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2022 National Research Conference on Firearm Injury Prevention

November 29–December 1

2022 National Research Conference on Firearm Injury Prevention

November 29–December 1, 2022
Washington, D.C. (in-person)

Note: Registration for the conference closed on November 10. Please contact natlfirearmresearchconf@rand.org with any questions or requests regarding registration.

The National Collaborative on Gun Violence Research is pleased to announce the 2022 National Research Conference on Firearm Injury Prevention. This conference will highlight the current state of the science and research on firearm injury prevention across the lifespan.

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The conference is organized and sponsored by: the University of Michigan Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention, the RAND Corporation, the Columbia Scientific Union for the Reduction of Gun Violence (SURGE), and the National Collaborative on Gun Violence Research (NCGVR).

Federal sponsors and federally funded initiatives: the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development/ National Institutes of Health (NICHD/NIH) FACTS Initiative, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the National Institute for Justice.

Philanthropic Sponsors: The Joyce Foundation, Arnold Ventures, the California Wellness Foundation, the Missouri Foundation for Health, the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation, the Tow Foundation, Kaiser Permanente, Fund for a Safer Future, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Executive Planning Committee Members:

Co-Chairs:

  • Charles Branas (Columbia University)
  • Rebecca Cunningham (University of Michigan)
  • Andrew Morral (RAND Corporation)

Members:

  • Ruth Abaya (Philadelphia Dept. of Public Health)
  • Shani A. L. Buggs (UC Davis)
  • Patrick Carter (Univ. of Michigan)
  • Tim Daly (Joyce Foundation)
  • Jessi LaRose (Missouri Foundation for Health)
  • Basia E. Lopez (NIJ)
  • Sonali Rajan (Columbia Univ.)
  • Joseph B Richardson (Univ. of Maryland, College Park)
  • Ali Rowhani-Rabar (Univ. of Washington)
  • Asheley Van Ness (Arnold Ventures)
  • Joel Wallman (Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation)