Agenda - Firearm Violence Research Group (FVRG) 05/20/25

Firearm Violence Research Group (FVRG)

Agenda

Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Via Zoom

*Members of the public are invited to attend. For those who would like to make public comments, we request that those comments be submitted in advance of the meeting to Stephanie Jones at stephanie.jones6@illinois.gov Please send all comments by 12:00 pm (Noon) Monday, May 19, 2025.

  1. Welcome / Roll Call
    • Joe Hoereth, PhD, Director - Institute for Policy and Civic Engagement, University of Illinois Chicago (UIC)
  2. Review of Minutes
    • Joe Hoereth, PhD, Director - Institute for Policy and Civic Engagement, University of Illinois Chicago (UIC)
  3. Public Comments - Open *Subject to written comment in advance
    • Stephanie Jones, Office of Firearm Violence Prevention, Illinois Department of Human Services.
  4. OFVP Updates
    • Kevin Brown, Senior Policy Advisor - Office of Firearm Violence Prevention, Illinois Department of Human Services
  5. Open Discussion
    • Update on RPSA Evaluation
      • Wasantha Jayawardene, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor - School of Human Sciences, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
  6. Proposed Next Meeting Date/ Time
    • Tuesday, July 15, 2025, 9:30am