The University of Michigan’s Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention has received $11.2 million in federal funding to address research topics ranging from secure storage and youth mortality to...
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U-M studies examine what schools are doing to address cell phone use among students
As tablets and laptops have become common classroom tools, schools continue to wrestle with another device: the cell phone. Cell phones play a critical role in youth social and societal engagement...
Media Mention: How to file an Extreme Risk Protection Order in Michigan
What you need to know An Extreme Risk Protection Order, or ERPO, can temporarily prevent someone at risk of harming themself or others from having or buying firearms. Many states have ERPO laws,...
Brian Hicks, PhD
Dr. Hicks' research has focused on examining the interplay among genetic, environmental, and developmental influences on the emergence, persistence, and desistence of substance use disorders,...
A.J. Million, PhD
A.J. is the Director of the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD) at the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) at the University of Michigan. In 2017, he...
Media Mention: Amid a stretch of violence, gun locks become focus for prevention
Dr. Stephen Oliphant speaks with First Alert 4 in Missouri about secure storage. Watch the full interview via the First Alert 4 website Additional mentions Hoodline St. Louis First Alert 4...
Media Mention: Recent mall shootings prompt questions about Michigan’s gun laws
After two recent fatal shootings at malls in Southeast Michigan, many are wondering how gun laws apply in these situations. Michigan is an open carry state. A gun owner must be at least 18 years...
Evaluating the effect of a school-based material needs intervention on child maltreatment investigations in Michigan: A staggered interrupted time series study
Sokol, R., Victor, B. G., Esposti, M. D., Medina Del Toro, V., Kernsmith, P., Stearns, D., Portugal, J., & Heinze, J. (2026). Evaluating the effect of a school-based material needs intervention...
Media Mention: Governor Whitmer Makes Appointments to Boards and Commissions
LANSING, Mich. — Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced appointments to the following boards and commissions: Collection Practices Board; Advisory Council on the Deaf, Deafblind and Hard of...
U-M celebrates five years leading firearm injury prevention research
More than 44,000 lives are lost to firearm injuries in the United States each year, and since 2020, firearm injuries have been the leading cause of death among U.S. children and teens. Working in...
Rates and Correlates of Unsecure Storage Behaviors Among U.S. Firearm-Owning Caregivers of Teens: Results from a Nationally Representative Survey
Seewald, L., Hartman, H. A., Millman, C. M., Myers, M., Zimmerman, M. A., Walton, M., & Carter, P. (2026). Rates and Correlates of Unsecure Storage Behaviors Among U.S. Firearm-Owning Caregivers...
Beyond Comprehensive Background Checks—The Potential Role of Firearm Purchaser Licensing
Oliphant, S. N. (2026). Beyond comprehensive background checks—The potential role of firearm purchaser licensing. JAMA Network Open, 9(6), e2618196....