Patrick M Carter, MD

Patrick M. Carter
Professor
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Patrick M Carter, MD
Patrick M. Carter
Professor
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  • About

    Dr. Patrick Carter is a Professor of Emergency Medicine (School of Medicine) and Health Behavior & Health Equity (School of Public Health) at the University of Michigan. He is the Co-Director of the University of Michigan Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention and the Co-Director of the CDC-funded University of Michigan Injury Prevention Center. Dr. Carter’s research is within the field of firearm injury prevention, specifically the development, testing, and implementation of emergency department (ED)‐based interventions to decrease firearm violence, youth violence, and associated risk behaviors such as substance use among high‐risk urban youth populations. He also has a line of research focused on using intensive longitudinal data, collected via innovative m-health applications, to characterize epidemiological and contextual factors underlying adolescent risky firearm behaviors. He is the Past-Chair of the ACEP Trauma and Injury Prevention Section, serves as an Assistant Editor for the Annals of Emergency Medicine, and has served as a member of the Technical Advisory Group focused on developing a firearm research agenda for the American College of Emergency Physicians. Dr. Carter has research funding as a PI or Co-I on grants from NIDA, NIAAA, CDCP, and NICHD, all focused within the field of violence and injury prevention.

    Administrative Contact
    Carrie Musolf
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    Center Memberships

    • Center Member
      Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation
    • Center Member
      University of Michigan Injury Prevention Center
    • Center Member
      Eisenberg Family Depression Center
    • Center Member
      Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention

    Research Overview

    Firearm Injury and Violence Prevention; Injury Prevention; Opioid Overdose Prevention; Technology-assisted Behavioral Interventions; Health Disparities Research; and, Global Health

    Recent Publications

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    • Journal Article
      Drinking, cannabis use and mental health as predictors of within-person changes in aggression over eight weeks among youth involved with binge drinking
      Seewald L, Goldstick J, Carter PM, Ngo Q, Bourque C, Pearson C, Battisti KA, Walton MA. Addictive Behaviors, 2027 Jan 1; 184: DOI:10.1016/j.addbeh.2026.108870
      PMID: 42801892
    • Journal Article
      Association of Community Factors, Firearm Laws, and Pediatric Firearm Injuries.
      Diaz XN, Lin A, Babcock S, Salvi A, Malveau S, Mann NC, Goldstick JE, Carter PM, Cook JNB, Song X, Wei R, Lundrigan AM, Beckstead R, Hagos B, Newgard CD. Pediatrics, 2026 Oct 1; 158 (4): DOI:10.1542/peds.2025-074149
      PMID: 42732887
    • Journal Article
      Discrimination Experiences and Violent Injury Risk Among Young Adults
      Lee DB, Jacoby SF, Weigend Vargas E, Carter PM, Lopez Cruz A, Delgado MK, Goldstick JE. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2026 Sep 1; 41 (17-18): 6440 - 6461. DOI:10.1177/08862605261459046
      PMID: 42427003
    • Journal Article
      Firearm ownership and storage among Asian American adults: Ethnic subgroup differences in prevalence and psychosocial correlates
      Hsieh H-F, Hans Z, Carrillo A, Lee DB, Tran MN, Heinze J, Yang X, Herreshoff E, Rudski CJ, Kalvert S, Schreiner J, Rivera ED, Zimmerman MA, Carter PM, Wu T-Y. AJPM Focus, 2026 Aug 7; 100541 DOI:10.1016/j.focus.2026.100541
    • Journal Article
      Corrigendum to "Child access prevention laws and firearm storage in the US: Associations by law stringency and social vulnerability" Preventive Medicine Volume 204 (2026), 108516.
      Oliphant SN, Esposti MD, Hastings KG, Hartman HA, Ehrlich PF, Carter PM, Sokol RL. Prev Med, 2026 Jul; 208: 108579 DOI:10.1016/j.ypmed.2026.108579
      PMID: 42020253
    • Journal Article
      Pediatric firearm risk prediction in trauma centers and after discharge: A machine learning analysis.
      Newgard CD, Babcock S, Lin A, Malveau S, Goldstick JE, Carter PM, Cook JNB, Salvi A, Wei R, Fallat ME, Kuppermann N, Jenkins PC, Mann NC, Diaz XN, Lundrigan AM, Beckstead R, Hagos B, Song X. J Pediatr Surg, 2026 Jul; 61 (7): 163089 DOI:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2026.163089
      PMID: 41903623
    • Journal Article
      Systematic Review of Nonmedical Costs of Firearm Injury.
      Hutton DW, Lefler TW, Yang D, Mai S, Holtz M, Zhang H, Modi HS, Hillegass WB, Zimmerman MA, Carter PM. Am J Prev Med, 2026 Jul; 71 (1): 108276 DOI:10.1016/j.amepre.2026.108276
      PMID: PMC13411774
    • Journal Article
      Network analysis of risk factors for firearm assault
      Stearns D, Carter PM, Bonar EE, Stallworth P, Delgado MK, Goldstick JE. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 2026 Jul 1;

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