Racism-based Violence Injury & Prevention Lab

Congratulations to our graduating RB-VIP Lab alumni- Dr. Eric Williamson, Maya Ingram, Priya Sashti, Lily Crossman-Sexton, and Anthony Delgado! Swipe to learn more about our graduating lab members.

Read our publication to learn more about the health impacts of racism-based experiences on Black African immigrant adults: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/15…

As the semester wraps up, here are some tips for taking care of yourself.

Read our publication to learn more about police use of force and the associations to socioeconomic status: doi.org/10.1086/696355

Welcome to our newest undergraduate research assistant, Jesmina deGuzman. We’re so excited to have you on the team!!

Read our publication to learn more about exposure to racism-based police violence and the impact on mental health: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/21…

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. To learn more about the impacts of racism on mental health, click here: bc.edu/content/bc-web…

Welcome to our newest Undergraduate Research Assistant, Victoria Awadallah. Victoria is a current undergraduate student at Boston College. We are so excited to have you on our team!

Read our publication to learn more about media exposure and the impact on Black women: doi.org/10.1080/153132…

If you’re interested in learning more about the impact of racism among Black African immigrant adults, click here: doi.org/10.1177/152483…

Read more about The Institute for the Study of Race and Culture's upcoming event on April 30th at 7pm. Scan the QR code to register for the event.

Click here to learn more about our ongoing research project titled, Mass Shootings: Re-defining and Conceptualizing the Definition : bc.edu/content/bc-web…

Read more about The Institute for the Study of Race and Culture's upcoming event on April 30th at 7pm. Scan the QR code to register for the event.

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Welcome to our new Research Communications Coordinator, Juliana Peacock. Juliana is an incoming 2nd year MSW student at Boston College. We are so excited to have you on our team!

If you’re interested in reading more about personal safety interventions used by Black college students, read our publication here: journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/71…

The purpose of our Think Tanks is to work with researchers, practitioners, community-based organizations, legislatures, and other key stakeholders on issues impacting the health and well-being of emerging adults. To read more, click here: bc.edu/content/bc-web…

The “Perceived Racism-based Police Violence and Substance Use among Black and Hispanic Emerging Adults: Evidence from a National Sample” publication was selected by the Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports to be presented at a Webinar on April 28th. sciencedirect.com/special-issue/…

To learn more about neural responses to racism-based experiences, read our publication in JAMA Psychiatry: doi.org/10.1001/jamaps…

Congratulations to Graduate Research Assistant, Carla B. Monteiro, for publishing her Op-Ed titled, "SUPER ACT Passage Will Help Make Changes that Will Diversify the Social Worker Landscape". To read the full article, click here: dotnews.com/2026/03/24/sup…