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Dr. Deanna Giraldi, MPH @deannagiraldi.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Update: so happy to share that I’ve joined an incredible team at @yalesph.bsky.social as a postdoctoral associate! 💙

Dr. Deanna Giraldi, MPH @deannagiraldi.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Thrilled to reintroduce myself: Dr. Deanna M Giraldi, DPhil, MPH Thankful for the opportunity to do this work, to have met amazing people, and to have lived in such a fairytale city. More papers to share & updates to come soon 🫶🏼 #PhD #AcademicSky #SocSky #PublicHealth #Oxford

Newly Dr. Deanna dressed in subfusc gowns and holding flowers while standing on the steps of Oxford’s Barnett House, home to the department of Social Policy and Intervention

Newly Dr. Deanna by the Radcliffe Camera, laughing and holding flowers.

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Dr. Deanna Giraldi, MPH @deannagiraldi.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Final doctoral thesis submitted!! Defense incoming..👩‍🏫

Laptop screen reading "research thesis submission"

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crazy1689.bsky.social @crazy1689.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

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Oxford Social Policy and Intervention @dspi-oxford.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

New research led by @deannagiraldi.bsky.social finds that impacts of gun violence extend far beyond dominant news statistics. The review analyses 25 years of literature involving survivors, witnesses & their communities. More: dspi.web.ox.ac.uk/article/impa... Full report: doi.org/10.1016/j.la...

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Dr. Deanna Giraldi, MPH @deannagiraldi.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

🧡 New (open access) research alert: doi.org/10.1016/j.ss... “We can endure suffering but not meaninglessness”: Identity, meaning-making, and community in online firearm violence survivor networks

Survivor networks: language & legitimacy, pathways (and limits) to civic engagement, visibility & performance of survivorship, emotional & practical lifelines

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Oxford Social Policy and Intervention @dspi-oxford.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

How do people cope after gun violence exposure? New research helps us understand the role of online peer support ⬇️ This study from DPhil student Deanna Giraldi aims to understand how survivors of firearm violence engage with & make meaning through online survivor networks. 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.ss...

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“We can endure suffering but not meaninglessness”: Identity, meaning-making, and community in online firearm violence survivor networks

This study examines how survivors of firearm violence engage with and make meaning through online survivor networks as part of their efforts to naviga…

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Pedram Dara @pedramdara.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Quantitative research without a qualitative layer will always miss what matters most, how these experiences actually feel and play out in people’s lives beyond the therapy or assessment room.

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Dr. Deanna Giraldi, MPH @deannagiraldi.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Office of the weekend. Thankful for this life & these opportunities ☀️

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Dr. Deanna Giraldi, MPH @deannagiraldi.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Yesterday was the first day of my last term as a (PhD) student! 📚

Storm clouds rolling in after a day of sunshine

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Scholars Strategy Network @scholars.org · 23/04/2026

In this policy brief, @deannagiraldi.bsky.social (@ox.ac.uk) breaks down her recent study on how survivors of gun violence use online communities to process trauma, rebuild identity, and connect with others who share similar experiences. Learn more: scholars.org/contribution...

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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · 20/03/2026

The astronomical start of spring is here 🌸🌼 📷 Instagram | ObservingOxford, UmairAtOxford, Magdalen College & Judy.Martin46 #SpringEquinox

The Radcliffe Camera in Oxford framed by blooming pink magnolia branches under a clear blue sky, with people walking and cycling nearby.

View of Queen’s College towers rising behind a magnolia tree in full pink bloom, seen from All Souls College against a bright blue sky.

Magdalen College tower viewed through a stone archway, with a sunlit quadrangle and greenery in the foreground.

Close-up of yellow and red tulips in bloom in a garden at New College, with historic college buildings softly blurred in the background.

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Dr. Deanna Giraldi, MPH @deannagiraldi.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

If you haven’t watched “All the Empty Rooms” yet, you should. Absolutely heartbreaking but a reminder to everyone that every gun violence tragedy & headline & statistic is a person with a family and community behind them 😞

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Dr. Deanna Giraldi, MPH @deannagiraldi.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

30 years after the #Dunblane mass shooting, we honor the lives taken and remind ourselves that meaningful change is possible when communities and government act together.

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Dr. Deanna Giraldi, MPH @deannagiraldi.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

On April 9th, I'll be presenting at OnTarget (@uconnarms.bsky.social & @yalesph.bsky.social) on addressing psychosocial and physical harms in the aftermath of firearm violence while amplifying experiences of survivorship. Register here: events.uconn.edu/arms-center/...

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UConn ARMS & YSPH On Target Seminar Series: Featuring Deanna Giraldi

ARMS is excited for the next session of “On Target”, a virtual research seminar intended to bring together gun violence prevention researchers.

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Dr. Deanna Giraldi, MPH @deannagiraldi.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

oh wow! would love to hear if this paper reflects your/your support group’s experiences!

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Dr. Deanna Giraldi, MPH @deannagiraldi.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

“We can endure suffering but not meaninglessness”: Identity, meaning-making, and community in online firearm violence survivor networks: doi.org/10.1016/j.ss...

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Redirecting

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Dr. Deanna Giraldi, MPH @deannagiraldi.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

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Dr. Deanna Giraldi, MPH @deannagiraldi.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

But these networks are complex spaces. Survivors also reported: - Pressure to share stories publicly - Emotional labor managing visibility - Negotiating expectations around advocacy Recovery is dynamic, and network participation often evolves over time.

