Beard briefed journalists in January 2024: ‘Gun Violence Is A Human Story:’ Advocates Appeal For Empathetic Reporting.

Jessica H. Beard, MD, MPH is a trauma surgeon and public health researcher at Temple University’s Lewis Katz School of Medicine. She is also a Stoneleigh Foundation Fellow and the Director of Research for The Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting. Her clinical work is focused on providing care for firearm-injured people and her research examines media narratives on firearm violence in Philadelphia.