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. 

Road Traffic Protection

Effects of Initiating Different Antidepressant Subclasses on Motor Vehicle Crash Risk Among Older Adults With Depression. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2025. Marzan Khan, Nina Joyce, Melissa Pfeiffer, Melissa Riester, Brian Ott, Arman Oganisian, Allison Curry, Seth Margolis, Andrew Zullo. 

Young Driver Safety

Teen Drivers, Older Cars, and Advanced Driver Assistance Systems—Bridging the Safety Gap. JAMA Network Open, 2025. Elizabeth Walshe.

Concussion and Brain Health

Metrics of Concussion-Related Vision Disorders Among Children and Adolescents With Persisting Post-Concussive Symptoms Using an Objective Eye Tracking Device. Journal of Sport and Health Science, 2025. Christina Master, Mitchell Scheiman, Olivia Podolak, Matthew Grady, David Howell. 

The Role of Pediatric Psychology in Concussion Care. Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology, 2025. Jamie Shoop, Joanna Cole, Christina Master. 

Sleep Disturbance After Pediatric and Adolescent Concussion. Frontiers in Sleep, 2025. James Wilkes, Daniele Fedonni, Jelsia Cottone, Kristy Arbogast, Christina Master.

Distribution of Position-Specific Head Impact Severities Among Professional and Division I Collegiate American Football Athletes During Games. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 2025. Lee Gabler, Declan Patton, Kristen Reynier, Ian Barnett, Alex Miles, Nathan Dau, James Clugston, Daniel Cobian, Kimberly Harmon, Anthony Kontos, Robert Lynall, Jason Mihalik, Ryan Moran, Douglas Terry, Thom Mayer, Gary Solomon, Allen Sills, Kristy Arbogast, Jeff Crandall.

Violence Prevention

Addressing Caregiver Intimate Partner Violence in the Pediatric Emergency Department. Pediatric Emergency Care, 2025. Cheyenne Smith, Ashlee Murray.

“This Program is Literally Saving Lives”: A Participatory Qualitative Study of Youth Outcomes in a Community-based Music Program to Interrupt Violence. BMC Public Health, 2025. Hillary Kapa, Stephanie Garcia, Christopher Thornton, Matthew Kerr, Carolena Muno, Xadyah Holness, Aquil Shakur, Rachel Myers. 

Exploring Programme Implementation of a US Paediatric Hospital-based Violence Intervention Programme by Injury Mechanism. Injury Prevention, 2025. Hillary Kapa, Julianna Berardi, Zijing Liu, Joel Fein, Rachel Myers.

Expanding the Concept of Adverse Childhood Experiences: A Decade of Insights. Journal of Preventative Medicine, 2025. Roy Wade Jr, Carolyn Smith-Brown, Leslie Lieberman, Mary Reidy, Peter Cronholm, Joel Fein, Lee Pachter, Christine Forke.

Improving Delivery of Firearm Safety Resources for Behavioral Health Patients in the Pediatric ED: A Quality Improvement Initiative. Academic Pediatrics, 2025. Katherine Donches, Ashlee Murray, Maggy Carka, Mushyra Wright, Joel Fein. 

Emergency Department Interventions for Youth With Assault-Related Injuries: A Scoping Review. Annals of Emergency Medicine, 2025. Samaa Kemal, Jethel Hernandez, Katie Donnelly, Denise Nunes, Michael Levas, Karen Sheehan, Joel Fein. 

“It Gave Us an Outlet”: School Staff Perspectives on Implementing and Sustaining Culturally Relevant Well-Being Initiatives in Schools. Psychology in the Schools, 2025 Hillary Kapa, Laura Vega, Paige Lombard, Michelle Jackson, Sheena Miles, Joel Fein, Rachel Myers.

Traumatic Stress

Screening for mental health symptoms following pediatric traumatic injury: A practice management guideline. Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, 2025. Julia Price, Meghan Marsac, E Leigh, Caitlin Axtmayer, Richard James, Melanie Stroud, Maria Durand, Shannon Longshore, Jennifer Freeman, Todd Nickoles, Ian Mitchell, Chia-Lun Yang, Nancy Kassam-Adams. 

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