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Sonali Rajan

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professor @teacherscollege @columbia | senior director of research at everytownresearch.org | founding president: https://www.firearmresearchsociety.org/our-team | runner | mom to the best kid

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Sonali Rajan @sonalirajan.bsky.social · Jun 18

A (happy!) life update -- so very excited to be stepping into this role at Everytown for Gun Safety and endlessly grateful to my TC/CU family for being so so supportive 💞

www.tc.columbia.edu/articles/202...

TC’s Sonali Rajan Named to Senior Role at Everytown Research

As the nonprofit’s Senior Research Director, Rajan will bring extensive scholarship and leadership expertise in gun violence prevention

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 1d

What's happening in Chicago is not normal.

The arrest of Alderperson Fuentes is just the latest example of how far Noem and Bovino are willing to go to ignore the rule of law. We must all speak up.

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Sonali Rajan @sonalirajan.bsky.social · 1d

We're just a few weeks (!) out from this year's National Research Conference for the Prevention of Firearm-Related Harms - I cannot wait to see so many colleagues/friends in AZ as we bring our research field together to collectively advance critical solutions for gun violence prevention --

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Sonali Rajan @sonalirajan.bsky.social · 6d

So proud of my @everytown.bsky.social research team for releasing a new report today on domestic firearm homicide-suicides (and for @19thnews.org for powerful coverage of this difficult and needed work):

19thnews.org/2025/10/fire...

Shooting his partner, then himself: How firearm access fuels domestic violence tragedies

States with strong gun control laws had three times fewer incidents of domestic violence homicide-suicide, according to a report shared exclusively with The 19th.

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Sonali Rajan @sonalirajan.bsky.social · 8d

Looking forward to joining our colleagues at Brady, Giffords, and the Community Justice Action Fund at 12PM ET today to discuss the impacts of the Trump Administration’s policy and funding rollbacks on gun safety progress. Link to register/join is below --

giffords-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: SAFER: The Trump Administration’s Rollback of Gun Safety Progress. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

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Nicole DeWitt @catastro-v.bsky.social · 10d

i love ta-nehisi coates so much

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Sonali Rajan @sonalirajan.bsky.social · 9d

Another Monday following a weekend of deadly and devastating shootings in this country. But the thing giving me hope are the many many people working so hard every single day across sectors and disciplines to prevent this violence. Grateful for every person in this work and in this fight.

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Ruth Zakarin @ruthz.bsky.social · 27d

What feels like forever ago, I made a starter pack of gun violence prevention activists. Today felt like a good day to dust it off again.

Lots of folks out there doing really powerful work to keep all of us safe from guns.
go.bsky.app/QYwdBGk

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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · Sep 8

“We are currently governed by a leader indifferent to scientific consensus if it contradicts his political or economic interests, hostile to immigrants and intent on crippling the research universities that embody our collective hope for the future. The menace now is within.”

Opinion | We Are Watching a Scientific Superpower Destroy Itself

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Christen Rexing, PhD, MPH @christenrexing.bsky.social · Sep 8

One of the many things I’m doing today is sending postcards to my lawmakers about how critical the CDC Injury Center is to the health of our nation. It must be protected & funded. You can support this effort by calling, emailing, posting.

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Sonali Rajan @sonalirajan.bsky.social · Sep 8

Endlessly proud of our research field and of our Society especially (also - registration for our annual conference is open)! I can’t wait to see so many friends/colleagues from across the nation in AZ this November:

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · Sep 7

RFK Jr. went on Fox News today to claim that HHS has had “no successes” in the past 40 years.

I beg to differ.

Figure from Lei et al., NEJM 2020. Link below.

Screenshot of graphic showing that the HPV vaccine has reduced cervical cancer incidence by 90%.

