New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center

📢 Meet the 2026 Firearm Suicide Prevention Fellows
The GVRC is proud to introduce this year’s cohort. Through this one-day training, fellows will deepen their understanding of firearm suicide prevention research and connect with mentors and peers working to reduce firearm-related deaths.

Before I became a gun violence researcher, I mostly wanted to play rock ’n’ roll.

I wrote a short piece for the @njgvrc.bsky.social blog about how I ended up studying violence prevention.

You can read it here: gunviolenceresearchcenter.rutgers.edu/node/4190

Firearm Survivors Health - On New Jersey We are joined now by Daniel Semenza, Director of Research at the New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center at Rutgers University. Daniel and his team at Rutgers

#NJGVRC @daniel-semenza.bsky.social was interviewed by Ken Rosato from ONNJ. The interview focused on his recent paper titled: "Physical Health Challenges, Healthcare Needs, and Barriers to Care among Firearm Injury Survivors."
📚 Read 📄 ➡️ ow.ly/LXSU50Ycqv6
📺 Watch ➡️ bit.ly/408XDzx

#NJGVRC @alliebond.bsky.social and Devon Ziminski attended the 2026 Firearm Injury Prevention Research in Nursing (FIPRN) Scholars Program at the University of Colorado Anschutz (Feb 23–26). They learned from experts in firearm injury prevention, and more.Join us in congratulating 👏 Allie and Devon!

🆕 #NJGVRC Research 📊
What do firearm owners think about temporary, voluntary storage outside the home?
Our study in @jamanetworkopen.com found that firearm owners are open to short-term storage with retailers or law enforcement...
Read the full paper ▶️ 🔗 ow.ly/9eFp50Yl8xz

🆕 New on the GVRC Blog:
Who’s Getting Help? Understanding mental health care use among firearm owners and what it means for prevention.
🔗 Read more: ow.ly/ujE450YhIpq

🚨New Paper Alert from #NJGVRC
"Physical Health Challenges, Healthcare Needs, and Barriers to Care among Firearm Injury Survivors"
#NJGVRC PI: @daniel-semenza.bsky.social
📚Read more here ➡️ ow.ly/LXSU50Ycqv6

After Trump's Cuts, Who's Going to Fund Gun Violence Prevention? Congress is taking steps to stabilize research dollars, researchers are turning to private funders, and states are emerging as a critical backstop. But is it enough?

#NJGVRC executive director, @mikeanestis.bsky.social, was quoted in a recent article by @TeamTrace. “I don’t want one out of four dollars going to one group of people...” Read the full article ⬇️
www.thetrace.org/2026/02/gun-...

🚨New Paper Alert from #NJGVRC
"Changes in Firearm Intentions and Behaviors After the 2024 United States Presidential Election"
PI: @mikeanestis.bsky.social
Co-PIs:@alliebond.bsky.social, Kimberly C. Burke, Sultan Altikriti, @daniel-semenza.bsky.social
📚 the full 📑 ▶️https://bit.ly/3LXGjtO
Learn⬇️

📢 Deadline Extended - Feb 1, 2026!
Apps for the #NJGVRC Firearm Suicide Prevention Fellowship
🎙️ Hear from Dr. @alliebond.bsky.social about this
unique opportunity to ⏬
📅 One-day training on April 23 | 💵 $500 stipend
Open to researchers, grad students & postdocs.
Register here bit.ly/3NSMsYE

"Another study by researchers at #NJGVRC showed that over 90 percent of Americans who owned a firearm had never used their guns defensively..."
www.thetrace.org/2025/12/gun-...

Researchers Pitch Strategies to Identify Potential Fraudulent Participants in Online Qualitative Research

🚨New Paper Alert from #NJGVRC
"Preventing and mitigating fraudulent research participants in online qualitative violence and injury prevention research."
PI: Devon Ziminski, PhD, #NJGVRC postdoc fellow
Read the full release⤵️
www.rutgers.edu/news/researc...

🚨@mikeanestis.bsky.social of the #NJGVRC will serve as the featured speaker of the Injury Epidemiology Unit Seminars this month. His presentation will focus on Firearm Suicide Prevention. Join via Zoom lnkd.in/eYKH6DVN

🎙️ Hear from Allison Bond from the #NJGVRC as she shares what to expect from this year’s Firearms Suicide Prevention Fellowship hosted by the #NJGVRC!
Expert sessions + peer networking - ideal for those focused on gun violence prevention. 📝 Deadline: Jan 15th!
📹 below/apply ➡️ ow.ly/fBA450XFIRV

🚨New Paper Alert from #NJGVRC
"Preventing and mitigating fraudulent research participants in online qualitative violence and injury prevention research."
#NJGVRC PI: Devon Ziminski
📚Read more here ➡️ ow.ly/zjq050XA3ZU

New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center Is Funding Over $1.1 Million in Firearm Violence Prevention Grants

New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center Is Funding Over $1.1 Million in Firearm Violence Prevention Grants www.rutgers.edu/news/new-jer...

