Rose Kagawa, Ph.D., M.P.H.

Rose Kagawa uses epidemiologic and causal inference methods to identify opportunities for violence prevention and to evaluate social and firearm policies. Her research on violence seeks to identify the ways in which the social determinants of health and violence, such as poverty, education, and neighborhood environments, can be modified to reduce risk of violence perpetration and victimization. 

Kagawa’s topics of study include universal background check policies, neighborhood-level resource allocation and the community safety environment, poverty reduction programs, homelessness, and the remediation of vacant and abandoned buildings.