Mike Anestis, PhD

Thrilled to join Drs. @docjorich.bsky.social, @josephsakran.bsky.social, @emmybetz.bsky.social, @mikeanestis.bsky.social, and Fabiola Plaza on Oct 14 at 6:30 p.m. ET to discuss the future of firearm safety research. Funding is at risk—learn what’s at stake and how to help.

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FY25 - GVRC Progress Report

Now Available!
The #NJGVRC Progress Report 2025📊.
💡Discover how our data-driven research is transforming policy and advancing public safety. 📚 Read the full report: issuu.com/newjerseygun...

Pritzker: "One of the reasons Trump wants to send troops into cities is bc he wants to be able to take control of the 2026 elections...if they've got troops in cities, & it becomes a kind of norm for people, then it won't be abnormal for them when they're going to vote having troops at ballot boxes"

I’m glad Kimmel is coming back on the air. I’m very nervous that the fascist government has practiced deploying the military to progressive strongholds and stifling free speech in the year before the midterm elections. Hope Kimmel comes out using the full strength of his newly restored podium.

What's happening with Jimmy Kimmel is about politics and power.

I suspect they’d struggle to suppress a well organized internet-based resistance and, if they tried, it would make it (and things like it) go viral. Simply disappearing after being deplatformed can’t be the answer here.

With the fascist assault taking place against the media and the capitulation of major media outlets, you’d think an alternate source of information that simply leverages the internet would emerge, take advantage of the moment financially, and platform the folks getting censored. Here’s hoping…

The Kimmel news is truly awful. Suppression of speech, denial of facts…this is a bad road we’re on.

I hate that I saw that video. Hoping my kids don’t end up seeing it.

Gun violence is horrific in all instances. It’s never something to celebrate. The ability to disagree without violence, to pursue progress without murder, and to experience discomfort without resorting to shooting someone are all vital to a functional democracy. We all need to be better than this.

Submissions are due October 30! Please disseminate far and wide to reach all who work in suicide research.

Had so much fun at the Steelers game yesterday, and the family shot is an all time favorite photo for me.

Appreciate RGVRC giving me a platform!

Allie Bond to Join the Rutgers School of Public Health and New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center

Allie Bond to Join the Rutgers School of Public Health and New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center sph.rutgers.edu/news/allie-b...

In my job, thinking about gun violence is a constant. That can be lot. Days like today though, with kids dying less than a mile from where we lived in Minneapolis, hit particularly hard. Mindfully enjoyed every moment with my kids today.

Thank you, @njassemblydems.bsky.social Speaker Craig J. Coughlin, Assemblyman Michael Venezia, and the Brady NJ Chapter @momsdemand.bsky.social, for supporting the #NJGVRC mission — supporting gun violence research, prevention, and solutions.
@daniel-semenza.bsky.social @mikeanestis.bsky.social

It’s hard to be a Pirates fan some days, but Dave Parker, Paul Skenes, and Oneil Cruz made today easy. #RaiseIt

📝 #NJGVRC New Paper Alert! "Owner Willingness to Temporarily Store Firearms With Firearm Retailers and Law Enforcement Agencies." 🖊️#NJGVRC authors Jennifer Paruk, PhD, and Michael Anestis, PhD 📖 Read the full paper here ➡️https://ow.ly/RqNh50WqQqu
✅ The visual abstract ⬇️

Doing a final recruitment push to work with teenagers in New Jersey and learn about their exposure to gun violence on and off social media. Total compensation is up to $200 - please share with your networks!

I’m just so proud of my Mary. The role of Matilda is so wildly demanding and she’s crushing it. Five shows into a ten performance run and I can’t get enough.

Summer means more time at home for kids—and, sadly, a spike in firearm injuries.

Medical providers: now’s the time to ask about gun storage.
Conversations about secure storage can prevent unintentional shootings and suicides during these high-risk months.

Asking saves lives.

Grateful for the work you guys do!

When people discuss the most memorable wrestling matches of all time, I feel like they always overlook the time my cat Foofus defeated Greg “the Hammer” Valentine.

This is hateful, petty crap being decided by ignorant performative pricks who care nothing about the impact it has on vulnerable people. If your beliefs require canceling programs that offer people help during a crisis in a place they feel safe, it’s time to question your beliefs.

Amazing! Congratulations!

Fact check: it is correct that in the most recent year of vital statistics data AR has a homicide rate twice that of CA. It’s basically true looking back over the last three or five years as well. AR has a big homicide problem, almost all of which concerns firearms homicides.

The federal war on science is disastrous in so many ways.

Reminder: The 2025 Greenwald Family $5000 Award for the best research paper on gun violence/injury prevention/gun policy is accepting nominations now through July 24, 2025. Qualitative and quantitative studies from all academic disciplines are eligible.
www.firearmresearchsociety.org/2025-greenwa...

It’s possible that I’ve eaten enough Apple Jacks in the past few weeks that I am, in fact, 5-10% Apple Jack. I am comfortable with this.