Logan-Greene talks gun violence prevention on UB podcast

When Patricia Logan-Greene, associate professor and associate dean for academic affairs in the School of Social Work, sought out introductory readings for her students on the topic of gun violence, she was shocked to find there weren’t any. Every day, social workers are in the homes of those most at risk of gun violence. Who better to prevent it?

Now Logan-Greene, an expert on violence and victimization, is co-leading a national initiative to put social workers front and center in the effort to make people safe in a country rife with firearms. 

Today, she is the featured guest on Driven to Discover, the podcast that explores innovative University at Buffalo research through candid conversations with the researchers about their inspirations and goals. In this episode, host Vicky Santos talks to Logan-Greene about the scourge of gun violence in America (mass shootings are a tiny fraction of the problem), the immeasurable impact it is having on our collective mental health, and why social workers are uniquely positioned to help stop it without restricting anyone’s Second Amendment rights.