Trainees
Postdoctoral Fellows
The GVRC Postdoctoral’s will support the Leadership Team on center research projects focused on firearm suicide prevention and behavior, interpersonal violence, intimate partner violence, and a host of other gun violence related topics.
Sultan Altikriti, PhD
Sultan Altikriti received his PhD in Criminal Justice from the University of Cincinnati. His research focuses on understanding the mechanisms that link developmental and life-course criminology with decision-making, violent behavior, and gun violence.
Kimberly C. Burke, PhD
Kimberly Burke earned her PhD in Sociology from UC Berkeley. She also has a B.A. from Duke University and an M.A. in Women’s Studies from San Diego State. Her research broadly examines social inequalities in the context of law enforcement, with a specific focus on how routine police practices perpetuate racial inequalities.
Devon Ziminski, PhD
Devon Ziminski (she/her) earned her BS from The College of New Jersey (TCNJ), her MS from the University of Pennsylvania, and her PhD in Social Work from Rutgers University. Her research focus areas are community violence program evaluation and differences in urban/rural gun violence.
Doctoral Students
The GVRC doctoral students will work alongside the Leadership Team and Postdoctoral students on GVRC research projects. Our doctoral students will gain first-hand understanding, exposure, and experience in gun violence research.
Brielle Savage
Brielle’s research interests include firearm violence exposure, youth firearm carrying, youth violence, and the association between homicide and coping mechanisms.
Catherine's research integrates mental health, criminal justice, and intervention/prevention policies to enhance the quality of life in vulnerable populations.
Trainee Alumni
Nazsa S. Baker, PhD, MA
Shelby Bandel, M.S.
Jordan Costa, M.A.
John F. Gunn III, PhD
Esprene Liddell-Quintyn, PhD
Jayna Moceri-Brooks, PhD, RN
Jennifer Paruk, PhD, MPH
