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Lisa Ross, Ed.D., is an organizational development consultant with 30 years of experience in helping agencies solve complex issues. Drawing on her doctorate in educational psychology, she has spent the last 7 years researching the root cause of school shootings as a cultural trend. Those who want to know the real reason that these tragedies continue can find the answers in her comprehensive, accessible book. To learn more, click here.

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Media Coverage

"Uvalde Trial Raises Question of Whether Police Stop School Shootings," 1/22/26

https://www.texasobserver.org/uvalde-trial-acquittal-shooting-columbine-police/

"Digging Deeper into School Resource Officers: School Shootings in American Culture," Cato Institute, 11/5/25

https://www.cato.org/blog/digging-deeper-school-resource-officers-school-shootings-american-culture

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About the Book
SCHOOL SHOOTINGS IN AMERICAN CULTURE: On Power, Propaganda, and Panic in Targeted Mass Attacks
By Lisa Ross
Published by State University of New York (SUNY) Press
Publication Date: November 1, 2025
208 pages

Paperback available May 2, 2026
Hardcover 979-8855804515; $120.00
Ebook 979-8855804539; $35.95

BISAC categories: Politics, Society & Current Affairs | Violence in Society | Criminology | Popular Culture

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