Naomi Cruz, PhD

Naomi Cruz, PhD, is a postdoctoral fellow at the New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center (GVRC). She received her BA from Columbia University and her PhD from the Rutgers School of Public Health. Prior to joining the GVRC, Naomi was a doctoral student trainee at the Rutgers Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research and a fellow at the Boggs Center on Disability and Human Development.

Naomi's research interests center on the intersection of firearms and suicide prevention, with a particular focus on health disparities, self-injurious behaviors, mental health services utilization, and the translation of evidence into policy and practice.