Mudia
Uzzi
, PhD

Assistant Professor

Departmental Affiliations

Health Policy and Management
Primary

Center & Institute Affiliations

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Contact Info

mudia.uzzi@jhmi.edu

Research Interests

social determinants of health; firearm violence; overdose; structural racism; housing; neighborhoods, social epidemiology; community-based public health; spatial epidemiology; intersectionality; racial capitalism; social policy; structural determinants

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Experiences & Accomplishments
Education
PhD
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
2022
Honors & Awards
  • Impact Science Award  Research Society for the Prevention of Firearm-Related Harms (2024)
  • NIDA Diversity Scholars Travel Award NIDA Office of Research Training, Diversity, and Disparities (2024)
  • Edward Alexander Bouchet Graduate Honor Society Inductee  Johns Hopkins University (2024)
  • Harvard Injury Control Research Center (HICRC) Research Award  Harvard University (2023 and 2024)
  • Multidisciplinary Science Award  Research Society for the Prevention of Firearm-Related Harms (2022)
  • Brooks Webb Student Paper Competition Award  Society for Advancement of Violence and Injury Research—SAVIR (2022)
  • Reverend Melvin B. Tuggle East Baltimore Community Excellence Award Johns Hopkins School of Medicine (2022)
  • Health Policy Research Scholars Dissertation Award  Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (2022)
  • Excellence in Baltimore Public Health Practice Award (Doctoral) Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (2022)
  • Susan P. Baker Scholarship in Injury Prevention and Control Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (2021)
  • 21st Century Cities Initiative Award for Doctoral Research on Urban Issues Johns Hopkins University (2021)
Select Publications

  • Uzzi, M., Whittaker, S., Esposito, M. H., Dean, L. T., Buggs, S. A., & Pollack Porter, K. M. (2024). Racial capitalism and firearm violence: Developing a theoretical framework for firearm violence research examining structural racism. Social Science & Medicine, 358, 117255. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.117255 

  • Uzzi, M., Aune, K. T., Marineau, L., Jones, F. K., Dean, L. T., Jackson, J. W., & Latkin, C. A. (2023). An intersectional analysis of historical and contemporary structural racism on non-fatal shootings in Baltimore, Maryland. Injury Prevention, 29(1), 85-90. https://doi.org/10.1136/ip-2022-044700

  • Marineau, L. A., Uzzi, M., Buggs, S. A., Ihenacho, N., & Campbell, J. C. (2024). Risk and Protective Factors for Firearm Assault Injuries Among Black Men: A Scoping Review of Research. Trauma Violence & Abuse, 25(3), 2468-2488. https://doi.org/10.1177/15248380231217042