Faculty

Ali Rowhani-Rahbar

Professor, Epidemiology
Bartley Dobb Professorship for the Study and Prevention of Violence, Epidemiology
Professor, Pediatrics - General Pediatrics
Adjunct Professor, Evans School
Director of the Firearm Injury & Policy Research Program, School of Medicine

206-221-1602

Education

PhD Epidemiology, University of Washington, 2009
MD Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences (Iran), 2002
MPH Epidemiology, Yale University, 2005

Contact

206-221-1602

Box 351619
Department of Epidemiology
Hans Rosling Center for Population Health, 860
Seattle, WA
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Bio

Ali Rowhani-Rahbar is the Bartley Dobb Professor for the Study and Prevention of Violence, Professor of Epidemiology, Professor of Pediatrics, Adjunct Professor of Public Policy & Governance, and Director of the Center for Firearm Injury Prevention at the University of Washington.

His research evaluates community-based interventions, social programs, and public policies for their impact on multiple forms of violence, with particular emphasis on preventing firearm-related harm. In recognition of his contributions to firearm violence research, he was elected to the National Academy of Medicine in 2023 and Washington State Academy of Sciences in 2024.

Since 2012, Rowhani-Rahbar has cotaught core epidemiologic methods courses at the University of Washington and mentored numerous trainees in research methods, injury science, and violence prevention. He received the University of Washington Distinguished Teaching Award in 2020 and the University of Washington School of Public Health Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award in 2023.

 
Rowhani-Rahbar received his MD from Mashhad University of Medical Sciences in Iran, his MPH from Yale University, and his PhD from the University of Washington. He completed his postdoctoral training at Stanford University and his research fellowship at the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research.

Research Areas

Research Interests

Ali Rowhani-Rahbar is the Bartley Dobb Professor for the Study and Prevention of Violence, and Director of the Center for Firearm Injury Prevention, at the University of Washington. He evaluates community-based interventions, social programs, and public policies for their impact on multiple forms of violence with a particular emphasis on preventing firearm-related harm.

Recent Publications (PubMed)

Criminal legal and behavioral health pathways in law enforcement-petitioned extreme risk protection orders.
(2025 Dec 17)
Inj Epidemiol 12(1): 84
Conrick KM, Marts E, Ross R, Liddell-Quintyn E, Schleimer JP, Mustafah A, Asa N, Rowhani-Rahbar A
Engaging practitioners and academic researchers in co-developing evaluation measures for community violence interventions.
(2025 Dec 10)
Inj Epidemiol
Girma M, Schleimer JP, Hillen A, Aveledo A, Mustafa A, Nehra D, Davis D, Gonzalez E, Westlake E, Liddell-Quintyn E, Torset K, Jones K, Johnson L, Benson LR, Grayson L, Ames O, Ross R, Decker S, Hunter T, Harrison T, Simon-Matthews T, Lyons V, Lynch Z, Rowhani-Rahbar A
Kernel Density Bandwidth Specification in Neighborhood Violence Prevention Research.
(2025 Dec)
J Urban Health 102(6): 1152-1162
Zewdie HY, Asa N, Rowhani-Rahbar A, Morrison CN, Mooney SJ
Firearm rights restoration after prohibiting criminal convictions: a statewide descriptive study.
(2025 Nov 28)
Inj Epidemiol 12(1): 81
Kafka JM, Ellyson AM, Rowhani-Rahbar A
Examining Subpopulation Differences in Self-Reported Mental Health Following the Robb Elementary School Shooting in Uvalde, Texas.
(2025 Dec)
SSM Ment Health 8():
Rencken CA, Rowhani-Rahbar A, Rhew IC, Davis CA, Ellyson A
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