Findings from the pilot study of the Store Safely project were presented on December 1 at the 2022 National Research Conference on Firearm Injury Prevention by Cynthia Ewell Foster, Ph.D., who leads...
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National conference convenes leaders in firearm injury prevention research
In an effort to expand the pipeline for, and foster collaboration in, the field of firearm injury prevention research, more than 500 researchers are gathering Nov. 30-Dec. 1 for the 2022 National...
U-M launches comprehensive firearm injury prevention open online course
The University of Michigan’s Center for Academic Innovation launched a new firearm injury prevention online course this month that is free and publicly accessible, offering the most comprehensive,...
Podcast: Examining Racism Against the AAPI Community and Gun Ownership
To examine how firearm behaviors (how guns were stored, carried, and thought about) were impacted by racism and discrimination experiences, Dr. Hsing-Fang Hsieh (University of Michigan) and...
Community engagement, greening, and violent crime: A test of the greening hypothesis and Busy Streets
Gong, C. H., Bushman, G., Hohl, B. C., Kondo, M. C., Carter, P. M., Cunningham, R. M., Rupp, L.A., Grodzinski, A., Branas, C.C., Vagi, K.J., & Zimmerman, M. A. (2022). Community engagement,...
Summer 2023 U-M Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention Internship: Informational Session on November 14 at 5 PM
The Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention is now accepting applications for internship positions in the Summer 2023. The internship is open to upper class undergraduate students and graduate...
Understanding factors associated with firearm possession: Examining differences between male and female adolescents and emerging adults seeking emergency department care
Pelletier, K. R., Schmidt, C. J., Seewald, L., Cunningham, R. M., Zimmerman, M. A., Walton, M. A., Resnicow, K. & Carter, P. M. (2022). Understanding factors associated with firearm possession:...
NIH grant funds national firearm research coordinating center at U-M
The University of Michigan received a $5.5 million federal grant recently to launch a National Institutes of Health firearm research coordinating center that will oversee community-based research...
Retaliatory attitudes as mediator of exposure to violence and firearm aggression among youth: The protective role of organized activity involvement
Lee, D. B., Schmidt, C. J., Heinze, J. E., Carter, P. M., Cunningham, R. M., Walton, M. A., & Zimmerman, M.A. (2022). Retaliatory attitudes as mediator of exposure to violence and firearm...
The effects of organizations engaging residents in greening vacant lots: Insights from a United States national survey
Rupp, L. A., Kondo, M. C., Hohl, B. C., Sing, E. K., Grodzinski, A. R., & Zimmerman, M. A. (2022). The effects of organizations engaging residents in greening vacant lots: Insights from a United...
The Effectiveness of the Say-Something Anonymous Reporting System in Preventing School Violence: A Cluster Randomized Control Trial in 19 Middle Schools
Hsieh, H. F., Lee, D. B., Zimmerman, M. A., Pomerantz, N., Cunningham, M. C., Messman, E., Stoddard, S., Grodzinski, A. & Heinze, J. E. (2022). The Effectiveness of the Say-Something Anonymous...
Distinguished Faculty Seminar: Drs. Lois Lee and Eric Fleegler, Pediatric Firearm Injuries – The Role of Policies and Pediatricians
The University of Michigan's Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention invites you to a Distinguished Faculty Seminar with Dr. Lois Lee and Dr. Eric Fleeger of Boston Children's Hospital: Pediatric...