Research with the Gun Violence Solutions Project
At the Gun Violence Solutions Project, we believe that rigorous research is essential to developing effective, actionable solutions to gun violence. By grounding our work in data and evidence, we aim to inform policy, practice, and public discourse. We welcome and encourage interdisciplinary collaboration, recognizing that this complex issue demands diverse perspectives from public health, law, policy, education, and beyond.
Selected GVSP Research Projects
The Dark Side of Safety
A call for a more thorough consideration of racism and collective power motivations in the social psychology of firearms.
Case Report: Students' daily activity and beliefs about the world before and after a campus shooting
How do students' beliefs about the world and their everyday exploratory behaviors change after a mass campus shooting?
Mobilize for Our Lives? School Shootings and Democratic Accountability in U.S. Elections
Gun violence is a large and growing problem in the United States. Many reformers look towards elections to spur policy change in this area.
Faculty Working Group
- The Gun Violence Solutions Project Faculty Working Group at UVA’s Karsh Institute of Democracy supports activities and research on issues related to gun violence. With participation from schools and units across Grounds—in both UVA’s academic and medical divisions—this working group supports faculty and student research, programming, and course-enhancement funding on a range of topics related to gun violence.
- To date the Faculty Working Group has funded 20 grants.
- If you are interested in conducting research with GVSP or have any questions, please contact Bobby Doyle.