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Appendix C: Biographical Sketches of Workshop Speakers and Moderators
Appendix C: Biographical Sketches of Workshop Speakers and Moderators
Pages 87-98
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It is a comprehensive, community-driven, developmental strategy that partners with and is informed by those who have the greatest influence on altering the urban gun violence epidemic. Advance Peace provides a unique transformational experience to young men involved in lethal firearm offenses by placing them in a high-touch, personalized Fellowship or what Mr.
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He was awarded a Stoneleigh Foundation Fellowship and an Annie E Casey Foundation grant to explore the impact of posttraumatic stress disorder on violently injured youth and young adults, and to evaluate the effectiveness of Healing Hurt People.
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Davis has developed and overseen projects pertaining to preventing violence, community health and reducing inequity, health care reform, and mental health. She develops tools and materials to support local and state initiatives and trains government agencies, foundations, and community collaboratives across the United States.
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While in Red Hook, she helped the Justice Center to plan and launch the Red Hook Responders, a social service program focused on addressing the community's needs after Hurricane Sandy; Red Hook CARES, which provides crisis support and case management to survivors of violence; and a host of other projects. George Isham, M.D., M.S., is senior advisor to HealthPartners, responsible for working with the board of directors and the senior management team on health and quality of care improvement for patients, members, and the community.
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Thea James, M.D., is an associate professor of emergency medicine at Boston University School of Medicine. She is vice president of mission and associate chief medical officer at Boston Medical Center and a past president of the medical and dental staff at Boston Medical Center.
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Dr. LaVeist has provided consultation services for numerous federal agencies and health care organizations on minority health and cultural competency issues and racial disparities in health.
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Paul-Ramsey County Department of Public Health and as a clinical assistant professor of medicine at the University of Minnesota. Her experience also includes serving as vice president and medical director of Consumer Health at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, where she was responsible for case management, disease management, and consumer engagement.
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to promote public safety, homeland security, and police communications and technology. He has actively participated in DOJ-wide initiatives and other federal partnerships, including the Violence Reduction Network, the Gang Research Evidence Integration Team, a Geospatial Technology Working Group, and an innovative grant collaboration supported by COPS and the U.S.
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As a primary care doctor at Boston Medical Center, Dr. Rich created the Young Men's Health Clinic and initiated the Boston HealthCREW, a program to train inner city young men to become peer health educators who focus on the health of men and boys in their communities.
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She currently holds an appointment as adjunct associate professor at the New York University Global Institute of Public Health. In 2011, she co-edited a book examining community mobilization for health, and has authored numerous publications on the subjects of violence prevention, health of vulnerable populations, mental health, community mobilization, and active living.
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. He has published numerous articles on firearm policy, youth gun acquisition and carrying, the prevention of gun violence, intimate partner violence, and adolescent violence prevention.
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