Addressing Gun Violence: Alumni Spotlight Dr. Ali Rowhani-Rahbar
December 21, 2020 Dr. Ali Rowhani-Rahbar, M.P.H. ’05, is a nationally-known violence prevention expert and researcher. After the horrific shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in December 2012 in which 20 elementary school students and six adults were killed in Newtown, Connecticut, Dr. Rowhani-Rahbar shifted his research focus to violence prevention, particularly gun violence prevention as a major issue in public health. He currently serves as an associate professor of epidemiology and pediatrics (adjunct) and the Bartley Dobb Professor for the Study and Prevention of Violence at the Un...
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