Departmental Affiliations
Primary
Center & Institute Affiliations
Cassandra Crifasi, PhD '14, MPH, studies how evidence-based policies and programs can reduce violence and improve safety.
Research Interests
gun violence prevention; gun policy; policy evaluation; public opinion, social epidemiology
Experiences & Accomplishments
Education
PhD
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
2014
MPH
Drexel University School of Public Health
2010
BS
Central Washington University
2006
Overview
Dr. Cassandra Crifasi is an Associate Professor in the department of Health Policy and Management. She serves as the Co-Director of the Center for Gun Violence Solutions and is core faculty in the Center for Injury Research and Policy and the Center for Health Disparities Solutions. Dr. Crifasi’s research focuses on the intersection of public health and public safety including injury epidemiology and prevention, gun violence and policy, and attitudes and public opinion regarding gun violence solutions.
Honors & Awards
- American Journal of Public Health Editor’s Choice Award Best Papers of the Year, 2018
- NIH Health Disparities Loan Repayment Program Award, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, 2017 – 2019
- The Jess Kraus Award in 2016 – Injury Epidemiology, 2017
- Phi Beta Kappa - Alpha Chapter of Maryland, Johns Hopkins University, 2015
- The Alison Snow Jones Prize, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 2014
- Susan P. Baker Scholarship in Injury Prevention, Johns Hopking Bloomberg School of Public Health, 2013
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Pre-Doctoral Fellowship - Occupational Injury Epidemiology and Prevention, 2013 and 2010
- National Institute for Child Health and Human Development Pre-Doctoral Training Fellowship - Interdisciplinary Research Training on Violence in the Family, 2012 and 2011
- Delta Omega Honor Society in Public Health, Beta Omega Chapter, Drexel University, 2010