HICRC hosts two outstanding injury experts this Spring as Visiting Scientist

Marcelo Justus (dos Santos), a PhD economist from Brazil is Assistant Professor at the Institute of Economics in the University of Campinas (Unicamp).  An expert on statistical analysis, he has written widely on issues related to crime and violence.  He is currently investigating the relationship between gun availability and homicide across Brazilian states and over time, as well as the effect of Brazil’s major disarmament legislation.

Vivian Lyons is writing her PhD dissertation on guns and violence at the University of Washington, where she works at the Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center.  Winner of numerous awards, she has already written a number of journal articles on firearms with us.  While visiting HICRC, she is working on issues related to firearm storage.