“True scholars often work in loneliness, compelled to find reward in the awareness that they have made valuable, even beautiful, contributions to the cumulative structure of human knowledge, whether anyone knows it at the time or not.” — George F. Kennan

Thanks @the-syllabus.bsky.social for featuring my paper, and @benhr.bsky.social for the heads up. What a cool honor!

Working paper here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

We’ve updated the FSS proxy for household gun ownership to include 2020–2023. The dataset now spans 1949–2023 and includes state-level estimates of gun ownership, homicide, firearm homicide, and suicide rates.
dataverse.harvard.edu/dataset.xhtm...

6 yrs ago an economist asked if I wanted to help him write a book about gun violence. It seemed crazy and fun. Working on this book w/ Jens changed my worldview, introduced me to my partner, and clarified what I want to spend my life doing. I’m grateful to have played a small part & hope you buy it!

Dissertating in good company

This framing of choosing is powerful. We could have less poverty and fewer homicides. But we choose to prioritize other things. @nytimes.com

“Gun researchers tend to be abstinence-only researchers. Why not adopt a harm reduction approach?” @brandondelpozo.bsky.social

Thought-provoking convo at the #2024FirearmResearchConf workshop on research with the firearm-owning community. @meganranney.bsky.social

🚨 Excited to spotlight the next generation of firearm researchers at the #2024FirearmResearchConf! A key goal of the Research Society for the Prevention of Firearm-Related Harms is to nurture emerging scholars shaping this field.

ATTN Qual Researchers: Here are some resources I’ve compiled on trauma-informed research practices. I used them to train my incredible team of RAs, who conducted 120+ interviews with violence-involved men in Chicago.

Access here: shorturl.at/jCyWt

When my undergrads can make slides like these on how structural variation in gang structure affects violence, I feel especially lucky to do this work 🖤🙏