Ali Rowhani-Rahbar

Professor, Epidemiology
Professor, Pediatrics - General Pediatrics
Bartley Dobb Professorship for the Study and Prevention of Violence, Epidemiology
Adjunct Professor, Evans School

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, and Director of the Firearm Injury & Policy Research Program, at the University of Washington. He evaluates community-based interventions, social programs, and public policies for their impact on multiple forms of violence with a particular emphasis on preventing firearm-related harm.

Education

PhD Epidemiology, University of Washington, 2009

MD Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences (Iran), 2002

MPH Epidemiology, Yale University, 2005

In the News

Supreme Court’s devotion to gun rights faces a challenging test
The New York Times, 11/06/2023

National Academy of Medicine Elects 100 New Members
National Academy of Medicine, 10/09/2023

How rates of mass shootings vary by state, mapped
NBC News, 07/26/2023

US gun violence rates at historic highs ahead of July 4th holiday
USA Today, 06/29/2023

Rise in fatal shootings in Seattle prompts new police task force 
Axios Seattle, 06/26/2023

Should we think of gun violence as a 'disease'? These epidemiologists do 
KUOW, 05/10/2023

Washington state bans sale of assault weapons, including AR-15s
The Washington Post, 04/26/2023

UW researchers say their prevention program could reduce gun violence deaths in children
ABC News, 04/11/2023

Number of people carrying handguns doubles in 4 years
Axios, 11/21/2022

New numbers from University of Washington show more adults carrying handguns daily
KIRO 7, 11/17/2022