Read about the prevention research scientist who is the founding executive director of UMB’s Center for Violence Prevention in the latest issue of “CATALYST” magazine.
When Nadine Finigan-Carr, PhD, MS, assumed the role of founding executive director of the University of Maryland, Baltimore Center for Violence Prevention (CVP) in May 2022, she brought with her over 20 years of experience studying and implementing youth violence prevention programs.
With a PhD in health behavior and health promotion, Finigan-Carr is a prevention research scientist who has focused her research on the social factors that lead communities, especially youth of color, into risky behaviors that lead to chronic disease, injury, and violence.
Before taking on her role at CVP, Finigan-Carr was director of the Prevention of Adolescent Risks Initiative at the University of Maryland School of Social Work, where she is an associate professor. She also is an associate professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
Growing up in Brooklyn, N.Y., as the daughter of immigrants from Trinidad, Finigan-Carr says straddling two cultures gave her unique insight into issues of power and representation, fueling her commitment to community-based research and advocacy.
Read a Q&A session with Finigan-Carr in the latest issue of CATALYST magazine.
You can read the Fall 2023 issue of CATALYST magazine, which highlights the University's three new deans; UMB's many innovations such as the School of Pharmacy training students to administer long-acting injectables; community initiatives such as YouthWorks and workforce programs; UMB’s sustainability efforts to install a weather station; and much, much more!