William Wical
Biographic Data
| ID | 4446260 |
|---|---|
| NAME | William Wical |
| GIVEN NAMES | William |
| FAMILY NAME | Wical |
| SIGNATURE | WICAL W |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Maryland, College Park |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1276-2454 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Using virtual reality to understand gun owner decision-making
Background: Nearly 70% of gun owners support requiring concealed carry license applicants to pass a test demonstrating safe and lawful weapon use. However, many states are removing training requirements and gun owners' behaviors and decision-making are under-examined. We sought to assess whether virtual reality (VR) could provide insight into these elements in the context of public carrying. Methods: We created a novel VR system with a practice-f…
Violent Firearm Injury and Homelessness
Both experiencing homelessness and having survived a violent firearm injury are well-known risk factors for being a victim of violence. Despite there being significant racial disparities in these factors, there is no qualitative research examining the experiences of Black men who survive a gunshot wound and were homeless after their injury. Drawing on over a year of ethnographic research at the two busiest hospital-based violence intervention pro…
Disability and Racial Justice Go Hand in Hand
Black men in the United States face disproportionately high rates of firearm violence, leading to death and disability more often than males of other racial/ethnic groups. Managing life after such injuries involves significant challenges in daily activities, employment, and pain management. Despite the critical impacts of firearm-related disabilities on Black men, their experiences remain largely unexplored by disability scholars, public health r…
Silent Suffering
The Challenges and Strategies of Affordable Care Act Navigators and In-Person Assisters with Enrolling Uninsured, Violently Injured Young Black Men into Healthcare Insurance Coverage
Low-income young Black men experience a disproportionate burden of violent injury in the United States. These men face significant disparities in healthcare insurance coverage and access to care. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) created a new healthcare workforce, Navigators and In-Person Assisters (IPAs), to support low-income minority populations with insurance enrollment. Using a longitudinal qualitative case study approach with Navigators and IP…
Shook Ones
Violent injury is a leading cause of death and disability among young Black men, with the highest rates occurring in low-income urban populations. Hospital-based violence intervention programs (HVIPs) offer a promising opportunity to address the biopsychosocial factors that adversely affect this population. However, there are major gaps between the needs of young Black male survivors of violent injury and the forms of care provided by HVIPs. Pati…
Staying Out of the Way
Shook Ones
Violent injury is a leading cause of death and disability among young Black men, with the highest rates occurring in low-income urban populations. Hospital-based violence intervention programs (HVIPs) offer a promising opportunity to address the biopsychosocial factors that adversely affect this population. However, there are major gaps between the needs of young Black male survivors of violent injury and the forms of care provided by HVIPs. Pati…
Staying Out of the Way
The Challenges and Strategies of Affordable Care Act Navigators and In-Person Assisters with Enrolling Uninsured, Violently Injured Young Black Men into Healthcare Insurance Coverage
Low-income young Black men experience a disproportionate burden of violent injury in the United States. These men face significant disparities in healthcare insurance coverage and access to care. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) created a new healthcare workforce, Navigators and In-Person Assisters (IPAs), to support low-income minority populations with insurance enrollment. Using a longitudinal qualitative case study approach with Navigators and IP…
Silent Suffering
Disability and Racial Justice Go Hand in Hand
Black men in the United States face disproportionately high rates of firearm violence, leading to death and disability more often than males of other racial/ethnic groups. Managing life after such injuries involves significant challenges in daily activities, employment, and pain management. Despite the critical impacts of firearm-related disabilities on Black men, their experiences remain largely unexplored by disability scholars, public health r…
Using virtual reality to understand gun owner decision-making
Background: Nearly 70% of gun owners support requiring concealed carry license applicants to pass a test demonstrating safe and lawful weapon use. However, many states are removing training requirements and gun owners' behaviors and decision-making are under-examined. We sought to assess whether virtual reality (VR) could provide insight into these elements in the context of public carrying. Methods: We created a novel VR system with a practice-f…
Violent Firearm Injury and Homelessness
Both experiencing homelessness and having survived a violent firearm injury are well-known risk factors for being a victim of violence. Despite there being significant racial disparities in these factors, there is no qualitative research examining the experiences of Black men who survive a gunshot wound and were homeless after their injury. Drawing on over a year of ethnographic research at the two busiest hospital-based violence intervention pro…
Gun Ownership and Violence Research (6 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Nursing (4 works) · Poison control (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Medical emergency (3 works) · Occupational safety and health (3 works) · Psychiatry (3 works)