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Dr. Deanna Giraldi, MPH @deannagiraldi.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Survivors described these spaces as: - Emotional lifelines - Practical resource hubs (therapy, compensation, memorials) - Opportunities for mentorship & civic engagement

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Dr. Deanna Giraldi, MPH @deannagiraldi.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

🚨 New research alert! 🚨 I’m excited to share my first solo paper from my doctoral research on how survivors of firearm violence engage with online survivor networks. A thread 🧵👇

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Dr. Deanna Giraldi, MPH @deannagiraldi.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Lecturing on injury prevention and the Haddon Matrix this morning 👩🏻‍🏫

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Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting @handle.invalid · 31/01/2026

“Survivors have always been at the center of my work because we live with the consequences long after the headlines fade... If you don’t listen to the people who’ve been harmed, you can’t truly understand the problem—or be a part of the solution.”

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Gun Violence Survivor Oronde McClain Finds Purpose at PCOM

Mental Health Counseling student Oronde McClain (MS ’27) turns lived experience into advocacy, supporting gun violence survivors through PCOM’s SHELTER program.

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Dr. Deanna Giraldi, MPH @deannagiraldi.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

First day of a new academic term today! 📚 Today’s agenda: 👩🏻‍💻 teaching fellow for a masters course on preventing interpersonal violence ✍🏼 a few meetings for a UK civil service report I’m in charge of drafting 👩🏻‍🏫 lecture on international organizations roles in democracy 🍽️ PhD dinner with UK MPs

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Dr. Deanna Giraldi, MPH @deannagiraldi.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

The cozy chapel library has been my cold weather work spot this week! PS that’s the best snowball I’ve seen in a long time!

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Dr. Deanna Giraldi, MPH @deannagiraldi.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

Making Christmas lasagna from scratch (& 251 little meatballs) with nonna’s recipe! 🎄

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Dr. Deanna Giraldi, MPH @deannagiraldi.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

Always a magical Christmas in NYC ❤️ [Bryant Park Christmas market with my parents 🥰]

Mom & dad at the Christmas market in Bryant park

“You will never be a New Yorker if you don’t learn to walk faster” tote

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Dr. Deanna Giraldi, MPH @deannagiraldi.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

Thrilled to share that I’ve been selected as a 2026 BRIDGS Emergent Scholar Fellow! BRIDGS (Bringing Research and Innovation into the Debate on Guns in Society) Initiative advances empirically driven, interdisciplinary research on the multifaceted role of guns in society.

Arizona State University
Congratulations! We are pleased to inform you that you have been selected as a recipient of the 2026
BRIDGS Emergent Scholar Fellowship. We received a very strong applicant pool, and you were identified as

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Dr. Deanna Giraldi, MPH @deannagiraldi.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

You’re not alone. The balance between head-in-hands defeat between senseless civilian violence & the government actively breaking itself + the opportunity (burden?) of creating the change ourselves Hard to heal in a traumatic environment

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Dr. Deanna Giraldi, MPH @deannagiraldi.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

I’ve felt so incredibly heavy during this week’s news cycle

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Dr. Deanna Giraldi, MPH @deannagiraldi.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

Someone was shopping for Christmas while doing revisions! 😭

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Dr. Deanna Giraldi, MPH @deannagiraldi.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12... This is very much *not* “all we can do.” Every single shooting is, at its root, a policy decision.

"I've been fully briefed on the Brown University situation," Trump said. "What a terrible thing it is, and all we can do right now is pray for the victims and for those that were very badly hurt."

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New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center @njgvrc.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

🚨New Paper Alert from #NJGVRC "Preventing and mitigating fraudulent research participants in online qualitative violence and injury prevention research." #NJGVRC PI: Devon Ziminski 📚Read more here ➡️ ow.ly/zjq050XA3ZU

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Dr. Deanna Giraldi, MPH @deannagiraldi.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

📚 Academia Wrapped 2025 !!! - Papers downloaded: - Papers read (subset of above): - Submissions: - Desk Rejects: - Revisions: - Publications: - Days with head in hands watching the fall of the U.S. gov:

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Society for the Advancement of Injury and Violence Research @thesavir.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Register for SAVIR's upcoming Methods Session on 1/29/26: "From Genocide to Gun Violence: Adapting Rwandan Reconciliation Education for US Violence Prevention" featuring professionals from the Medical College of Wisconsin. us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Dr. Deanna Giraldi, MPH @deannagiraldi.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

New press release on our gun violence research: www.spi.ox.ac.uk/article/impa... “Gun violence does not just harm individuals, it also sends shockwaves through families, neighborhoods, and entire communities with ripple effects that can persist and change over time.”

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Impact of gun violence extends beyond data dominating news and debate

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Dr. Deanna Giraldi, MPH @deannagiraldi.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Thank you, Christen! Hope you’re doing well!

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Dr. Deanna Giraldi, MPH @deannagiraldi.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Every time I travel, one of my favorite things to do is look at street art: a 🧵

The faces of children painted as a mural in Paris

Liberty is therapeutic, truth is revolutionary

Mural of a young boy holding “La paix” with a man walking in the foreground

“Knowledge is power” “the future is unwritten”

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