The FIPRP Podcast has two new episodes out, featuring Dr. Julie Kafka and Kelsey Conrick! You can listen to all available episodes, hosted by Dr. Fred Rivara, using this link. If you are interested in featuring your work on the podcast, please reach out to Dr. Rivara (fpr@uw.edu).
The University of Michigan Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention is hosting an event next Tuesday, February 13, called "Public Health Approaches to Ending Firearm Violence". Click here for more information about the event or to register for the livestream of the event.
The White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention announced Community Violence Awareness (CVA) Week from February 5th-9th! If you'd like to subscribe to the office's mailing list to stay updated on announcements like CVA Week, please use this link!
The Week Ahead
FIPRP WIP
February 14 from 9:30-10 AM PST Speaker: Julie Kafka, PhD, MPH Title:Measuring Firearm Violence in Criminal Records with Natural Language Processing (NLP)
February 16 from 10-11 AM PST Speaker:Jen Cruz, MPH Title: Positionality for Epidemiologists: Exploring the Role of our Social Identities in Quantitative Research
Providing qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods consultation services
Creating, compiling, and presenting methods resources to FIPRP members
Facilitating trainings on qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods, research procedures, and research ethics
Reminders
Please reach out to Erika Marts (ekmarts@uw.edu) or Sam Banks (sbanks94@uw.edu) if you have any new firearm-related publications and/or conversations with the media, reporters, community partners, or policymakers in an article so it can be listed on the FIPRP website.
FIPRP has a SharePoint that we are hoping will help facilitate the sharing of resources. We currently have a methods folder which includes resources and guidance on topics like data visualization, qualitative methods, and survey methods among other resources for FIPRP outreach. If you would like access or would like to contribute resources, please email Sam Banks atsbanks94@uw.edu.