Departmental Affiliations
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
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