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Sonali Rajan @sonalirajan.bsky.social · Sep 8

Our new piece on mass violence in Psychiatry Research is now out; super grateful to our wonderful post-doc for leading this difficult work (cc: @columbiauniversity.bsky.social @teacherscollege.bsky.social)

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Self- and Other-Harm in Mass Shooters: A Dual-Harm Analysis

Research suggests that individuals engaging in both self- and other-harm (viz., dual-harm) face increased risks of negative outcomes compared to those…

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Sonali Rajan @sonalirajan.bsky.social · Sep 4

😭😭💖💖

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New York Metro Weather @nymetrowx.bsky.social · Sep 3

Wednesday's Weather Rating: 10/10

I am at a loss for words. For the first time ever, five straight days with a perfect rating. And it's just like the rest - sunny with high temperatures in the upper 70s, low dew points and a breeze. The vibes are STILL immaculate!!

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Sonali Rajan @sonalirajan.bsky.social · Sep 3

Things that continue to be true in the year of our lord 2025: COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective, more guns do not make us safer, Trump is in the Epstein files.

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Sonali Rajan @sonalirajan.bsky.social · Aug 28

Firearms are the single leading cause of death among children and teens in the U.S.

Full. Stop.

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Sonali Rajan @sonalirajan.bsky.social · Aug 13

Our consensus study was released today! So very grateful to have been a part of this and with some of the very best people🩷 (And...here's to a world and future for our kids where these drills are no longer needed).

nap.nationalacademies.org/resource/291...

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Sonali Rajan @sonalirajan.bsky.social · Aug 8

Grateful to the many people who contributed to this massive effort (including and especially the phenomenal staff at NASEM) who made this work possible. /end

Sonali Rajan @sonalirajan.bsky.social · Aug 8

Among many things, this report offers best practices and a research agenda to support emergency preparedness while protecting the mental, emotional, and behavioral health of our children. /3

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Sonali Rajan @sonalirajan.bsky.social · Aug 8

Our consensus study will be released next Wednesday! (And you can join the webinar on the 13th to learn more (see link below) --

events.nationalacademies.org/45548_08-202...

Report Release Webinar: School Active Shooter Drills: Mitigating Risks to Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Health

events.nationalacademies.org

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Sonali Rajan @sonalirajan.bsky.social · Aug 8

(Quick thread) -- over the past 18 months or so, I've had the chance to be a part of the NASEM committee studying the impacts of active shooter drills and related school security measures on student health and well-being; working with some of the best people in the entire world. /1

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Sonali Rajan @sonalirajan.bsky.social · Jul 24

Thanks to one of my best friends and colleagues for articulating (far better than I could) how deeply challenging and heartbreaking and hard this has been --

Nathan Holbert @snowdaylearninglab.org · Jul 24

The Columbia deal is incredibly disappointing. For those of us here--faculty and students--trying every day to do good work, it's a huge blow. But "the discourse" is also demoralizing for two reasons: it assumes the choice was simple and it seems to blame all at Columbia. 1/6

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Barton Gellman @bartongellman.bsky.social · Jul 12

This heartbreaking story by @JohnWoodrowCox.bsky.social is gorgeously, empathetically written. The details could only have come from extraordinary reporting. This piece will be taught in journalism schools. wapo.st/44pck4q

In the dark, amid screams, a Camp Mystic counselor had 16 girls and one headlamp

As the Texas floodwaters rushed into their Camp Mystic cabins, the teen counselors braved the unknown.

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Sonali Rajan @sonalirajan.bsky.social · Jul 10

critical/heartbreaking read (via @newyorker.com) --

www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...

What Therapists Treating Immigrants Hear

Some mental-health-care providers are trying new approaches to treat patients whose worst fears have come true.

www.newyorker.com

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Megan Ranney MD MPH @meganranney.bsky.social · Jul 9

A small piece of good news in #publichealth today: in addition to malaria vaccines for kids age 5 month+, we now have malaria TREATMENT for babies!

(Of course, we also have to pay for the treatment & make it accessible. But I will take any joy I can find.)

www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

First malaria treatment for newborn babies approved for use

Malaria caused 597,000 deaths worldwide in 2023, with children under 5 accounting for 76 percent of all malaria deaths in the World Health Organization’s Africa region.

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