Projects & Partners

Projects on trauma-informed school shooting drills, youth online radicalization, and professional development collaboration.

Part of the NIJ-funded Domestic Radicalization and Violent Extremism Research Center of Excellence, providing practitioner guidance on current trends, warning signs, and intervention strategies.

Working with the Governor’s Statewide Safety Council to develop a comprehensive blueprint for violence prevention and preparedness for the state of Minnesota, comprising top state officials, law enforcement leaders, school administrators, and mental health and community advocates.

Collaboration on gun violence prevention education and evidence-based policy.

Multi-method research project examining the rise in homicide rates in the Twin Cities during 2020 and 2021.

Hennepin County Medical Center

Collaborative research project identifying individuals involved in homicide as victims or perpetrators following prior hospitalization for violent injury.

Research project examining the increase in officers injured in the line of duty, focused on victim and offender characteristics and the nature of the calls.

National Institute of Justice

Funded the creation of the original mass shooter database, 2018–2020.