Dr Nicole Matejic is an accomplished executive leader, author, and behavioural economist with expertise in national security and Preventing Radicalisation to Violent Extremism (PRVE).
An internationally recognised and trusted expert in navigating national security related crisis and emergency management challenges, Nicole is highly regarded for her work as a pracademic in distilling how groups influence the radicalisation of their followers towards non-violent and violent extremism; and in forecasting emergent tech's likely impacts. Nicole’s field work as a prevention and disengagement pracademic has seen her work as an instructor and guest speaker for NATO, contribute to research conducted by the United Nations, as well as various governments, universities, and organisations globally.
Nicole currently leads work on the Christchurch Call Initiative on Algorithmic Outcomes (CCIAO) with the Christchurch Call Foundation, a non-government organisation which coordinates and supports the Christchurch Call’s mission of eliminating terrorist and violent extremist content online. Nicole is also an Adjunct Lecturer at Australia's Charles Sturt University in the School of Terrorism and Security Studies; and from 2020 to 2023, she was a Non-Resident Fellow at The Brute Krulak Center for Innovation in Future Warfighting at the United States Marine Corps University.
A published author, Nicole's first book 'Social Media Rules of Engagement' was published by Wiley in 2015. She has several titles underway: 'Securing National Security Studies: A Handbook' (due for 2026 release), 'The Hate Economy: The Lies People Sell that lead to Violence' (release TBA), and various FICINT stories.
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