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Violence Intervention, Support, Technology + Action lab

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Based at Purdue University under the leadership of Laura Schwab Reese, PhD, our mission is a world where violence is a thing of the past. Learn more at: lauraschwabreese.com/fostering-peace.

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Violence Intervention, Support, Technology + Action lab @vistalab.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Meet the Team: Kayla Gurganus is the newest member of the VISTA team. Learn more about her role as a Public Health Fellow in this interview: lauraschwabreese.com/2025/09/10/m...
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Meet the Team: Kayla Gurganus
Kayla Gurganus is a Public Health Fellow with the Academic Community Partnerships (ACP) Team, a member of the VISTA team and PhD candidate in Political Science & Ecological Sciences & Engin…
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Violence Intervention, Support, Technology + Action lab @vistalab.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Heads up #Purdue! VISTA Director @lschwabreese.bsky.social will be giving a talk "Am I in trouble? How Youth Navigate Disclosure After Online Sexual Exploitation" on Friday Sept 5 12:30-1:30 in PRCE 277 as part of the Purdue Social Psychology Colloquium.
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Violence Intervention, Support, Technology + Action lab @vistalab.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
A new study from the VISTA team highlights the importance of social media for young people's maltreatment disclosures. Learn more: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Violence Intervention, Support, Technology + Action lab @vistalab.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
🌟 Meet Holly Wood 🌟 Public Health PhD student & Senior Director of Health Equity Initiatives at Purdue. Passionate about trauma prevention, community resilience & evidence-based solutions. Learn more about her impactful work with the VISTA team: buff.ly/4iYEWqt #PublicHealth
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Meet the Team: Holly Wood
Holly Wood is a member of the VISTA team and doctoral student in Purdue University’s Public Health PhD Program. She serves as Senior Director of Health Equity Initiatives in the Office of the Provo…
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Violence Intervention, Support, Technology + Action lab @vistalab.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Check out the new paper led by Elizabeth Coppola and co-authored by VISTA Director Laura Schwab Reese in SSM Population Health: Long-term trajectories of depressive symptoms by military affiliation - buff.ly/3ZNlm8M
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Violence Intervention, Support, Technology + Action lab @vistalab.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
🌈 Big news from AJPH! A new editorial coauthored by Dr. Schwab Reese introduces a policy for authors to update their names in the journal—advancing inclusivity & equity in academia. 📖 Read more: buff.ly/3OGPE6O #NamesMatter #EquityInPublishing #AJPH @AmJPublicHealth
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Violence Intervention, Support, Technology + Action lab @vistalab.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Want to learn more about community paramedicine programs? Join VISTA Director Dr. Laura Schwab Reese and Dr. Monica Kasting for a webinar on 12/3 @ noon ET. Register here: buff.ly/3VaW0zc
image about Paramedicine 101 webinar on 12/3/24 at noon ET
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Laura Schwab-Reese @lschwabreese.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
1/5 I spent yesterday working on an online CSAM prevention program with Childhelp Inc and Meta (look for it to launch in February!). Kids are our main audience, but we also talked about what adults need to know. Our preliminary thoughts are below:
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Violence Intervention, Support, Technology + Action lab @vistalab.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
🎉 Meet the Team: Rafia Tasnim 🌟 We're spotlighting a PhD candidate at Purdue's VISTA lab whose work focuses on child abuse, violence prevention, and mental health. Learn how Rafia is making a difference in public health: 👉 Read the full post buff.ly/4fadaox #PublicHealth #MentalHealth
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Violence Intervention, Support, Technology + Action lab @vistalab.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
Hello Bluesky! 👋
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