Understanding and preventing firearm violence for people at risk
Official title: Individuals' Longitudinal Risks for Firearm Violence Perpetration and Victimization
Funded at Yale University · NIH-11438576 · Data updated 2026-11-12
A career development grant to help a Columbia epidemiology researcher become a leader in preventing firearm violence through better study design, policy, and community engagement.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Yale University NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (New Haven, United States) |
| Project start | October 15, 2025 |
| Project end | August 31, 2027 |
| Funding year | 2024 |
| Award (this year) | $173,694 |
| NIH project number | 7K18HD117390-02 |
| Project ID | NIH-11438576 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Individuals at risk of experiencing firearm violence or perpetration who may be involved in or affected by prevention programs and policy development.
✕Less likely to help
Individuals without risk factors or exposure to firearm violence may not directly benefit from the specific study activities.
What this research studies
This grant supports a two-year, protected time program to build expertise in firearm injury prevention, leadership, cohort study design, and community engagement. It pairs the researcher with senior colleagues and a visiting scholar from Yale NYH ViP to develop a multi-site prospective cohort study for people at risk of firearm violence. The work uses a social ecological framework to understand how individual, relational, community, and policy factors contribute to risk, with the goal of informing more effective prevention strategies. Training will cover leadership, study design, and translation of findings into real-world prevention efforts.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: People at risk of firearm violence could benefit from better prevention strategies informed by high-quality research.
How similar studies have gone: There is growing evidence that well-designed cohort studies can illuminate risk factors and inform prevention, but this particular multi-site approach is being developed.
Where this research is happening
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Yale University
New Haven, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Morrison, Christopher Neil — Yale University
- Study coordinator: Morrison, Christopher Neil
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About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.