University of Michigan public health and psychology expert Dr. Marc Zimmerman talks about how mass violence affects everyone and how to cope on National Public Radio's WDET 101.9 FM in Detroit,...
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Media Mention: Most school shooters get their guns from home – and during the pandemic, the number of firearms in households with teenagers went up
Most school shooters obtain the firearm from home. And the number of guns within reach of high school-age teenagers has increased during the pandemic – highlighting the importance of locking...
Media Mention: Teenage homicides sharply rise in Michigan, FBI crime stats show
The number of Michigan teenagers killed by homicide jumped by 70% from 50 in 2019 to 85 in 2020. That’s more than double the 31% increase of all homicides for the same period, according to the FBI’s...
Media Mention: Gun violence is preventable. Four steps Lansing could take to save lives.
Gun violence is at crisis levels in the Lansing area. Read the full article here on July 5, 2021 by the Lansing State Journal with strategies for prevention including interview with Marc Zimmerman,...
Media Mention: ‘We have to look in the mirror’: Professors say data, science has answers to ending gun violence
University of Michigan professors, Marc Zimmerman and Patrick Carter react to the mass shootings in Boulder, CO and Atlanta, GA. Read the full coverage here by Fox 17 West Michigan news on March 23,...
State firearm laws and interstate firearm deaths from homicide and suicide in the United States: a cross-sectional analysis of data by county
Kaufman, E. J., Morrison, C. N., Branas, C. C., & Wiebe, D. J. (2018). State firearm laws and interstate firearm deaths from homicide and suicide in the United States: a cross-sectional analysis...
Youth’s Daily Activities and Situational Triggers of Gunshot Assault in Urban Environments
Dong, B., Branas, C. C., Richmond, T. S., Morrison, C. N., & Wiebe, D. J. (2017). Youth's daily activities and situational triggers of gunshot assault in urban environments. Journal of...
The Association Between Urban Tree Cover and Gun Assault: A Case-Control and Case-Crossover Study
Kondo, M. C., South, E. C., Branas, C. C., Richmond, T. S., & Wiebe, D. J. (2017). The association between urban tree cover and gun assault: a case-control and case-crossover study. American...
Association of Drug and Alcohol Use With Adolescent Firearm Homicide at Individual, Family, and Neighborhood Levels
Hohl, B. C., Wiley, S., Wiebe, D. J., Culyba, A. J., Drake, R., & Branas, C. C. (2017). Association of drug and alcohol use with adolescent firearm homicide at individual, family, and...
Quantifying disparities in urban firearm violence by race and place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: a cartographic study
Beard, J. H., Morrison, C. N., Jacoby, S. F., Dong, B., Smith, R., Sims, C. A., & Wiebe, D. J. (2017). Quantifying disparities in urban firearm violence by race and place in Philadelphia,...
Evaluating the impact of Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” self-defense law on homicide and suicide by firearm: an interrupted time series study
Humphreys, D. K., Gasparrini, A., & Wiebe, D. J. (2017). Evaluating the impact of Florida’s “stand your ground” self-defense law on homicide and suicide by firearm: an interrupted time series...
Mapping Activity Patterns to Quantify Risk of Violent Assault in Urban Environments
Wiebe, D. J., Richmond, T. S., Guo, W., Allison, P. D., Hollander, J. E., Nance, M. L., & Branas, C. C. (2016). Mapping activity patterns to quantify risk of violent assault in urban...