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Dr. Amara Osei-Mensah
Lead Epidemiologist
Convene Research Division
Authored the landmark "Firearm Injury Burden in Urban Counties" study, cited in 34 state-level bills since 2022.
Read the StudyAmericans shot every year
Including 19,000 homicides, 26,000 suicides, and 500+ unintentional shootings — all preventable with evidence-based policy.
Marcus Thibodeaux
Field Organizer · Louisiana
Ran the statewide background-check expansion campaign. Specializes in rural coalition-building and rural gun owner engagement.
Organizer Toolkit"When I walked into my first city council meeting with Convene's data in hand, the conversation shifted from "whether" to "how." Numbers gave our grief a language they couldn't dismiss."
Rebecca Fontaine
Parent Organizer · Pittsburgh, PA
Priya Subramaniam
Data Engineer
Open Data Initiative
Built the open-source Incident Tracker, now used by 140+ municipal planning offices to map shooting clusters in real time.
View the TrackerCommunity Violence Intervention: A Municipal Playbook
28-page guide for city planners. Includes model ordinance language, funding pathways, and 5-year outcome data from 12 pilot cities.
DeShawn Williams
Policy Analyst · City of Baltimore
Translated Convene's community intervention research into Baltimore's Group Violence Intervention framework, reducing homicides by 19%.
View Frameworkof domestic violence homicides involve a firearm
Temporary firearm removal laws reduce intimate partner homicide by up to 12% per year when enforced with community support.
"I've spent 11 years in public health research. Convene is the only organization that bridges the gap between peer-reviewed evidence and what a city councilmember can actually act on."
Dr. Kwame Asante
Public Health Researcher · Emory University
Elena Vasquez-Torres
Parent · Organizer
Chicago South Side Coalition
Turned personal loss into the South Side Safe Streets Act, now a model ordinance adopted in 7 Illinois municipalities.
Watch TestimonyFirearm Injury Dataset 2018–2024
County-level shooting incident data, cleaned and geocoded. Available in CSV, JSON, and Stata. Peer-reviewed methodology included.
James Okonkwo
Graduate Researcher · Johns Hopkins
Dissertation focus: domestic violence and firearm access intersectionality. Built Convene's DV-Firearm dataset used by 22 state attorneys general.
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School Safety Beyond Lockdowns: Evidence-Based Prevention Models
Reviews 14 school safety intervention programs across 6 states. Identifies threat assessment teams as the highest-ROI investment for districts under 5,000 students.
Intimate Partner Firearm Homicide: 2018–2023 County-Level Dataset
Geocoded county-level dataset linking domestic violence incident reports to firearm homicide outcomes. Includes methodology notes and Stata/R codebooks.
Community Violence Intervention: Testimony Compilation
22 short-form testimonies from CVI program participants and administrators. Subtitled and timestamped for use in committee hearings and grant applications.
Red Flag Law Implementation: A State-by-State Analysis
Comparative analysis of extreme risk protection order laws across 21 states. Includes model statutory language, enforcement data, and constitutional review notes.
Organizing for Ordinances: The Municipal Advocacy Toolkit
Step-by-step guide for community organizers navigating local ordinance processes. Includes template resolutions, media scripts, and city council mapping worksheets.
School Shooting Incident Database 2000–2024
Comprehensive incident-level data on school shootings. Variables include weapon type, access method, threat assessment history, and legislative context.
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January 2026 Issue Preview
- → New study: Red flag laws reduce suicide by 14% in rural counties
- → 7 states introduced universal background check bills in January
- → Featured voice: Dr. Amara Osei-Mensah on urban injury data gaps