Emily has experience in school safety and health using a public health lens and supports center management and partnership development nationally and in Michigan. Her interests are in policy and system changes at the school level that support whole child development. Fun fact: Emily’s favorite season is winter, and she loves to be outside hiking … Read more
Alison Grodzinski MLIS is the Managing Director for the National Center for School Safety, and the CDC-funded Michigan Youth Violence Prevention Center and Prevention Research Center, based at the University of Michigan School of Public Health. She holds a Masters in Library and Information Science and Graduate Certificate in Public Health. Prior to joining the … Read more
Dr. Stilwell focuses on comprehensive school safety, evaluation work, implementation efficacy, youth violence prevention, and positive youth development. She has experience in community-based research, program management/implementation, and mixed-methods data collection and analysis. As a former elementary educator, she brings a unique perspective that aims to bridge both research and practice. Sarah earned her M.S. and … Read more
Dr. Hsieh is a Research Assistant Professor at the Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention at the University of Michigan. Dr. Hsieh is Principal Investigator on an NIJ-funded evaluation of the Sandy Hook Promise Anonymous Reporting System and Co-I on several school safety projects and the project director for the University of Michigan Flint Adolescent Study, a … Read more
Dr. Zimmerman is a Professor in the Department of Health Behavior and Health Education at University of Michigan School of Public Health and the co-director of the University of Michigan Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention. He is the pre-eminent researcher in the field of community and youth empowerment and has expertise in youth violence prevention … Read more
Dr. Heinze is an educational psychologist and Associate Professor at the University of Michigan School of Public Health. His research investigates how schools influence violence and other risk outcomes from an ecological perspective that includes individual, interpersonal, and contextual influences on development. He is particularly interested in structural features of school context and policy that … Read more