Dr. Marcus Boyd is Assistant Director for the Research for Intelligence and Security Challenges (RISC) Initiative. In this role he leads all RISC internship program planning and execution, in addition to supporting other initiatives for ARLIS-led Intelligence and Security University Research Enterprise consortium.
Previously, Marcus was the graduate studies director and head of geospatial analysis at UMD START where he oversaw research relating to terrorism, illicit finance, and GIScience. He has advanced methodological training in spatial statistics, demography, sociology, and geographic information systems. His primary research interests are economic geography and regional science, spatial inequality, and illicit spaces. His research has been funded by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, the National Science Foundation, the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office, and others.
Prior to coming to UMD, he served in a variety of roles supporting various agencies of the U.S. Government. Marcus completed his PhD in Earth Systems and Geoinformation Sciences at George Mason University. His dissertation research focused on the interplay between terrorist attacks, illicit finance, and illicit spaces.
Senior Researcher, START, 2014-2024
Instructor, Criminology and Criminal Justice, UMDCP - Shady Grove, 2017-Present
Adjunct Professor of Sociology, Montgomery College, 2016-Present
Geospatial Analyst, Schafer Corp., 2012-2012
Regional Analyst, SAIC, 2010-2012
All-Source Analyst, BAE Systems, 2008-2010
Map Librarian, BAE Systems, 2007-2008