Research In Action

Read abstracts of recent peer-reviewed research studies conducted by members of the Center for Injury Research and Prevention and the Center for Violence Prevention at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. 

Concussion and Brain Health 

Age-Related Variations in Clinical Profiles for Children with Sports- and Recreation-Related Concussions. Diagnostics, 2024. Sicong Ren, Daniel Corwin, Catherine McDonald, Daniele Fedonni, Christina Master, Kristy Arbogast. 

Education is Necessary But Not Sufficient for Addressing Disparities in Concussion Knowledge, Attitudes, and Perceptions. Exercise, Sport, & Movement , 2024. James Wilkes, Sarah Krusen, Lindsey Calandra, Joe Wu, Kristy Arbogast, Christina Master.

Community and Patient Features and Health Care Point of Entry for Pediatric Concussion. JAMA Network Open, 2024. Daniel Corwin, Daniele Fedonni, Catherine McDonald, Alexis Peterson, Juliet Haarbauer-Krupa, Melissa Godfrey, Peter Camacho, T Bryant-Stephens, Kristy Arbogast, Christina Master.

Kinematics of Facemask Impacts in Professional American Football. IRCOBI Conference 2024. 2024. Kristy Arbogast, Declan Patton, Lee Gabler, Kristen Reynier, Alex Miles, Ann Bailey, Thom Mayer, Allen Sills, Jeff Crandall. 

Trajectory of Health-Related Quality of Life Following Pediatric Concussion. The Journal of Pediatrics, 2024. Jamie Shoop, Daniele Fedonni, Mary Daley, Christina Master, Kristy Arbogast, Catherine McDonald.

Young Driver Safety 

Healthcare Providers' Perspectives on Autistic Adolescents Transitioning to Independent Driving. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2024. Catherine McDonald, Christina Labows, Rachel Myers, Emma Sartin, Benjamin Yerys, Meghan Carey, Cynthia Mollen, Allison Curry. 

Adult-Supervised Practice In Learner's Permit Phase Has a Significant But Limited Ability to Improve Safe Driving Skills. Traffic Injury Prevention, 2024. Xiaoxia Dong, Jasmine Wu, Elizabeth Walshe, Shukai Cheng, Flaura Winston, Megan Ryerson. 

Handheld Cellphone Use and Risky Driving in Adolescents. JAMA Network Open, 2024. Catherine McDonald, Kevin Rix, Jeffrey Ebert, Subhash Aryal, Ruiying Xiong, Douglas Wiebe, Kit Delgado. 

Violence Prevention 

Classification of Suicide Attempt Risk Using Environmental and Lifestyle Factors in 3 Large Youth Cohorts. JAMA Psychiatry, 2024. Elina Visoki, Tyler Moore, Zhang Xinhe, Kate Tran, Christina Ly, Martinš Gatavinš, Grace DiDomenico, Leah Brogan, Joel Fein, Varun Warrier, Sinan Guloksuz, Ran Barzilay. 

Transportation Equity 

Medication Changes Among Older Drivers Involved in Motor Vehicle Crashes. JAMA Network Open, 2024. Andrew Zullo, Melissa Reister, Adam D'Amico, Monika Bhuma, Marzan Khan, Allison Curry, Melissa Pfeiffer, Seth Margolis, Brian Ott, Thomas Bayer, Nina Joyce. 

Child Occupant Protection 

The Effect of Reclined Seat-back Angles on the LODC With and Without a Belt-positioning Booster During Far-side Lateral-oblique Impacts. Traffic Injury Prevention, 2024. Valentina Graci, John Humm, Hans Hauschild. 

Interaction Between Multiple Convertible Child Restraint Systems and Pediatric Occupants in Oblique Impacts. Traffic Injury Prevention, 2024. Jalaj Maheshwari, Declan Patton. 

Interactions Between Rearward-facing Child Restraint Systems and the Center Console in Frontal Impact Sled Tests. Traffic Injury Prevention, 2024. Declan Patton, Jalaj Maheshwari, Julie Mansfield, Kristy Arbogast. 

A Technological Solution to Child Safety Seat Errors: Efficacy of the Cellular Car Seat. Traffic Injury Prevention, 2024. Haley Bishop, Morgan O'Donald, Lauren O'Malley, Matthew Hilden, Patrick Boldenow, Louis Barrett, Matthew Knutson, Kevin Kramer, Nick Rydberg, Kristina Metzger, Sara Seifert, Allison Curry. 

Poison Prevention 

Advances in Social Media Research to Reduce Tobacco Use. Nicotine & Tobacco Research : Official Journal of the Society for Research On Nicotine and Tobacco, 2024. Grace Kong, Kelly Blake, Daniel Romer.

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