UNC Greensboro
Violence Prevention Research Network

Interdisciplinary. Community-Engaged. Innovative.

The Violence Prevention Research Network at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro is an interdisciplinary network of UNCG faculty members. Networks members have a wealth of expertise and experience in research, clinical practice, and community engagement related to understanding the dynamics of violence, including prevention and intervention strategies.

Our members represent a diverse group of professional disciplines, including public health, counseling, geography, communication studies, sociology, conflict and peace studies, and information sciences. We are united around a shared goal of applying innovative, interdisciplinary research approaches to understanding and preventing interpersonal violence.

Learn more about Network members by clicking on the pictures below.
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Co-Coordinator: Christine Murray, Department of Counseling and Educational Development
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Co-Coordinator: Erica Payton, Department of Public Health Education
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Rick Bunch, Professor, Department of Geography
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Susan D. Calkins, Department of Human Development & Family Studies & Department of Psychology
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Donna Duffy, Department of Kinesiology
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Jennifer Toller Erausquin, Department of Public Health Education
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Xiaoli Gao, Department of Mathematics and Statistics
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Department of Community and Therapeutic Recreation
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Gwen Hunnicutt, Department of Sociology
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Kristine Lundgren, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
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Julie Mendez, Department of Psychology
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Hamid Nemati, Department of Information Systems and Supply Chain Management
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Loreen Olson, Department of Communication Studies
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Chris Payne, Office of Research and Engagement
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Jeremy Rinker, Department of Conflict and Peace Studies
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Stacy Sechrist, NC Network for Safe Communities
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Terri L. Shelton, Vice Chancellor for Research and Engagement
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Sudha Shreeniwas, Department of Human Development and Family Studies
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Paige Hall Smith, Department of Public Health Education
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John Weil, NC Network for Safe Neighborhoods