Research Studies & Expertise

Public Health

The Trace’s public health coverage ​​examines emerging trends in gun violence research, developments on the policy level, and various strategies for reducing and preventing firearm injury. Our reporting spans established community interventions as well as little-known approaches in tracking the gun violence crisis, and seeks to offer a reliable stream of stories to help inform and direct community leaders, researchers, advocates, and people who are concerned about the gun violence crisis. Here, you’ll find reporting from our entire team, and particularly from The Trace’s public health reporter, Fairriona Magee, who has recently covered maternal health, rural access to healthcare, and the convergence of opioids and firearms.

The Knowledge Gap

Major Gun Violence Research Center Threatened by Proposed Cuts

Governor Phil Murphy’s move to slash a New Jersey research hub comes as the state braces for leaner budgets under the Trump administration.
Chip Brownlee

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Lead Reporters

  • Fairriona Magee

    Reporter
    Fairriona is the public health reporter at The Trace. Previously, she created a newsletter focused on health disparities and environmental injustice titled Tropes & Stereotypes. Fairriona has covered a range of topics including public safety, climate change, and food insecurity as an undergraduate and graduate student. She attended North Carolina A&T State University where she studied mass media production. Fairriona received a graduate degree from the Missouri School of Journalism, specializing in science writing.

Funders

The Trace’s public health reporting is supported in part by The Joyce Foundation and The California Wellness Foundation. You can read more about The Trace’s editorial independence policy here, and find a full list of our major funders here.