Rose Kagawa

Rose Kagawa serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the UC Davis School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, where she contributes to academic research and likely clinical instruction within emergency medicine.

She earned her Ph.D. in Epidemiology and Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) from the University of California, Berkeley, establishing expertise in population health methodologies.

Her research program centers on violence prevention and firearm policy, with particular focus on how social and environmental contexts influence violence perpetration and victimization across the lifespan. Current projects investigate the effects of built environment modifications—such as demolition of vacant buildings—on violence incidence, alongside evaluations of neighborhood violence prevention services in mid-sized cities. Recently, she has expanded into economic interventions for poverty reduction, reflecting interdisciplinary adaptation of public health frameworks.

Dr. Kagawa's scholarly trajectory shows evolution from traditional violence epidemiology toward policy-relevant economic interventions, as evidenced by her 2025 analysis of 105+ guaranteed-income programs and 2023 evaluation of the Yolo County Basic Income initiative. These works demonstrate methodological rigor in assessing real-world policy impacts on community health.

She actively collaborates with interdisciplinary teams including the UC Davis Center for Regional Change and CPIR (Center for Poverty Research), with her work receiving media coverage in outlets like the Sacramento Bee. Her research emphasizes practical translation of findings into violence prevention strategies and poverty-alleviation policies.