Meriem Rebbani is an Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at John Jay College. She is also a researcher with the Van Vollenhoven Institute (VVI) at Leiden University, where she previously served as a lecturer for two years. Since 2015, Professor Rebbani has been actively engaged in the fields of Preventing/Countering Violent Extremism (PVE/CVE), Counter-Terrorism, and Terrorism Prevention, bringing extensive experience from both academia and international organizations.

She has worked as a CVE and Counter-Terrorism specialist for the United Nations and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). In these roles, she was responsible for conceptualizing and developing a national multi-agency PVE/CVE project focused on handling returning foreign fighters. Over the years, she has conducted multiple risk assessments for police forces and is trained in several assessment tools, including VERA 2R, TRAP-18, HCR-20, START, and IMV. Professor Rebbani regularly trains police officers, government officials, and civil society organizations on issues related to risk assessments and PVE/CVE prevention. In recognition of her contributions to the field, she was awarded the 2020 Emerging Thought Leader award by Women in International Security (WIIS-Canada).

She holds a BA and an MA in social anthropology from Concordia University, specializing in mass violence. She recently completed her Ph.D. in criminology at the University of Montréal, focusing on Canadian CVE initiatives.