| UW School of Public Health

Ali Rowhani-Rahbar

Professor, Epidemiology
Professor, Pediatrics - General Pediatrics
Bartley Dobb Professorship for the Study and Prevention of Violence, Epidemiology
Adjunct Professor, Evans School
Director, Center for Firearm Injury Prevention, School of Medicine

Department of Epidemiology
Box 351619
Hans Rosling Center for Population Health, 860
Seattle, WA -

206-221-1602
rowhani@uw.edu

Research Interests

Ali Rowhani-Rahbar is the Bartley Dobb Professor for the Study and Prevention of Violence, Professor of Epidemiology, Professor of Pediatrics, Adjunct Professor of Public Policy & Governance, and Director of the Center for Firearm Injury Prevention at the University of Washington.

His research evaluates community-based interventions, social programs, and public policies for their impact on multiple forms of violence, with particular emphasis on preventing firearm-related harm. In recognition of his contributions to firearm violence research, he was elected to the National Academy of Medicine in 2023 and Washington State Academy of Sciences in 2024.

Since 2012, Rowhani-Rahbar has cotaught core epidemiologic methods courses at the University of Washington and mentored numerous trainees in research methods, injury science, and violence prevention. He received the University of Washington Distinguished Teaching Award in 2020 and the University of Washington School of Public Health Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award in 2023.

Rowhani-Rahbar received his MD from Mashhad University of Medical Sciences in Iran, his MPH from Yale University, and his PhD from the University of Washington. He completed his postdoctoral training at Stanford University and his research fellowship at the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research.