; here is the information you need regarding my dissertation process. My dissertation research will be on countering violent extremism and radicalization. I will be using counter-narrative video from an organization called “The International Center for the Studies of Violent Extremism (ICSVE). I will be measuring attitudes towards violent extremist groups and the appeal of violent extremist ideologies among Muslim American Undergraduate students in San Diego. In this research I want to present a methodological argument, or a case study, in the use of counter narratives as an effective Counter Violent Extremism (CVE) tool.