Education
PhD, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 2014
MPH, Drexel University School of Public Health, 2010
BS, Central Washington University, 2006
Overview
Dr. Cassandra Crifasi is an Assistant Professor in the department of Health Policy and Management. She is the Deputy Director of the Center for Gun Policy and Research and a core faculty member in the Center for Injury Research and Policy. Dr. Crifasi’s research focuses broadly on public safety including injury epidemiology and prevention, gun violence and policy, attitudes and behaviors of gun owners, and underground gun markets.
Honors and Awards
American Journal of Public Health Editor’s Choice Award Best Papers of the Year, 2018
NIH Health Disparities Loan Repayment Program Award, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, 2017 – 2019
The Jess Kraus Award in 2016 – Injury Epidemiology, 2017
Phi Beta Kappa - Alpha Chapter of Maryland, Johns Hopkins University, 2015
The Alison Snow Jones Prize, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 2014
Susan P. Baker Scholarship in Injury Prevention, Johns Hopking Bloomberg School of Public Health, 2013
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Pre-Doctoral Fellowship - Occupational Injury Epidemiology and Prevention, 2013 and 2010
National Institute for Child Health and Human Development Pre-Doctoral Training Fellowship - Interdisciplinary Research Training on Violence in the Family, 2012 and 2011
Delta Omega Honor Society in Public Health, Beta Omega Chapter, Drexel University, 2010