2024 Conference Recap

The 2024 National Research Conference for the Prevention of Firearm-Related Harms took place in Seattle from December 9th – 11th. We responded to this opportunity by signing up as a sponsor and hosting an information table throughout the meeting. More than 800 researchers attended – some whom we already knew from this area and others from throughout the country. Several members of the Board or Research Committee also paid to attend the proceedings which set a very high standard of rigor and relevance. The success, size and diversity of foci at the conference made tangible how much this field of inquiry has grown in a few short years.

Our presence at this national event supported our local stars and gave new folks a chance to get to know us. Again and again we heard that nobody else is supplying the kind of funding we provide: small grants aimed at helping emerging scholars and those new to the field. We came away having experienced excellent intellectual stimulation and validation for our mission and our work.

Elizabeth Weybright, WSU