Speakers

Megan Ranney MD MPH is a practicing emergency physician and researcher, focusing on the intersection between digital health and violence prevention. She is the Director and founder of the Brown Emergency Digital Health Innovation (EDHI) program (www.brownedhi.org). She graduated from Harvard University summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in History of Science in 1997. She served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Cote d’Ivoire prior to attending medical school at Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons in NYC….read more

Victoria V. Anwuri, MPH is Associate Director of the Institute for Public Health, a university-wide endeavor aligned with the university’s strategic priority of advancing human health. She reports to Dr. William G. Powderly, Larry J. Shapiro Director of the Institute for Public Health. The Institute for Public Health is charged with harnessing the strengths of Washington University in St. Louis to address the complex health issues and health disparities facing the…..read more

Robert M. (Bo) Kennedy, MD is a Professor in Emergency Medicine in the Department of Pediatrics at Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine and a Fellow in the American Academy of Pediatrics. He has a long-standing research and clinical interest in pediatric procedural sedation and pain management and is nationally recognized as a leading expert in this area. More recently Bo has been intimately involved in Washington University’s effort to develop a response to the increasing gun violence seen in our community and throughout the U.S. He has focused on the impact of firearm injuries to our children and means of reducing these injuries.

Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine
Kristen Mueller, MD is an Assistant Professor in Emergency Medicine at Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, co-director of emergency medicine resident research at Washington University School of Medicine, and a Faculty Scholar in the Institute of Public Health. She received her Bachelor…read more

James Carr Professor of International Criminal Law, Washington University School of Law
Lecture Title: Gun Violence and Human Rights: The Government’s Responsibility to Protect
Leila Nadya Sadat is the James Carr Professor of International Criminal Law and Director of the Whitney R. Harris World Law Institute. She currently serves as Special Adviser on Crimes Against Humanity to the International…read more

Senior Resident, Emergency Medicine, Barnes-Jewish Hospital/Washington University School of Medicine
She is a graduate of the University of Toledo College of Medicine, where she was elected into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. She has been involved in gun violence research, specifically working to implement a bedside intervention in the ED to enable suicidal patients to create a plan for safe storage of lethal means. Her career interests include process improvement, international medicine, and systems development. She is planning to pursue a fellowship in Global Health after graduation from residency.