Tag: mass shootings
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Jillian Peterson, Hamline University – Mass Shooter Database
How do we reduce mass shootings? Jillian Peterson, assistant professor of criminal justice at Hamline University, looks into the data. Jillian Peterson, Ph.D. is an assistant professor of criminal justice at Hamline University and the director of the Hamline Center for Justice and Law. Dr. Peterson has a doctoral degree in psychology and social behavior…
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James Shepperd, University of Florida – Understanding the Gun Divide in America
Why is the gun divide so sharp in our country? James Shepperd, professor of psychology at the University of Florida, looks at one of the dividing lines and how both sides are actually concerned with the same thing. My research expertise is in the area of Self and Self-processes. I am particularly interested in people’s…
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Jerusha Conner, Villanova University – Are Mass Shootings This Generation’s Vietnam War?
On Part 1 of our Student Protest Series: There’s been an increase in student activism after recent mass shootings. Jerusha Conner, Associate Professor of Education at Villanova University, compares this movement with another politically charged time in our history. A strong ally to public school students and teachers, Dr. Jerusha Conner researches student activism. Her…