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120 Initiative on Gun Violence Prevention: Subject-Matter Experts

Consortium members are dedicated to developing collaborative, substantive, actionable solutions to complex issues confronting our region and our world.

One of the largest of those challenges, gun violence, is an American public health crisis. More than 120 people die each day from suicide, homicide, mass shootings, and unintentional injuries. Many more suffer gunshot wounds and injuries affecting their families and community. 

Consequently, the Consortium’s 120 Initiative includes experts from across our member institutions working together to identify the most practical solutions to reducing gun violence. The Initiative’s subject-matter experts represent a wide range of fields of research, such as public and mental health, online polarization, business sector engagement, communications, education, and technology, just to name a few.

Our region arguably has the widest variety of public, private, and government expertise in the world, and Consortium universities and colleges are established leaders at the intersection of research, practice, and policy. The 120 Initiative will collectively leverage that expertise to spur substantive progress.

Andrew Flagel, PhD
President and CEO
Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area

120 Initiative Subject-Matter Experts:
  • Stephanie Aaronson, Deputy Vice President, Media & Communications, George Mason University
  • Andrea Adams, Assistant Professor, Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of the District of Columbia
  • Erik Alda, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, College of Sciences and Humanities, Marymount University
  • Paul Allvin, Vice President & Chief Brand Officer, George Mason University
  • Adam Auerbach, Associate Professor, School of International Service, American University
  • Mac Babb, Chief of Police and Director of Campus Security, Virginia Tech
  • Sumitra Badrinathan, Professor, School of International Service, American University
  • Justin Baumgartner, Collegiate Associate Professor, School of Arts & Sciences, Education & Public Service, University of Maryland Global Campus
  • Kurt Braddock, Assistant Professor, School of Communication, American University
  • Andraè Brown, Professor of Psychology, Montgomery College
  • Tehama Lopez Bunyasi, Associate Professor, Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution, George Mason University
  • Chuck Call, Associate Professor, International Peace & Conflict Resolution, School of International Service, American University
  • Susanna Campbell, Director, Research on International Policy Implementation Lab, American University
  • Lauren Carruth, Associate Professor, Center on Health, Risk & Society, American University
  • Lauren Cattaneo, Associate Professor, Psychology Department, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, George Mason University
  • Matt Charles, Adjunct Professor, Master’s in Public Relations and Corporate Communications Program, School of Continuing Studies, Georgetown University
  • Michelle Chatman, Associate Professor, Division of Social & Behavioral Sciences, University of the District of Columbia
  • Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera, Professor, Schar School for Policy & Government, George Mason University
  • Sandra Crewe, Dean, School of Social Work, Howard University
  • Stephanie Dailey, Assistant Professor, Counseling and Development, School of Education & Human Development, George Mason University
  • Maria De Jesus, Associate Professor, Center on Health, Risk & Society, American University
  • Jeff Delinski, Program Director, Homeland Security, College of Professional Studies, George Washington University
  • Beidi Dong. Associate Professor, Criminology, Law and Society Department, and Center for Evidence-Based Crime Policy, George Mason University
  • Carolyn Drews-Botsch, Professor and Chair, College of Health and Human Services, George Mason University
  • Tahir Duckett, Executive Director, Center for Innovations in Community Safety (CICS) (partnering with Medstar CVIP and Georgetown HJA), Georgetown University Law Center
  • Paul Easton, Assistant Vice President for Campus Services, Marymount University
  • Mark Edberg, Professor, Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University
  • Erin Farley, Assistant Professor, School of Civil Leadership, Business and Social Change, Gallaudet University
  • Eduardo Ferrer, Visiting Professor and Policy Director, Juvenile Justice Clinic and Juvenile Justice Initiative, Georgetown University Law Center
  • Angelyn Flowers, Professor, Crime, Justice, and Security Studies, University of the District of Columbia
  • Stephanie Foster, Professor and Vice Provost, College of Sciences and Humanities, Marymount University
  • Carole Gallaher, Senior Associate Dean, School of International Service, American University
  • Lei Gao, Associate Professor, Finance, School of Business, George Mason University
  • Vicki W. Girard, Professor, Legal Practice & Faculty Director of the Health Justice Alliance, Georgetown University Law Center
  • Liza H. Gold, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Georgetown University
  • Alison Goodrich, Professor & Department Chair, School of Arts & Sciences, Education & Public Service, University of Maryland Global Campus
  • Marc Gopin, Professor, Center for World Religions, Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution, Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution, George Mason University
  • Brad Greenwood, Professor, Management Information Systems, School of Business, George Mason Univeristy
  • Carole Roan Gresenz, Professor, McCourt School of Public Policy & School of Health, Georgetown University
  • Erin Hall, Assistant Professor of Surgery, School of Medicine, Georgetown University
  • Austin Hart, Associate Professor, School of International Service, American University
  • James Hawdon, Professor of Sociology & Director, Center for Peace Studies and Violence Prevention, College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences, Virginia Tech
  • Julie Hill, Adjunct Professor, Arts & Humanities, University of Maryland Global Campus
  • Denise Hines, Associate Professor, Department of Social Work, College of Health and Human Services, George Mason University
  • Danielle Holley-Walker, Dean, School of Law, Howard University
  • Niklas Hultin, Assistant Professor, Global Affairs, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, George Mason University
