As a South Asian woman raising a biracial kid -- the nomination of Kamala Harris as our presidential nominee has been a huge deal for our family. Great piece on the "othering" of Asian Americans in the history of our nation's politics --

Our latest protocol paper (re: our school safety/school violence prevention work) -- out this week! An absolute joy to work with this team, as always: researchprotocols.org/2024/1/e56249

New Columbia Epidemiology study in JAMA Network Open: Florida's red flag law shows promise in cutting firearm homicides, but reducing gun deaths through legislation remains a complex challenge. Kara Rudolph #PublicHealth #GunSafety ow.ly/s8lo50T8XfK

How it started. How it's going.  Ten years later, and it's still a good look! IWillVote.com

It does seem strange that Harris and Trump have never met until you realize it is because he supported an insurrection when she won for VP and then refused to concede and didn't show up to the inauguration. Now it should all make sense.

“‘Our most significant finding is that gun-free zones don't attract active shooters,’ said the study’s first author, Paul Reeping.” health.ucdavis.edu/vprp/news/head…

What a great opportunity The Trace! (Recent Teachers College, Columbia University ColumbiaPublicHealth grads interested in the prevention of gun violence -- take a look): thetrace.org/2024/08/hiring…

The Real-Time Crime Index is now live, providing up-to-date crime data across more than 300 police agencies. The data is easily accessible and downloaded. An invaluable resource for anyone who cares about crime trends. realtimecrimeindex.com

Every single school shooting is preventable and a reflection of policy and budget failures. This is terrible and heartbreaking --

An incredibly important piece on the critical role of federal research funding in facilitating needed solutions to the persistence of firearm violence across the US (with spot-on quotes by some of my brilliant and thoughtful colleagues) -- cnn.com/2024/02/07/hea…

Gun-free zones are unlikely to attract active shootings, per first-of-its-kind study. These findings suggest gun-free zone policies should not be repealed. Paul Reeping Sonali Rajan Columbia Epidemiology Douglas Wiebe Ariana Gobaud Michigan Public Health health.ucdavis.edu/vprp/snapshots…

The list of gaps in Georgia’s gun laws is long. Perhaps most relevant to school shootings is child access prevention laws requiring gun owners to lock guns away from underage youth. Safe gun storage is smart way to prevent any shooting by juveniles regardless of laws.

As my colleagues Sonali Rajan, Charlie Branas, and I noted after the tragic massacre in Uvalde, there are at least 5 legislative measures we can take to reduce gun violence, in general, and mass shootings (especially school shootings), in particular. latimes.com/opinion/story/…