SAVIR Leadership

Executive Committee Officers

Laura Schwab-Reese, MA, PhD President Assistant Professor, Purdue University view bio	Ashley Brooks-Russell, PhD, MPH President Elect Director, Injury and Violence Prevention Center at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Associate Professor in Community and Behavioral Health at the Colorado School of Public Health view bio
Henry Xiang, MD, MPH, PhD, MBA Past President Director of the Center for Pediatric Trauma Research at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, as well as research core director and director of international programs and a principal investigator in the Center for Injury Research and Policy at the Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s. At The Ohio State University view bio	Kathleen Carlson, PhD Treasurer Associate Professor of Epidemiology at the Oregon Health and Science University – Portland State University School of Public Health, and Core Investigator with the Health Services Research Center of Innovation at the VA Portland Health Care System view bio
Christen Rexing, PhD, MPH Executive Director view bio

Board of Directors

Cassandra Crifasi, PhD, MPH Member Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Co-Director of the Center for Gun Violence Prevention and Policy and core faculty member in the Center for Injury Research and Policy. view bio	Terri deRoon-Cassini, MS, PhD Co-Chair, Council of Centers Executive Director of the Comprehensive Injury Center at MCW Associate Professor in the Division of Trauma & Acute Care Surgery, in the Department of Surgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin view bio
Shannon Guillot-Wright, PhD Member Sam and Elizabeth Nixon Professor of Family Medicine, Vice Chair of Research and Health Policy, Department of Family Medicine, Director, Health Policy Research, Center for Violence Prevention, University of Texas Medical Branch view bio	Sara F. Jacoby, PhD, MPH, MSN, FAAN Member Assistant Professor in the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing Assistant Professor, Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine. view bio
Stephen W. Marshall, PhD Member at Large Director, UNC Injury Prevention Research Center Professor of Epidemiology view bio	Rebecca Naumann, PhD Member Associate Professor, Epidemiology Department, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill view bio
Shabbar Ranapurwala, PhD, MPH, BHMS Member Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at UNC Chapel Hill core faculty at UNC Injury Prevention Research Center (IPRC) Senior Research Scholar at Child Trends Adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Iowa Department of Epidemiology view bio	Sara Solomon, MPH Member Deputy Director University of Pennsylvania, Penn Injury Science Center view bio
Hannah Rochford, MPH Transitional Representative University of Iowa College of Public Health view bio	Amelia Noor-Oshiro, MPH Student Representative PhD Candidate, Social & Behavioral Sciences, Department of Health, Behavior, and Society, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University view bio

Council of Past Presidents of SAVIR

The Council of Past Presidents of SAVIR was formed in the fall of 2022 with the intent of drawing on the expertise of former leaders in helping the organization appreciate and learn from its history and by bringing perspectives of former leaders as SAVIR considers new directions and addresses new challenges.

Responsibilities:

• Annually nominate and select SAVIR Presidential Awardee to recognize distinguished achievements in advancing violence and injury research and prevention in the United States and around the world.
  
  
• Respond to requests from the Executive Committee for insights on new ideas, directions and challenges as the organization moves forward

In addition, the Council will assist the leadership of SAVIR in assuring that records of SAVIR’s history and key developments are maintained.

Members:

These prior Presidents have agreed to serve on the Council as of November 2022.

Charles Branas, Carri Casteel, Theresa Cruz,  Shannon Frattaroli, Linda Degutis,  Andrea Geilen, Steve Hargarten, Bernadette Hohl, Debra Houry, Michael Mello, Corinne Peek-Asa, Frederick Rivara,  Carol Runyan, Douglas Wiebe.

The chair of the Council is chosen by Council members and approved by the SAVIR President.  The inaugural chair is:  Carol W. Runyan, MPH, PhD, (President of SAVIR, 2018-2019).