  • Adnan Hyder, Professor and Senior Associate Dean for Research, Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University
  • Douglas Irvin-Erickson, Assistant Professor, Director of Genocide Program, Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution, George Mason University
  • Zubin Jelveh, Assistant Professor, College of Information Studies, University of Maryland, College Park
  • Jose Jimenez, Adjunct Professor, School of Arts & Sciences, Education & Public Service, University of Maryland Global Campus
  • Dawn Jourdan, Professor and Dean, School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, University of Maryland, College Park
  • Woodie Kessel, Professor of the Practice and Pediatrics; University of Maryland, College Park, and Dartmouth College
  • Christopher Koper, Professor, Criminology, Law and Society Department, and Center for Evidence-Based Crime Policy, George Mason University
  • Iris Krasnow, Adjunct Professor, School of Communication, American University
  • Cotina Lane, Instructor, Crime, Justice, & Security Studies, Division of Social & Behavioral Sciences, University of the District of Columbia
  • Katie Lawson, Chief Communications Officer, University of Maryland, College Park
  • Suzan Lea, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, Division of Social & Behavioral Sciences, University of the District of Columbia
  • Robert Leider, Assistant Professor, Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University
  • Frederic Lemieux, Professor, School of Continuing Studies, Georgetown University
  • Gabriel Lomas, Professor, Director of Counseling Services, School of Human Services and Sciences, Gallaudet University
  • Christy Lopez, Faculty Co-Director, Center for Innovations in Community Safety (CICS) (partnering with Medstar CVIP and Georgetown HJA), Georgetown University Law Center
  • Cynthia Lum, University Professor. Criminology, Law and Society Department, and Center for Evidence-Based Crime Policy, George Mason University
  • Catherine MacLean, Professor, Schar School of Policy & Government, George Mason University
  • Brigid Maher, Associate Professor, School of Communication, American University
  • Patricia Maulden, Associate Professor. Conflict Resolution, Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution, George Mason University
  • Jeremy D. Mayer, Associate Professor, Schar School for Policy & Government, George Mason University
  • Anthony Mazza, Assistant Professor, Division of Social & Behavioral Sciences, University of the District of Columbia
  • Roger Mitchell, Professor, Howard University College of Medicine
  • Mike Mulhare, Assistant Vice President for Emergency Management, Virginia Tech
  • Kevin Norton, Program Coordinator, Violence Prevention & Community Wellness Initiative, University of the District of Columbia
  • Mark Owczarski, Assistant Vice President for University Relations, Virginia Tech
  • Nino Paichadze, Assistant Research Professor, Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University
  • Rose Pascarell, Vice President for University Life, George Mason University
  • Deborah Perry, Research Professor, Center for Child and Human Development, Georgetown University
  • Andy Popper, Professor, Washington College of Law, American University
  • Sonia Pruitt, Professor of Criminal Justice, Montgomery College
  • Joseph Richardson, Professor, African American Studies and Anthropology, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park
  • Rachel Robinson, Professor, School of International Service, American University
  • Arthur Romano, Assistant Professor, Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution, George Mason University
  • John (Jack) Sandberg, Associate Professor, Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University
  • Naomi Seiler, Associate Professor, Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University
  • Sally Simpson, Professor, Criminology and Criminal Justice, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park
  • Lisa Singh, Professor & Director, Massive Data Institute at the McCourt School of Public Policy and Department of Computer Science, Georgetown University
  • Brenda Smith, Professor, Washington College of Law, American University
  • Karl Smith, Professor of Political Science & History, Montgomery College
  • Rachel Snyder, Professor, School of Communication, American University
  • Aparna Soni, Assistant Professor, School of Public Affairs, American University
  • Lenny Steinhorn, Professor, School of Communication, American University
  • Jeffrey Stuewig, Associate Professor, Psychology, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, George Mason University
  • Christopher Swain, Professor & Department Chair, School of Arts & Sciences, Education & Public Service, University of Maryland Global Campus
  • Faye Taxman, Professor, Schar School of Policy & Government, George Mason University
  • Belinda Taylor, Director & Managing Attorney, Community Violence Intervention Program — Legal Assistance & Well-being (LAW) Project Law Center, Health Justice Alliance, Georgetown University Law Center
  • Matt Taylor, Professor & Faculty Director of Research, School of International Service, American University
  • Erdal Tekin, Professor, School of Public Affairs, American University
  • Brian Ullmann, Vice President, Marketing & Communications, University of Maryland, College Park
  • Debbie Van Camp, Vice President for Assessment and Student Success, Trinity Washington University
  • Amita Vyas, Associate Professor, Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University
  • Daniel Webster, Professor & Co-Director, Center for Gun Violence Solutions, Johns Hopkins University
  • Preston Williams, Presidential Communications Manager, George Mason University
  • Jason B. Willis, Program Director, Violence Prevention & Community Wellness Initiative, University of the District of Columbia
  • Mark Wrighton, Civic & Community Leader and President, George Washington University
  • Nina Yamanis, Associate Professor, School of International Service, American University
  • Joe Young, Professor, Department of Justice, Law and Criminology, American University
  • Ashley Yuckenberg, Assistant Professor & Dean’s Teaching Faculty Fellow, Business Foundations, School of Business, George Mason University
  • Risa Zwerling, Civic & Community Leader, George Washington University

Updated 12/22/22

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