Research led by Laura Vargas, with contributions from Terry Richmond and Stephen Hargarten, has uncovered significant findings on the experiences of Latinx immigrants facing extortion during their migration to the US. The study revealed that participants paid an...
Andrew Belfiglio, MPH is Director of Communications & Data Analytics at the University of Pennsylvania, where his role focuses on promoting the dissemination of research and programming to diverse audiences through print and digital media. Andrew helps academics...
The Penn Injury Science Center (PISC) is proud to spotlight the latest cohort of its Trainee Learning Lab (TLL). This dynamic program and CDC Success Story continues to advance the field of injury and violence prevention by fostering a collaborative and insightful...
“These HOLC maps will undoubtedly remain part of how we understand structural racism in the United States. The question now is how we change the current realities and examine empirically, as clinicians and health researchers, how racism and economic exclusion...
Gabi Khazanov and team discovered financial barriers and facilitators to secure firearm and medication storage among veterans with elevated suicide risk, based on interviews with veterans receiving care at the VA.
SAFELab, led by Desmond Upton Patton, created an app to avoid misinterpretation of social media data. In a time when law enforcement actively monitors social media and considers activity as evidence, and reporters use social media in storylines, InterpretMe aims to...
Nazsa Baker led a paper examining how the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) questionnaire relates to the life experiences of violently injured Black men, finding that men in this study inhabit marginalized identities and experiences that are not captured by the...
Desmond Patton published an opinion essay in Newsweek on what’s often missing from debates about social media and mental health: gun violence. Patton lays out important considerations when bringing the topic of gun violence into this debate, including how to...
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine have published the “Community Safety as a Social Determinant of Health” workshop proceedings and video highlights, which feature Research Core Director Terry Richmond and Community Action Board...
Michelle Kondo and colleagues propose the Greening Theory of Change, which explains how greening initiatives might affect adolescent health in deprived neighborhoods. The framework illustrates both short- and long-term health, economic, and security effects of...
