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    Sonali Rajan, Ed.D.

    Senior Director of Research

    Dr. Sonali Rajan is the Senior Director of Research at Everytown for Gun Safety. Dr. Rajan’s expertise is as a school violence prevention researcher; she has studied gun violence, school safety, and adverse childhood experiences for nearly 15 years. Her work is specifically focused on how to best create healthy and safe environments where children can optimally learn and develop.

      Did you know?

      Every day, nearly 130 people in the United States are killed with guns, twice as many are shot and wounded, and countless others are impacted by acts of gun violence.

      Everytown Research analysis of CDC, WONDER, Provisional Mortality Statistics, Multiple Cause of Death, 2020–2024; Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project nonfatal firearm injury data, 2020; and SurveyUSA, Market Research Study #26602, 2022.

      Last updated: 1.15.2026