Trauma, PTSD & gun violence experts available from Case Western Reserve University #CaliforniaShooting #ThousandOaks

There is a strong research presence at Case Western Reserve University’s Mandel School focusing on gun violence, trauma and PTSD. Below are a few of the recent project that focus on preventing domestic violence or mitigating the impact of domestic violence.

• Megan Holmes, Associate Professor and Founding Director of the Center on Trauma and Adversity
  • Holmes’s NIH-funded research has established that there are long-term detrimental effects for children when they are exposed to violence before the age of 5, indicating that interventions need to be targeted toward young children in order to prevent future problems 
• Rachel Lovell, Senior Research Assistant at the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education
  • Research focuses on available data on the offenders, the victims, the initial investigation, and the specifics of sexual assaults and violence.
• Daniel Flannery, Semi J. and Ruth W. Begun Professor and the Director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education
• His primary areas of research are in youth violence prevention, the link between violence and mental health, and community-based program evaluation. Expert on gun violence.
• Laura Voith, Assistant Professor and Faculty Affiliate with the Center on Trauma and Adversity
• Gaining a deeper understanding of life experiences that contribute to men's use of violence, such as adverse childhood experiences, and their current life conditions that enhance or diminish the risk of violence.

• Jeff Kretschmar, Associate Research Professor and Managing Director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention and Education
  • Domestic Violence Homicide Prevention: The Begun Center serves as the research and evaluation partner to Cuyahoga County and the Domestic Violence Center for the Department of Justice funded Domestic Violence Homicide Prevention(DVHP) Initiative.
• Ashley Bukach,, Research Associate with the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education
  • The Greater Cleveland Elder Abuse/Domestic Violence (EA/DV) Roundtable is a multidisciplinary group of professionals and citizens in Cuyahoga County dedicated to education and advocacy around the interface abuse and violence.