The University of California, Davis, has campus experts available to discuss research and provide commentary related to guns, school violence and mental health.
Gun access
Dr. , director of the Violence Prevention Research Program at the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û×ßÊÆͼ Medical Center, is a national expert on gun violence and public attitudes about guns. Wintemute, a professor of emergency medicine, has conducted numerous studies about gun accessibility, , etc. Contact: Dr. Garen Wintemute, Emergency Medicine, (916) 734-3083, gjwintemute@ucdavis.edu. The center can also provide relevant data at (916) 734-3539.
Disasters and mental health
Dr. , a professor of psychiatry, has undertaken a large number of forensic psychiatric examinations and been involved in creating curricula for disaster preparedness and responses, and in teaching about post-traumatic stress disorders. Yellowlees has developed a "Disaster Mental Health Series" of continuing medical education courses that address anxiety disorders after a disaster, coping among survivors, and delivering bad news to families and survivors. He is in favor of gun control. Contact: David Ong, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û×ßÊÆͼ Health System Medical Science Public Affairs, (916) 734-9049, david.ong@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu.
Media Resources
Karen Nikos-Rose, Research news (emphasis: arts, humanities and social sciences), 530-219-5472, kmnikos@ucdavis.edu
David Ong, Health System Public Affairs, (916) 734-9049, david.ong@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu