Our Advisory Committee
The Center has assembled an Advisory Committee of national gun violence prevention thought leaders, researchers, experts, and individuals with diverse backgrounds whose lives have been affected by gun violence. The Advisory Committee works to deepen the understanding of gun violence as a public health crisis, with a specific focus on health equity; advocate for more research in communities of color; and share best practices to advance the field of gun violence prevention.
Bechara Choucair, MD (chair)
Senior Vice President & Chief Health Officer, Kaiser Permanente
Roseanna Ander
Executive Director, University of Chicago Crime Lab
Emmy Betz, MD, MPH
Professor, University of Colorado School of Medicine
Shani A. L. Buggs, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor, UC Davis, and Co-founder of The Black and Brown Collective
Reygan Cunningham
Co-Director, The California Partnership for Safe Communities
Bayo Curry-Winchell, MD, MS
Medical Director, St. Mary's Regional Medical Center, and Founder, Beyond Clinical Walls Podcast
Joe Griffin, DrPH
Executive Director, Youth Alive
David Grossman, MD, MPH
Clinical Professor of Health Systems and Population Health, University of Washington
Sean Joe, PhD
Professor, Washington University St. Louis, and Founder & Director of the Emerging Scholars Interdisciplinary Network
Camara Phyllis Jones, MD, MPH, PhD
Commissioner on Racism, Structural Discrimination, and Global Health, O'Neill-Lancet Commission on RSDGH
Chrissie Juliano, MPP
Executive Director, Big Cities Health Coalition
Elizabeth A. McGlynn, PhD
Professor of Health Systems Science, Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine
Soledad McGrath, JD
Executive Director, Center for Neighborhood Engaged Research & Science, and Research Professor, Northwestern University
Po Murray
Chairwoman, Newtown Action Alliance & Foundation
Courtney Phillips, MD
Former Louisiana Department of Health Secretary
Yvette Radford
Regional Vice President for External and Community Affairs, Kaiser Permanente
Megan Ranney, MD, MPH
Dean, Yale School of Public Health
Robert Riewerts, MD
Retired Physician, Kaiser Permanente
Ali Rowhani-Rahbar, PhD, MD, MPH
Bartley Dobb Professor for the Study and Prevention of Violence, and Interim Director, Firearm Injury & Policy Research Program, University of Washington
Chethan Sathya, MD, MSc, FRCSC, FACS
Pediatric General & Thoracic Surgeon, Associate Medical Director, Trauma, Surgical Director, Pediatric Critical Care, Cohen Children's Medical Center - Northwell Health, and Director, Northwell Health Gun Violence Prevention Center
Daniel Webster, ScD
Bloomberg Professor of American Health, Johns Hopkins
Photo from Advisory Committee convening and roundtable discussion with other leaders in the field of gun violence prevention. (October 18, 2023)
“Our funding can bring great value for young investigators who are entering this field, especially people of color, to get more support for their work without traditional systemic barriers.”
— Ali Rowhani-Rahbar, PhD, MD, MPH, Bartley Dobb Professor for the Study and Prevention of Violence, and Interim Director, Firearm Injury & Policy Research Program, University of Washington
“We need to be bolder, more unapologetic, and more aspirational in our approach, putting a greater sense of urgency to the issue of gun violence and making sure that research is getting to the people.”
— Po Murray, Chairwoman, Newtown Action Alliance & Foundation
“What excites me is that we have a chance to apply more advanced methodologies, more advanced types of interventions, more complex and enduring community collaborations - combining the greatest of behavioral science, policy interventions, environmental engineering, and more – to reduce firearm suicide, homicide, or unintentional injury.”
— Megan Ranney, MD, MPH, Dean, Yale School of Public Health