Firearm Injury & Policy Research Program

Friday Newsletter

October 10, 2025

Announcements

  • Grandmothers Against Gun Violence Foundation is hosting a lunch and learn on October 21 at 12pm PT. Drs. Elizabeth Weybright and Ashley Hall will give a talk titled "Firearm Safety Practices of Rural Families in WA State." You can register here. 
  • The Kaiser Permanente Center for Gun Violence Research and Education is hosting the second webinar in their webinar series on October 24th at 11am PT titled "From Problem to Purpose: Choosing Research Questions That Drive Change in Firearm Violence Prevention." Read more and register here. 
  • FIPRP in the news: "High schoolers face growing risk of firearm-related violence, WSU‑led study shows"
  • Happy birthday to Erika, Krista, Sam, and all other October FIPRP birthdays! Add your birthday to the list!

Looking Ahead

 
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FIPRP Weekly

 

October 15, 9:30-10 am PT
Speaker: Dr. Julia Schleimer
Title: "Summary of Social Impact Evaluation Findings and Implications"

 
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FIPRP Friday

 

October 17, 10-11 am PT
Speaker:  Dr. Magdalena Cerdá 
Title: "Building the bridge to prevention: Using agent-based modeling to identify promising strategies to prevent firearm violence"

 
Zoom Link
 

Opportunities

New! The University of Michigan Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention is currently accepting applications for two postdoctoral fellowship positions! Read more about this opportunity and how to apply! 

The Regional Gun Violence Research Consortium is hiring a postdoctoral research fellow! Review of applications begins December 1, and you can read more about this exciting opportunity here.

Recent Firearm Injury Papers

Authors

Title

Publication

Kennedy-Shaffer L, Kennedy AH

Spillovers and effect attenuation in firearm policy research in the United States

American Journal of Epidemiology

Severance AC, Karimi M, Seidfaraji L, Dehon E, Vearrier L, Womack F, Zhang L, Kutcher ME, Lumumba R, Morris MC

Understanding the Community Experience of Firearm Violence in the Deep South: A Needs Assessment

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Bond AE, Rodriguez TR, Burke K, Altikriti S, Anestis MD

Examining Demographic Characteristics of Firearm Owners Currently Engaged in Mental Health Treatment

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Resources

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Dissemination Team Consultation Form 
The Dissemination Team may be able to help with:

  • Creating research or policy briefs (https://fiprp.uw.edu/research-briefs/)
  • Technical support for graphic design platforms (for example, Canva or LucidChart)
  • Creating visual abstracts

REMINDERS

  • Please reach out to 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 at sbanks94@uw.edu.
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