~RGVRC Affiliate Scholar~

Elizabeth A. Tomsich, PhD, is a research data analyst with the University of California, Davis Centers for Violence Prevention. Her research examines how social conditions, identities, and public policy shape interpersonal and firearm violence. Her work spans topics including firearm ownership and victimization among LGBTQ+ populations, firearm violence prevention policies, intimate partner violence, and political violence.

Tomsich as an interdisciplinary background, with a PhD in public affairs from the University of Colorado Denver and an MS in social psychology from Purdue University. Before joining UC Davis, she was an assistant professor of criminal justice at Texas A&M International University and a senior crime analyst and researcher.