Laura Schwab Reese

Laura Schwab Reese, MA, PhD, leverages her training as a mental health counselor, public health interventionist, and program evaluator to reduce the burden of violence in the United States. To accomplish this goal, she partners with communities to build and evaluate public health programs that reduce violence and the associated mental health consequences. Her work has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, the Administration on Children, Youth, and Families, the Indiana Family & Social Services Administration, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, among many others. Dr. Schwab Reese is the 2022 President-Elect for the Society for the Advancement of Violence and Injury Research (SAVIR) and previously served as the chair of the Injury Control and Emergency Health Services Section of the American Public Health Association. She also serves on the editorial boards of the American Journal of Public Health, Child Abuse & Neglect, and the Journal of Child and Family Studies.