Relevant Publications

Assessing Links Between Alcohol Exposure and Firearm Violence: A Scoping Review Update

Ellicott C. Matthay, Ariana N. Gobaud, Charles C. Branas, Katherine M. Keyes, Brita Roy, Magdalena Cerdá, Alcohol Research, 2025. This scoping review synthesizes research from 2015–2023 on the relationships between various alcohol exposures (including individual use, alcohol use disorder, and alcohol-related policies) and firearm violence outcomes, showing consistent positive associations and highlighting promising policy targets for prevention.

School Violence Exposure as an Adverse Childhood Experience: Protocol for a Nationwide Study of Secondary Public Schools

Sonali Rajan, Navjot Buttar, Zahra Ladhani, Jennifer Caruso, John P. Allegrante, Charles Branas, JMIR Research Protocols, 2024. Protocol for a national study examining relationships between school gun violence exposure, ACEs, and adolescent mental health and school outcomes. 

Would Restricting Firearm Purchases Due to Alcohol- and Drug-Related Misdemeanor Offenses Reduce Firearm Homicide and Suicide?

Magdalena Cerdá, Melissa Tracy, Katherine M. Keyes, Allison Hamilton, Charles C. Branas, Deborah Fink, Injury Epidemiology, 2022. This simulation study evaluates how restricting firearm access among individuals with substance-related offenses may reduce firearm homicide and suicide, highlighting the potential impact of substance use–related firearm policies.

Experiences of Online Bullying and Offline Violence-Related Behaviors Among a Nationally Representative Sample of US Adolescents, 2011–2019

Noah T. Kreski, Qixuan Chen, Mark Olfson, Magdalena Cerdá, Silvia S. Martins, Pia M. Mauro, Charles C. Branas, Sonali Rajan, Katherine M. Keyes, Journal of School Health, 2022. National analysis showing associations between online bullying and offline violence-related behaviors including weapon carrying. 

Youth Exposure to Violence Involving a Gun: Evidence for Adverse Childhood Experience Classification

Sonali Rajan, Charles C. Branas, Dawn Myers, Nina Agrawal, Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 2019. Evidence supporting the classification of youth gun violence exposure as an adverse childhood experience, with implications for trauma and development. 

Reducing Gun Violence Using Alcohol-Related Convictions

Kaufman E, Morrison C, Branas C, JAMA Internal Medicine, 2019

Association of Drug and Alcohol Use With Adolescent Firearm Homicide at Individual, Family, and Neighborhood Levels

Hohl B, Wiley S, Wiebe DJ, Culyba AJ, Drake, R, Branas C, JAMA Internal Medicine, 2017

A Momentary Exposures Analysis of Proximity to Alcohol Outlets and Risk for Assault

Morrison C, Dong B, Branas C, Richmond TS, Wiebe DJ, Addiction, 2017

Alcohol Use and Firearm Violence

Branas C, Han SH, Wiebe DJ, Epidemiologic Review, 2016