What goes on before the bomb goes off? His most recent work includes a multi-phase control simulation testing the effect of group cohesion on propensity to political violence. 

At NatCen, Rob is developing research exploring the links between online far-right conspiracy content and offline real-world violence. This summer, Rob is collaborating with NatCen International on an exciting new assignment looking to disrupt the online origins of human trafficking.