~ RGVRC Affiliate Scholar ~

Eric Madfis, PhD, is a professor of criminal justice at the University of Washington-Tacoma, where his research focuses on the causes and prevention of school violence, hate crime, and mass murder. He also serves as director of the Violence Prevention and Transformation Research Collaborative. As a nationally and internationally recognized expert on school and mass shootings, Madfis has spoken to audiences across the country and around the world about his research, including to the United States Congress and the Washington State Legislature. His work has been published in academic journals across a range of disciplines and featured in national and international media outlets. He is the author of How to Stop School Rampage Killing: Lessons from Averted Mass Shootings and Bombings and co-editor of All-American Massacre: The Tragic Role of American Culture and Society in Mass Shootings.