What to Do if Your Child Engages in Online Gaming Bullying
Tracy Waasdorp wrote a blog for Psychology Today where she outlined ways to recognize bullying behavior in online gaming environments and recommends strategies to address children who may be engaging in bullying online, including: Stay calm and focus on behavior, not...
Emergency Medicine Research Day 2026
It was great to connect with the researchers, clinicians, trainees, and partners at Emergency Medicine Research Day 2026, hosted by PISC Co-Director Zack Meisel and the Department of Emergency Medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine. A keynote presentation on...
Trainees and early career researchers connect and take home top prizes at SAVIR 2026
Thank you to everyone who connected with the Penn Injury Science Center at SAVIR 2026! The trainee community at Penn was radiant at the annual injury and violence prevention conference – from posters, to oral presentations, to a family-style lunch in downtown...
Video: Social Media Summit for Violence Prevention & Wellness Promotion
In collaboration with the ABRO Experience, the Penn Trauma Violence Recovery Program and SAFELab hosted the Social Media Summit for Violence Prevention and Wellness Promotion on October 12, 2024, to bring together local content creators, community members,...
Poster: Mobilizing Social Media for Violence Prevention – Perspectives from Philadelphia Violence Prevention Professionals
This poster was presented at SAVIR 2024 in Chapel Hill, NC by Jasmine Weiss.
Event Program: Social Media Summit for Violence Prevention and Wellness Promotion
View the agenda and speakers from the Social Media Summit on October 12, 2024.
What We Learned from Violence Prevention Professionals about Social Media
By conducting focus groups with violence prevention professionals in Philadelphia, researchers sought to understand what they’ve observed and recognized about the role of social media in real-life violence. This includes how social media can create or escalate...
Daniel Semenza, PhD
Dr. Daniel Semenza is an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice (Primary) and the Department of Urban-Global Public Health in the School of Public Health (Secondary) at Rutgers University. He is the Director of...