Shani Buggs

Shani Buggs is a health and public policy scholar with expertise engaging federal, state, and local officials, agency leaders, and organizations on comprehensive and community-driven violence intervention and prevention efforts. She uses qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-methods approaches to examine state-level firearm policies and local-level violence reduction initiatives.

In her research, Buggs strives to consistently center the experiences of individuals most impacted by violence and interrogate structural determinants of health to advance equity, safety, and well-being. In 2021, she was named the inaugural California Wellness Foundation Fellow in recognition of her commitment to high-quality and community-centered firearm violence research.