Dr. Nazsa Baker earned her PhD in urban systems with a concentration in urban health from Rutgers University, School of Nursing in October 2021. She also holds an MA in health advocacy from Sarah Lawrence College and a dual BA in anthropology and psychology from Bates College. Currently, she is a postdoctoral fellow with the New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center at Rutgers University, School of Public Health. Her research focuses on community violence, with an emphasis on firearm violence survivorship and adverse lifespan experiences among violently injured Black males and hospital-based violence intervention programs (HVIPs). She also examines the importance of culturally congruent quantitative questionnaires for Black populations. Baker is passionate about bringing the voices to those overlooked to the forefront in her research and she does this by employing qualitative methodologies. She uses qualitative methods to evaluate participant and program outcomes in hospital-based violence intervention programs. In addition, she grounds her research in community-based participatory research (CBPR) to ensure she is partnering with communities. Overall, Baker is invested in understanding the lives of violently injured Black males who are treated at Level I and II trauma centers.