Dr. Laura Seewald

Biography

Laura Seewald is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine and a Research Assistant Professor at the Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention at the University of Michigan Medical School. She has a medical degree from Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science and has completed her postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Michigan. Her research primarily focuses on firearm safety and injury prevention, particularly among high-risk youth populations. Through her work with the FACTS Consortium and various NIH-funded initiatives, Seewald examines parental attitudes and healthcare provider counseling on firearm safety. She aims to develop and implement emergency department-based interventions to reduce firearm violence and associated health outcomes in minority communities. Her recent publications explore important topics such as racial and ethnic differences in adolescent firearm suicides and factors associated with firearm possession among adolescents. Overall, her work is dedicated to transformative changes in the field of firearm injury prevention and public health education in emergency settings.

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