Final doctoral thesis submitted!! Defense incoming..👩‍🏫

New research led by @deannagiraldi.bsky.social finds that impacts of gun violence extend far beyond dominant news statistics. The review analyses 25 years of literature involving survivors, witnesses & their communities. More: dspi.web.ox.ac.uk/article/impa... Full report: doi.org/10.1016/j.la...

🧡 New (open access) research alert: doi.org/10.1016/j.ss... “We can endure suffering but not meaninglessness”: Identity, meaning-making, and community in online firearm violence survivor networks

How do people cope after gun violence exposure? New research helps us understand the role of online peer support ⬇️ This study from DPhil student Deanna Giraldi aims to understand how survivors of firearm violence engage with & make meaning through online survivor networks. 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.ss...

Quantitative research without a qualitative layer will always miss what matters most, how these experiences actually feel and play out in people’s lives beyond the therapy or assessment room.

Office of the weekend. Thankful for this life & these opportunities ☀️

Things I’ll miss, pt 1/1000+

Yesterday was the first day of my last term as a (PhD) student! 📚

In this policy brief, @deannagiraldi.bsky.social (@ox.ac.uk) breaks down her recent study on how survivors of gun violence use online communities to process trauma, rebuild identity, and connect with others who share similar experiences. Learn more: scholars.org/contribution...

New writing spot - ☕️

🧡 New research brief: scholars.org/contribution... "While [networks] can empower collective action, they can also create subtle expectations about how survivors should respond to trauma." Based on: doi.org/10.1016/j.ss... #PublicHealth #GunViolence #Survivors

The astronomical start of spring is here 🌸🌼 📷 Instagram | ObservingOxford, UmairAtOxford, Magdalen College & Judy.Martin46 #SpringEquinox

If you haven’t watched “All the Empty Rooms” yet, you should. Absolutely heartbreaking but a reminder to everyone that every gun violence tragedy & headline & statistic is a person with a family and community behind them 😞

30 years after the #Dunblane mass shooting, we honor the lives taken and remind ourselves that meaningful change is possible when communities and government act together.

On April 9th, I'll be presenting at OnTarget (@uconnarms.bsky.social & @yalesph.bsky.social) on addressing psychosocial and physical harms in the aftermath of firearm violence while amplifying experiences of survivorship. Register here: events.uconn.edu/arms-center/...

🧡 New (open access) research alert: doi.org/10.1016/j.ss... “We can endure suffering but not meaninglessness”: Identity, meaning-making, and community in online firearm violence survivor networks

🚨 New research alert! 🚨 I’m excited to share my first solo paper from my doctoral research on how survivors of firearm violence engage with online survivor networks. A thread 🧵👇

Lecturing on injury prevention and the Haddon Matrix this morning 👩🏻‍🏫

“Survivors have always been at the center of my work because we live with the consequences long after the headlines fade... If you don’t listen to the people who’ve been harmed, you can’t truly understand the problem—or be a part of the solution.”

First day of a new academic term today! 📚 Today’s agenda: 👩🏻‍💻 teaching fellow for a masters course on preventing interpersonal violence ✍🏼 a few meetings for a UK civil service report I’m in charge of drafting 👩🏻‍🏫 lecture on international organizations roles in democracy 🍽️ PhD dinner with UK MPs

Making Christmas lasagna from scratch (& 251 little meatballs) with nonna’s recipe! 🎄

Always a magical Christmas in NYC ❤️ [Bryant Park Christmas market with my parents 🥰]

Thrilled to share that I’ve been selected as a 2026 BRIDGS Emergent Scholar Fellow! BRIDGS (Bringing Research and Innovation into the Debate on Guns in Society) Initiative advances empirically driven, interdisciplinary research on the multifaceted role of guns in society.

I’ve felt so incredibly heavy during this week’s news cycle

www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12... This is very much *not* “all we can do.” Every single shooting is, at its root, a policy decision.

🚨New Paper Alert from #NJGVRC "Preventing and mitigating fraudulent research participants in online qualitative violence and injury prevention research." #NJGVRC PI: Devon Ziminski 📚Read more here ➡️ ow.ly/zjq050XA3ZU

📚 Academia Wrapped 2025 !!! - Papers downloaded: - Papers read (subset of above): - Submissions: - Desk Rejects: - Revisions: - Publications: - Days with head in hands watching the fall of the U.S. gov:

Register for SAVIR's upcoming Methods Session on 1/29/26: "From Genocide to Gun Violence: Adapting Rwandan Reconciliation Education for US Violence Prevention" featuring professionals from the Medical College of Wisconsin. us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

New press release on our gun violence research: www.spi.ox.ac.uk/article/impa... “Gun violence does not just harm individuals, it also sends shockwaves through families, neighborhoods, and entire communities with ripple effects that can persist and change over time.”

A lovely friend shared this with me so now I’m sharing it with you! — open.substack.com/pub/theshado...

Every time I travel, one of my favorite things to do is look at street art: a 🧵

Another perk of studying in England: a quick trip to #Paris for exploring & a change of scenery for writing 👩🏻‍💻 #feelinglucky

Qualitative research isn't a consolation prize for when we can't get 'real' numbers. It's a different way of knowing; one that captures complexity, context, and meaning that statistics alone cannot provide.

It's Mamdani! M-A-M-D-A-N-I. You *should* learn how to say it.

It’s a teaching day! First up: political sociology 📚

Mamdani replying “it’s pronounced cyclist” to a woman yelling “communist” at him is absolutely iconic

Le piazze italiane che si animano spontaneamente nel cuore della notte, sono il segno di un' umanità che non cede alla barbarie, che crede nel diritto umanitario e internazionale, nella pace, nei valori.

Gun violence has such a massive blast radius the stats never capture. Those who witness it in person, the medical professionals that handle the wounds, the injured who carry the damage with them forever, the families shattered, the communities permanently scarred.

Incredibly emotional watching the Sumud Flotilla. How loudly and boldly these leaders fight while the “leaders” of our countries are silent.

If you or someone you know is in crisis, the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline provides 24/7 connection to free, confidential support anywhere in the US. Call or text 988 or chat at 988lifeline.org.

Our nation has a gun suicide rate nearly 12 times that of other high income countries. This #SuicidePrevention Awareness Month, join us in spreading awareness about this preventable crisis and elevating survivor voices:

Mexico’s grito de independencia made me so emotional. The all female color guard. The recognition of indigenous women. The female president.

Thank you Michael Fanone. For those who do not recognize the name, Michael is one of the officers who defended America on January 6th and was left permanently injured as a result. He is a true hero of our Democracy.

Something I want to make sure doesn’t get lost in the conversation about gun violence… A lot of students witnessed the shooting of Charlie Kirk. A lot of students were traumatized by the Denver high school shooting that left three kids in critical condition. That’s a lot of students traumatized.

I’d argue it’s worth no deaths, actually.

The problem with allowing guns everywhere is that no one is safe anywhere.

Gun violence is, has been, and continues to be preventable, bipartisan crisis.