#NJGVRC is funding over 💰$1.1 million in gun violence research grants! 👂 Hear from @mikeanestis.bsky.social, the Executive Director of the #NJGVRC, as he discusses this years funding and the incredible work of our grant recipients.
📖 Read the full blog ▶️ ow.ly/Nfwc50XqLTz
@rutgerssph.bsky.social

📢 Check out our latest blog highlighting over
1.1 million grant funding to researchers advancing evidence-based solutions to prevent gun violence. Visit our website to read the full blog⏬
gunviolenceresearchcenter.rutgers.edu/gvrc-blog/11...

📢 #NJGVRC Research Alert: “Salience of Social Support for Firearm Carrying and Storage in the USA." This study provides new insight into how social support influences firearm behaviors, including carrying and storage, across the U.S 🧠 Lead author@daniel-semenza.bsky.social 📖https://ow.ly/STV450Xpyb4

🚨New Paper Alert from #NJGVRC
"Salience of social support for firearm carrying and storage in the U.S."
#NJGVRC PI: @daniel-semenza.bsky.social , and colleagues.
✅out the visual abstract for the details
Read the full paper ➡️:https://ow.ly/nSSv50XoC8K

🔒 #NJGVRC grant awardee Dr. Raymond Tucker shares insights from his research focused on increasing the use of secure firearm storage. His work aims to identify ways to make secure storage devices more accessible.
📢 Stay tuned for more from our funded researchers!

📣 Meet Devon Ziminski, our newest hashtag#NJGVRC postdoctoral fellow!🎙️ Hear Devon discuss her research on community violence intervention and firearm violence exposure, part of her work at the New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center. 🌐 Visit our website or check the bio to learn more! bit.ly/3UXDafv

🚨 New Paper 📝 alert from #NJGVRC “Racial Disparities in Victim Compensation Among Homicide Survivors in the United States”
#NJGVRC PI: @daniel-semenza.bsky.social, and colleagues.
✅out the visual abstract for the details
Read the full paper ➡️ ow.ly/vfMI50XhKnw

Racial Disparities Persist in Victim Compensation for Homicide Survivors

#NJGVRC dir of research Daniel Semenza and colleagues' new paper📖⬇️
Racial Disparities Persist in Victim Compensation for Homicide Survivors www.rutgers.edu/news/racial-...

🚨New Paper Alert from #NJGVRC
"Racial Disparities in Victim Compensation Among Homicide Survivors in the United States"
#NJGVRC PI: Daniel Semenza, and colleagues.
✅out the visual abstract for the details: ow.ly/XnRI50XhIIx

🚨New Paper Alert from the #NJGVRC!📖
"Identifying Community Violence Intervention (CVI) Approaches: A Grey Literature Scoping Review"
#NJGVRCPI: Devon Ziminski, PhD
📚Read the full paper▶️ ow.ly/qBxC50XfOoN

Our latest📑 research brings you the latest data on firearm-related harm🚨 in the United States. Take a minute to read the 🔑 points from the lead author, Daniel Semenza, #NJGVRC director of research🔬. Read the full paper paper 🔽
ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10....

🚨New Paper Alert from #NJGVRC
"The Influence of Firearm Dealer Openings and Closings on Local Shootings in the U.S."
#NJGVRC PI: @daniel-semenza.bsky.social, and colleagues.
✅out the visual abstract for the details
Read the full paper ➡️: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Why the Collapse of Firearm Violence Prevention Is a Threat to U.S. Lives

Just in! 📰 Check out the release on RutgersToday, about the new #NJGVRC research on firearm-related harm in the United States. #NJGVRC
PI @daniel-semenza.bsky.social and colleagues
Take some time to read the release ⬇️
👉 www.rutgers.edu/news/why-col...

Firearm Violence Prevention in Peril: A Call to Defend Our Public Safety Infrastructure | AJPH | Vol. 115 Issue 11 American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) from the American Public Health Association (APHA)

🚨 New Paper 📝 Alert from #NJGVRC! “Firearm Violence Prevention in Peril: A Call to Defend Our Public Safety Infrastructure” #NJGVRC PI:
@daniel-semenza.bsky.social
Journal:
@amjpublichealth.bsky.social
📚 Read more➡️ ow.ly/Ahtf50X8Tba