Racism-Based Violence Injury and Prevention Lab

Read our publication to learn more about police use of force and the associations to socioeconomic status: https://doi.org/10.1086/696355

Welcome to our newest undergraduate research assistant, Jesmina deGuzman. We’re so excited to have you on the team!!

Read our publication to learn more about exposure to racism-based police violence and the impact on mental health: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/21676968241240182

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. To learn more about the impacts of racism on mental health, click here: https://www.bc.edu/content/bc-web/schools/ssw/sites/racism-based-violence-injury-prevention-lab/think-tanks/health.html

Read our publication to learn more about media exposure and the impact on Black women: https://doi.org/10.1080/15313204.2025.2535970

If you’re interested in learning more about the impact of racism among Black African immigrant adults, click here: https://doi.org/10.1177/15248380241253827

Click here to learn more about our ongoing research project titled, Mass Shootings: Re-defining and Conceptualizing the Definition : https://www.bc.edu/content/bc-web/schools/ssw/sites/racism-based-violence-injury-prevention-lab/projects/re-examine_mass_shootings_RBVIP_BC.html

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If you’re interested in learning more about mental health outcomes between Black men and women with a history of exposure to police use of force, click here: ​​ https://doi.org/10.1093/swr/svad005

Welcome to our new Research Communications Coordinator, Juliana Peacock. Juliana is an incoming 2nd year MSW student at Boston College. We are so excited to have you on our team!