NewsR.I. doctor is part of the largest NIH grant to focus on gun violence in recent memoryApril 27, 2018 Turn to 10 Dr. Megan Ranney, an associate professor of emergency medicine, discusses the importance of a $5 million, five-year National Institutes of Health grant that will focus on gun violence and its effect on children. She will be leading the work group on mental health, and will examine “what is the effects on communities and society and what can we do to decrease fears,” among other related topics.