~ RGVRC Affiliate Scholar ~

Erin Grinshteyn is an associate professor in the public health program at the School of Nursing and Health Professions and associate dean of Health Professionals at the University of San Francisco. Her research examines fear of crime and fear of violent victimization, the association of fear with a variety of health outcomes, and neighborhood characteristics associated with fear of violence. Grinshteyn is particularly interested in population-based health disparities associated with fear of violence and often examines these topics among older adults. She also studies firearm violence with a particular focus on cross-national comparisons of firearm homicide and firearm suicide.