A team of researchers at American University in Washington D.C. has shifted their approach to look at domestic extremism as a public health problem.

The researchers work with the Polarization and Extremism Research and Innovation Lab, or PERIL.

Minnesota is no stranger to these types of incidents, with the shooting of two lawmakers and their spouses in June and the recent mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church and School.

Hala Furst, PERIL’s director of strategic partnerships and Rabbi Seth Limmer, director of public affairs, join MPR News host Nina Moini to talk about their work.