Objective:
A consistently documented theme among gunshot victims is the experience of disability. Research in this area portrays a litany of struggles for young black men to navigate their daily lives in the face of both physical and cognitive disabilities. No quantitative research at the neighborhood level, however, has documented the relationship between non-fatal gun violence in communities and rates of disability, specifically among young men.
As such, we aim to accomplish the following:
1) Examine the association between rates of non-fatal gun violence and disability across neighborhoods (i.e., census tracts) in a national sample of U.S. cities.
2) Assess widening racial disparities in rates of disability over time driven by gun violence between communities of color and predominantly white neighborhoods.
We hypothesize that non-fatal gun violence will be significantly associated with rates of disability, particularly among young men. We also anticipate the presence of significant and widening racial disparities in disability as a result of non-fatal shootings in local communities.
Funded By:
New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center
Project Status:
In progress
Principal Investigator (PI):
Dan Semenza, PhD
Amount Awarded:
$52,413