Investing in Community-led Solutions

2023 Awardees

In September 2023, the Kaiser Permanente Center for Gun Violence Research and Education awarded $3.2 million in funding to researchers and organizations pursuing innovative approaches to gun violence intervention and prevention that are grounded in equity. Seven researchers, 3 national organizations, and 10 community-based organizations received awards. Funds will support the recipients’ continued efforts to discover and scale effective solutions to gun violence by leveraging the lived experiences and expertise of survivors and their communities.

2024 Grantees

2022 Grantees

Research Scientists

Tierra Oseji, MD (Glen Burnie, MD)
Pediatrics, North Arundel
Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group

Candace Hester, PhD (Arlington, VA)
Principal Researcher
American Institutes for Research

Jonathan S. Jay, DrPH, JD (Boston, MA)
Assistant Professor
Community Health Sciences
Boston University

Sean Joe, PhD (St. Louis, MO)
Founder and Director
Race and Opportunity Lab
Benjamin Youngdahl Professor of Social Development
Washington University in St. Louis

Regina Miranda, PhD (New York, NY)
Professor
Department of Psychology
Hunter College

Desmond Upton Patton, MSW, PhD (Philadelphia, PA)
Chief Strategy Officer
School of Social Policy and Practice
SAFELab Director
University of Pennsylvania

Julie Angerhofer Richards, PhD, MPH (Seattle, WA)
Senior Collaborative Scientist
Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute
Affiliate Assistant Professor, Department of Health Systems and Population Health
University of Washington School of Public Health