Michigan Minds

Michigan Minds

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Michigan Minds episodes

  • Firearm Injury Prevention Series: Risk Assessment for Firearm Violence

    This episode of Michigan Minds is part of a special series from University of Michigan Public Engagement & Impact in collaboration with the Office of the Vice President for Research on firearm injury prevention.


    As part of the Firearm Injury Prevention Research Series, Jason Goldstick, PhD,—professor of emergency medicine and director of the Statistics and Methods Section of the research core of the U-M Injury Prevention Center—joins this episode of Michigan Minds to discuss his research in injury prevention, substance use, and violence. 

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    14 min
  • Firearm Injury Prevention Series: The Role of Art and Design

    This episode of Michigan Minds is part of a special series from University of Michigan Public Engagement & Impact in collaboration with the Office of the Vice President for Research on firearm injury prevention research. 


    How does art add value to the conversation around firearm injury prevention? Jane Prophet, PhD, associate dean for research at the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design, joined Michigan Minds for a special series to answer that question and discuss the positive impacts that art and design can foster in communities. 

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    17 min
  • Firearm Injury Prevention Series: Safe Firearm Storage

    This episode of Michigan Minds is part of a special series from University of Michigan Public Engagement & Impact in collaboration with the Office of the Vice President for Research on firearm injury prevention.


    As part of the Michigan Minds Firearm Injury Prevention Series, Lisa Wexler, PhD, joins this episode to discuss her research developing an upstream suicide prevention approach to encourage safe firearm storage in rural Alaskan homes. As a professor of social work and a research professor in the Institute for Social Research’s Research Center for Group Dynamics, Wexler’s work examines three overlapping and complementary areas that address both scientific and community priorities: suicide prevention, resilience, and learning.

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    18 min
  • Firearm Injury Prevention Series: Intervention in the Emergency Room

    This episode of Michigan Minds is part of a special series from University of Michigan Public Engagement & Impact in collaboration with the Office of the Vice President for Research on firearm injury prevention.


    Patrick Carter, MD, associate professor of emergency medicine, joined this special series of Michigan Minds focused on firearm injury prevention research to discuss his work on using the emergency department as a venue to intervene, decreasing injury outcomes and preventing risky firearm behaviors among youth.

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    17 min
  • Firearm Injury Prevention Series: Preventing Youth Suicide

    This episode of Michigan Minds is part of a special series from University of Michigan Public Engagement & Impact in collaboration with the Office of the Vice President for Research on firearm injury prevention. 


    Cindy Ewell Foster, PhD, clinical child psychologist and associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Michigan Medicine and Rackham Graduate School, has been working in the field of suicide prevention for nearly 20 years with research focused on comprehensive public health approaches to youth suicide prevention. 

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    16 min
  • Firearm Injury Prevention Series: Youth Violence Prevention and Community Engagement

    This episode of Michigan Minds is part of a special series from University of Michigan Public Engagement & Impact in collaboration with the Office of the Vice President for Research on firearm injury prevention.


    Marc Zimmerman, the Marshall H. Becker Collegiate Professor of Public Health, focuses his work on positive youth development and youth violence prevention. In this episode of Michigan Minds, which is part of the Firearm Injury Prevention Research Series, he explains his work engaging communities with the goal of reducing and preventing violence, and explores the importance of the multidisciplinary research being conducted at the University of Michigan to address firearm injuries in the US.

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    24 min
  • Firearm Injury Prevention Series: Diverse Perspectives, Common Goals

    This episode of Michigan Minds is part of a special series from University of Michigan Public Engagement & Impact in collaboration with the Office of the Vice President for Research on firearm injury prevention.


    University of Michigan Vice President for Research Rebecca Cunningham joined the Michigan Minds podcast as a part of the Firearm Injury Prevention Research Series to discuss her research, the new U-M Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention, and the university’s growing breadth of expertise and thought leadership in this area.

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    16 min
  • Engaging with Law Enforcement to Provide Mental Health and Anti-Racism Training
    In this episode of Michigan Minds, Daicia Price, clinical assistant professor of social work at University of Michigan’s School of Social Work, discusses her research that is centered around bringing services into communities that have a shortage of resources or access to them. Price provides insight on how social workers can collaborate with law enforcement to support those with mental health issues. 

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    22 min
  • The Power of Poetry
    In this episode of Michigan Minds, Sumita Chakraborty, Zell Visiting Professor in Poetry, discusses the power of poetry and the role it plays in our everyday lives.

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    15 min

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Michigan Minds brings to life the wide-ranging faculty expertise at the University of Michigan. This series features quick yet informative analysis that provides unique perspectives on today’s top…

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