Melanie Smith is a researcher at the Institute for Strategic Dialogue. Her research focuses on the involvement of women in violent conflict, lone-actor terrorism and the online behavior of violent extremist groups. https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/contributor/melanie-smith-2/rss en Crisis and Conflict Solutions Tue, 02 May 2017 12:35:32 +0000 Melanie Smith https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/community/2017/05/02/we-must-adapt-to-the-new-ways-women-support-isis https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/community/2017/05/02/we-must-adapt-to-the-new-ways-women-support-isis ISIS has succeeded in mobilizing unprecedented numbers of women in the past few years, but their role within the organization is changing in crucial ways, says Melanie Smith of the Institute for Strategic Dialogue.