Departmental Affiliations
Shannon Frattaroli, PhD ’99, MPH ’94, translates evidence about injury and violence prevention into policies and practices that will create safe places for people to thrive.
Research Interests
injury prevention; prevention of opioid use disorders and overdose; driver assisted technology; safe systems design; fire prevention (residential sprinklers and smoke alarms); gun violence prevention; domestic violence prevention; extreme risk protection orders; qualitative research methods; public health advocacy; community-based public health research; policy implementation
Experiences & Accomplishments
Shannon Frattaroli's research interests include understanding the role of policy in improving the health of populations, with particular attention to the implementation of public health policies and the role of advocacy and communities in the policy process. As the Director of the Center for Injury Research and Policy she works with teams conducting innovative and impactful research to make road travel, the home environment, and communities safer. Her own research portfolio includes current projects to advance the implementation of extreme risk protection order policies in states across the country. She teaches courses in policy formulation and qualitative methods. Dr. Frattaroli is the President of the Faculty Senate.
Honors & Awards
- Johns Hopkins University Distinguished Alumna Award 2024
- Sommer Klag Advocacy Achievement Award, 2022-2023
- SOURCE Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2018
- SOURCE Award for Service-Learning Fellowship, 2015
- MPH Practicum Award for Policy Formulation Course, 2015
- Delta Omega Faculty Inductee, 2009
- SAVIR President’s Award, 2009
- Outstanding Faculty Award presented by the HPM Student Coordinating Committee, 2008
- Advising, Mentoring and Teaching Recognition Award, 2005
- Margaret Bright Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2004
- Victor Raymond Memorial Endowment in Public Policy Development 1996-1997
- William Haddon, Jr. Fellowship in Injury Prevention, 1995-1996
Select Publications
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Sharfstein JM, Westlund E, Frattaroli S, Levine AS, Pollack Porter K. Research Letter: Vaccines and the 2024 US presidential election. JAMA Health Forum, 2025;6(12):e255361.
Zeoli AM, Frattaroli S, Aassar M, Cooper CE, Omaki E. Extreme risk protection orders in the United States: A systematic review of the research. Annual Review of Criminology, 2025:8:485-504.
Frattaroli S, Zeoli AM, Webster DW. Armed, prohibited and violent at home: Implementation and enforcement of restrictions on gun possession by domestic violence offenders in four U.S. localities. Journal of Family Violence, 2021;36:573-586.
Frattaroli S, Pollack Porter K, Omaki E, Vernick JS, Gielen AC. Creating and disseminating a resource for state policy makers about injury and violence prevention: A case example of translating research to policy. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 2020;26(5):457-460.
Frattaroli S, Pollack KM, Young JL, Vernick JS. State health department employees, policy advocacy, and political campaigns: Protections and limits under the law. Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics, 2015;43(s1):64-8.