Jessica H. Beard, MD, MPH, FACS, Associate Professor of Surgery in the Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care and Director of Trauma Research at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, participated in a Q&A with Columbia College Today, the alumni magazine of Columbia College. Dr. Beard discussed her journey to Temple, her work with the Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting (PCGVR) and as a Stoneleigh Foundation Fellow, and her research on community firearm violence and how the news media reports on the topic.