Asst. professor of psych, Vanderbilt University. Community-based researcher. Youth violence and suicide prevention for everyone.
Nashville, TN
Joined June 2019
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1. Teen dating violence happens more often than you think – and guns are part of the story. Here’s what we found in a survey of high school students in the Southeastern US…
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Proud of what the lab has achieved in such a short time, and excited for projects under way and to come!
Congratulations @iliapis_md! Great job team! #FonsecaLab Adrian Harsono
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June Issue: Patient-Reported Barriers to #ForegutCancer Care in the Deep South @iliapis_md @afonsecaMD @SmitaBhatia10
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Firearm violence involvement is alarmingly high among youth in the U.S.. #GUNviolence @APA @SPRORG @DunnCourtneyB @LTaylor0414
Schools, hospitals, and law enforcement should identify youth who are witnesses of firearm violence and provide early intervention services in order to interrupt the cycle of violence.
Read the full article here: psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-…
and find more resources at projectgrip.org
Justice needs to be just.
Innocent Black Americans are nearly eight times more likely to be convicted of murder than innocent white people and, across all crime categories, spend a much longer time unjustly incarcerated.
eji.org/news/black-americans…
What do people who own and use firearms have in common with public health researchers? This is how we created common ground. @SPRORG @GunResearch @walkthetalkUS @SageJournals #preventionscience
You can read about our team’s partnership between researchers and people who own and use firearms in our article in Psychological Reports (journals.sagepub.com/doi/ful…) and see a list of strategies here (projectgrip.org/findings/pub…)
For more information about how to prevent firearm-related injuries and deaths in your community, read here: projectgrip.org/resources
Krista Mehari retweeted
This is Oligarchy. The three richest men in the world have become $196 BILLION richer since Donald Trump was elected.
$196 billion for three men in 99 days.
Meanwhile, 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck.
Krista Mehari retweeted
We’re barely three weeks in, but Trump is laying the groundwork to allow staggering levels of corruption to occur in the US Government.
Here are five actions he's already taken to open the flood gates of corruption – just the facts🧵
Racism directly harms ALL children, not just children of color. In a survey conducted by Project GRIP, we found that almost all high school students were exposed to race-based violence online. #science #BlackHistoryMonth2025 #youthviolenceprevention @JAACAP @DunnCourtneyB
And it causes harm! Youth who were exposed to more race-based violence were more likely to get drunk and to use cannabis--this was true for both Black AND White youth. We need to change the conversation. Equity helps ALL youth. Racism hurts ALL youth.
Read more at doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2025.… and find resources at projectgrip.org.
