Meeting organized and supported by: the University of Michigan Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention, the RAND Corporation, the Columbia Scientific Union for the Reduction of Gun Violence (SURGE), and the National Collaborative on Gun Violence Research (NCGVR).

Federal sponsors and federally funded initiatives: the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development/ National Institutes of Health (NICHD/NIH) FACTS Initiative, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the National Institute for Justice.

Philanthropic Sponsors: The Joyce Foundation, Arnold Ventures, the California Wellness Foundation, the Missouri Foundation for Health, the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation, the Tow Foundation, Kaiser Permanente, Fund for a Safer Future, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

• Executive Planning Committee 

  • Co-Chairs:

    • Charles Branas (Columbia University)
    • Rebecca Cunningham (University of Michigan)
    • Andrew Morral (RAND Corporation)

  • Members:

    • Ruth Abaya (Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia)
    • Shani A. L. Buggs (UC Davis)
    • Patrick Carter (University of Michigan)
    • Tim Daly (Joyce Foundation)
    • Jessi LaRose (Missouri Foundation for Health)
    • Basia E. Lopez (NIJ)
    • Matthew A. Miller (Veterans Administration, Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention)
    • Sonali Rajan (Teachers College, Columbia University)
    • Joseph B Richardson, Jr. (University of Maryland, College Park)
    • Ali Rowhani-Rabar (University of Washington)
    • Asheley Van Ness (Arnold Ventures)
    • Joel Wallman (Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation
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  • Staff:
    • Kate Barnes (University of Michigan)
    • Liisa Ecola (RAND Corporation)
    • Jessica Roche (University of Michigan)
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• Awards Committee

  • Co-Chairs: 

    • Ali Rowhani-Rahbar (University of Washington)
    • Joseph Richardson Jr. (University of Maryland)

  • Members: 

    • Ruth Abaya (Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia)
    • Christopher St. Vil (University of Buffalo)
    • Tanya Sharpe (University of Toronto)
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  • Staff:
    • Pierrce Holmes (RAND Corporation)

• Communications Committee

  • Co-Chairs:

    • Megan Ranney (Brown University) 
    • Patrick Carter  (University of Michigan) 

  • Members

    • Kate Barnes (University of Michigan) 
    • John LaDuca (Columbia University)
    • Jessi LaRose (Missouri Foundation of Health)
    • Sabrina L. Miller (Joyce Foundation)
    • Evan Mintz (Arnold Ventures) 
    • Timothy Paul (Columbia University)
    • Alberto Santana (CDC)
    • Lalitha Vasudevan (Columbia Teachers College)

  • Staff: 

    • Jessica Roche (University of Michigan) 

• Scientific Committee

  • Co-Chairs:

    • Shani Buggs (UC-Davis)
    • Patrick Carter (University of Michigan) 

  • Members:

    • Deborah Azrael (Harvard University)
    • Emmy Betz (University of Colorado)
    • Philip Cook (Duke University)
    • Cassandra Crifasi (Johns Hopkins University) 
    • Stephanie Hawkins (RTI International)
    • Rose Kagawa (UC-Davis) 
    • Gina South (University of Pennsylvania)
    • April Zeoli (University of Michigan)

  • Staff: 

    • Jessica Roche (University of Michigan) 

• Sustainability Committee

  • Co-Chairs: 

    • Sonali Rajan (Teachers College, Columbia University)
    • ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Marc Zimmerman (University of Michigan)  

  • Members:

    • Rebecca Cunningham (University of Michigan)
    • Stephen Hargarten (Medical College of Wisconsin) 
    • ​​​​​​​Jesy Pizarro (Arizona State University)
    • Terry Richmond (University of Pennsylvania) 
    • Fred Rivara (University of Washington)
    • Asheley Van Ness (Arnold Ventures)
    • Daniel Webster (Johns Hopkins University) 

  • Staff: 

    • Jessica Roche (University of Michigan)