Lars Almquist, MA
Graduate Research Assistant

Lars is a 4th-year PhD student in the UW School of Public Health, Department of Health Services. His research interests lie at the intersection of community violence and public health, with an emphasis on engaging firearm violence as a determinant of individual and population health. Additional interests include the utilization of public health interventions to strengthen community resilience, reduce retaliatory violence, enhance criminal justice reforms, and support refugee recovery from trauma. Lars holds an M.A. In Peace and Justice Studies from the University of San Diego, as well as a B.A. in Political Science from the University of California, San Diego.