Centering Collaboration to Close Gaps for Overlooked Trafficked Children
June 24, 2025
The 2025 Child Trafficking Conference spotlighted inclusive, survivor-informed strategies to improve care for overlooked youth.
Raising Awareness About Child Trafficking
June 9, 2025
Hundreds of people working to stop child trafficking gathered in Towson to raise awareness and focus on partnerships to protect vulnerable kids. WYPR talked with conference organizer Nadine Finigan-Carr, executive director of the University of Maryland, Baltimore's Center for Violence Prevention.
Nadine Finigan-Carr Named One of Maryland’s Top 100 Women
March 3, 2025
The executive director of UMB’s Center for Violence Prevention has been recognized by The Daily Record for her professional accomplishments, community leadership, and mentoring. This prestigious recognition honors outstanding achievements in professional accomplishments, community leadership, and mentoring.
The Framing of Gun Violence in the Media
January 14, 2025
Dr. Nadine Finigan-Carr has been awarded a grant as part of the University of Maryland’s PROGRESS Initiative to study the framing of gun violence in the media. This project, one of three selected for funding, aims to analyze how Maryland-based radio, print, and local television news outlets have depicted gun violence-related topics over the past five years.
Latest Manuscript from Dr. Nadine Finigan-Carr in 'Children and Youth Services Review'
January 29, 2024
Check out Dr. Nadine Finigan-Carr’s latest manuscript, Aggressive Behaviors in Urban African American Early Adolescent Girls: A Systematic Review of the Literature. This is a 20-year retrospective of the literature from 1999-2019.
New Published Paper in Children and Youth Services Review
January 19, 2024
Dr. Nadine Finigan-Carr and Dr. Laurie Graham conducted a systematic review of studies published in English from 1999-2022 to better understand and identify the types of aggressive and violent behaviors in which African American early adolescent girls in urban locations engage as well as risk and protective factors associated with identified behaviors.
Share Your Connection to Violence Prevention Work at UMB
December 29, 2023
At the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB), we believe in fostering a safe and supportive environment for everyone. To strengthen our commitment to violence prevention, we are reaching out to you, our valued UMB community, to share your connection to this vital work.
Preventing Violence at Its Roots: UMB’s Center for Violence Prevention’s Pioneering Approach
November 30, 2023
The center will connect the numerous research and clinical programs at UMB that address violence and the social determinants of health related to trauma.
Building Bridges to Prevent Violence in Baltimore and Beyond
November 14, 2023
UMB Center for Violence Prevention officially opens under the leadership of Dr. Nadine Finigan-Carr, emphasizes collaborative partnerships that will make its vision for a less violent future possible.
