Our Team
The Injury and Violence Prevention Center is a collaborative program that connects the Colorado School of Public Health and the University of Colorado (CU) School of Medicine.
The center is located at the CU Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, Colorado, which is the largest academic health sciences campus in the Rocky Mountain region. The campus is home to six health professional schools and nationally ranked partner hospitals, research centers, and academic programs. The diverse community of neighbors provides an ideal environment for collaboration and cultural innovation.
Our innovative, interconnected, and highly collaborative approach is at the forefront of advancing research, education, professional training, and community outreach. This makes the Injury and Violence Prevention Center a significant contributor to improving community health outcomes in the Rocky Mountain region.
Administrative Leadership Team
Jini Puma PhD
Associate Director (RMPRC), Clinical Associate Professor
- Department of Community & Behavioral Health
- Rocky Mountain Prevention Research Center
Dr. Jini Puma is the Associate Director of the Rocky Mountain Prevention Research Center (RMPRC) and the Principal Investigator (PI) for the RMPRC School Wellness Program (SWP) and the Text2LiveHealthy (T2LH) program. She is the Co-PI on the following four research studies: Fostering Resilience in Early Education (FREE), Linking Systems To Address ACEs Early On (STANCE), Workforce in Low-resources Locations (WELL), and the COVID-19 Supplement project. She received her doctorate in Quantitative Research Methods at the University of Denver in 2007 and has been with the RMPRC since then. Dr. Puma has received several awards including: the Gertrude Cox Scholarship Honorable Mention in 2004, given to outstanding women in the field of statistics; the Master's Scholar award in 2012, given to nine distinguished University of Denver alumni for the work they are doing in their fields; and the ColoradoSPH Excellence in Research award in 2019.
Areas of Expertise
- Early childhood obesity prevention
- Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
- Mental health and well-being of the early childhood workforce
- Refugee health
- Community-based participatory research methodology
Education, Licensure & Certifications
- University of Denver, PhD, Quantitative Research Methods, 2007
- University of Denver, MA, Quantitative Research Methods, 2004
- University of Denver, BA, Biology & Psychology, 2000
Resumes/CV:
Jini Puma PhD
Associate Director (RMPRC), Clinical Associate Professor
Email Address:jini.puma@cuanschutz.edu
Dr. Jini Puma is the Associate Director of the Rocky Mountain Prevention Research Center (RMPRC) and the Principal Investigator (PI) for the RMPRC School Wellness Program (SWP) and the Text2LiveHealthy (T2LH) program. She is the Co-PI on the following four research studies: Fostering Resilience in Early Education (FREE), Linking Systems To Address ACEs Early On (STANCE), Workforce in Low-resources Locations (WELL), and the COVID-19 Supplement project. She received her doctorate in Quantitative Research Methods at the University of Denver in 2007 and has been with the RMPRC since then. Dr. Puma has received several awards including: the Gertrude Cox Scholarship Honorable Mention in 2004, given to outstanding women in the field of statistics; the Master's Scholar award in 2012, given to nine distinguished University of Denver alumni for the work they are doing in their fields; and the ColoradoSPH Excellence in Research award in 2019.
Areas of Expertise
- Early childhood obesity prevention
- Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
- Mental health and well-being of the early childhood workforce
- Refugee health
- Community-based participatory research methodology
Education, Licensure & Certifications
- University of Denver, PhD, Quantitative Research Methods, 2007
- University of Denver, MA, Quantitative Research Methods, 2004
- University of Denver, BA, Biology & Psychology, 2000
Resumes/CV:
Core Faculty
Our core faculty and affiliates come from across the University of Colorado system, including the CU Anschutz and CU Denver campuses. Our faculty dedicates a portion of their time to addressing injury or violence prevention topics.
Their interdisciplinary expertise represents the diverse disciplines related to injury research, policy, and practice.
Jini Puma PhD
Associate Director (RMPRC), Clinical Associate Professor
- Department of Community & Behavioral Health
- Rocky Mountain Prevention Research Center
Dr. Jini Puma is the Associate Director of the Rocky Mountain Prevention Research Center (RMPRC) and the Principal Investigator (PI) for the RMPRC School Wellness Program (SWP) and the Text2LiveHealthy (T2LH) program. She is the Co-PI on the following four research studies: Fostering Resilience in Early Education (FREE), Linking Systems To Address ACEs Early On (STANCE), Workforce in Low-resources Locations (WELL), and the COVID-19 Supplement project. She received her doctorate in Quantitative Research Methods at the University of Denver in 2007 and has been with the RMPRC since then. Dr. Puma has received several awards including: the Gertrude Cox Scholarship Honorable Mention in 2004, given to outstanding women in the field of statistics; the Master's Scholar award in 2012, given to nine distinguished University of Denver alumni for the work they are doing in their fields; and the ColoradoSPH Excellence in Research award in 2019.
Areas of Expertise
- Early childhood obesity prevention
- Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
- Mental health and well-being of the early childhood workforce
- Refugee health
- Community-based participatory research methodology
Education, Licensure & Certifications
- University of Denver, PhD, Quantitative Research Methods, 2007
- University of Denver, MA, Quantitative Research Methods, 2004
- University of Denver, BA, Biology & Psychology, 2000