Pop and Play

Gun Violence research and hope might not usually sound like they go together, but this week’s special Pop Off guest, Teachers College Professor Sonali Rajan, is here to share progress made in this often challenging field. Sonali Rajan is Professor of Health Promotion and Education at Teachers College, Columbia University. She also holds a secondary appointment in the Department of Epidemiology at the Mailman School of Public Health.

Organizations Sonali mentioned in this episode:

Research Society for the Prevention of Fireaarm-Related Harms

Teachers Unify

Check out Sonali’s podcast on Gun Violence Research, (Re)Search for Solutions!

Op-Eds by Sonali:

As we reimagine schooling, let’s reimagine gun violence prevention, too (Hechinger Report)

Opinion: It’s been 25 years since Columbine. This is what we’re still getting wrong about school shootings (LA Times)

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