“Weapons of influence: tactics of a growing global arms industry and needed health actions,” British Medical Journal (Sept. 1, 2025)

“Weapons of influence: tactics of a growing global arms industry and needed health actions,” British Medical Journal (Sept. 1, 2025), co-authored with Mark A. Bellis et al. Defence and security are fundamental responsibilities of governments and can be used as compelling arguments for investment in arms. However, what types of weapons to Read more

 “Weapons, wealth, and health: the arms industry as a commercial determinant of health,” British Medical Journal (Sept. 1, 2025)

 “Weapons, wealth, and health: the arms industry as a commercial determinant of health,” British Medical Journal (Sept. 1, 2025), co-authored with Mark A. Bellis et al. As governments worldwide increase defence spending and arms company revenues climb, we urgently need to examine how the arms industry (and not just its products) influences Read more

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Reenacting Justice: Guns in America

This seminar, developed in collaboration with visiting guest instructor Glenn LaVertu (Parsons), combines readings, discussion, archival research, storyboarding, project-based learning, legal analysis, and filmmaking in presenting new takes on an old genre: Westerns. We will read and watch Westerns alongside study of the development of the American legal system, considering Read more

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Visualizing Firearms History

This project-based course provides a unique cross-disciplinary opportunity to study important historical questions surrounding firearms. Combining quantitative methodology in data science with qualitative research methods in history, students will answer questions they are passionate about based on existing datasets. Students will read, discuss, and write responses to the latest historical Read more

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