Daniel Allington is a social psychologist and historian with expertise in qualitative and quantitative research methods. He began his research career as an applied linguist, with a particular interest in how people interpret ambiguous language - especially in literary texts - but over a course of years has shifted to an intensive study of antisemitism and extremism in the UK. He is Head of Online Monitoring for the Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAA), Deputy Editor of Journal of Contemporary Antisemitism, a Senior Associate Fellow of Counter Extremism Group, and a Fellow of the London Centre for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism.