Sierra Smucker

Policy Researcher, mum, LA, London. Working on prevention (gun, family, and IP violence, substance misuse). rt != endorsements.

[Jason Matheny @JasonGMatheny]

For anyone seeking an overview of what scientific evidence says about the effects of various gun policies, @RANDCorporation maintains a thorough, easy-to-use resource. https://t.co/F3pQTnv40s

[Sierra Smucker @SierraSmucker]

Great piece by @emilyctamkin outlining the pitfalls of the limited closure of the “boyfriend loophole” in current version of the new federal gun law https://t.co/VXs1SAQ6YD

[Sierra Smucker @SierraSmucker]

This is just one of the many policy avenues we can take to try and reduce the risk of mass shootings - background checks, child access prevention laws are effective and popular - but it’s an important one.

[Sierra Smucker @SierraSmucker]

As a mother of two, I cannot stop thinking about the parents of the children killed in Texas yesterday. My worst nightmare is their reality today. Their loss is our loss. Their incredible children cannot do all the amazing things they should have been able to.

[Sierra Smucker @SierraSmucker]

Earlier interventions and options for family members who experience abuse could protect them and all of us.

[Andrew Morral @AndrewMorral]

RAND's Gun Policy in America Project, with support from @Arnold_Ventures, has publicly released several sets of data, code, and other resources that gun policy researchers may find useful. This thread highlights what we have made available to date...

[Andrew Morral @AndrewMorral]

The 4th RFP from @GunResearch is now available for $500k+ in dissertation award and post doctoral fellowship funding for individuals and groups.

NCGVR funded 44 projects ($21M+) over the past 3 RFP rounds. Apply and join this growing research field.
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[Sierra Smucker @SierraSmucker]

Graduate students interested in policy analysis, come hang out with us next summer!
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[Sierra Smucker @SierraSmucker]

How the military can address sex assault https://t.co/4LVelPxdQz via @CBSNLive

[Sierra Smucker @SierraSmucker]

@HeathrowAirport Thank you!!

[Sierra Smucker @SierraSmucker]

@HeathrowAirport @Kikomatthews Are there plans for people with small children who cannot wear masks/be vaccinated?

[Sierra Smucker @SierraSmucker]

Looking forward to continuing our investigation of this novel program with @hjweinbergfdn

[RAND @RANDCorporation]

This new report presents an initial evaluation of the nation's first shelter for those experiencing elder abuse or mistreatment: https://t.co/CD4v6HQyLq @hjweinbergfdn @johnahartford @RiverSpringNYC

[RAND @RANDCorporation]

This new report presents an initial evaluation of the nation's first shelter for those experiencing elder abuse or mistreatment: https://t.co/CD4v6HQyLq @hjweinbergfdn @johnahartford @RiverSpringNYC

[Sierra Smucker @SierraSmucker]

Excited to share our initial evaluation of a pathbreaking organization: @hjweinbergfdn - their model has the potential to reduce the $$ and emotional cost of elder abuse. (RAND team: @SierraSmucker, @me_cahill, Ester Friedman, @ReginaShih, Jirka Taylor, and John Daly)

[RAND @RANDCorporation]

The Weinberg Center for Elder Justice is the nation's first shelter designed specifically for adults experiencing elder abuse or mistreatment.

Here's our initial evaluation of this model: https://t.co/9apzD3oZTl

[Andrew Morral @AndrewMorral]

Great story by @_cingraham in the @washingtonpost today analyzing our new state firearm hospitalization data!

https://t.co/rmdp4H2gky

[Rajeev Ramchand @RRamchand]

Military sexual trauma (MST) predicts veteran suicide. Upstream suicide prevention for veterans requires addressing MST. Both VA and DOD need to be at the table - and this interagency effort looks like a great step in the right direction.

[Andrew Morral @AndrewMorral]

I am proud of our work on Gun Policy in America, and thrilled to see it is again this year among the top 10 most accessed of @RANDCorporation's research products.

Many thanks to @Arnold_Ventures for supporting this work!

And ...

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