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. 

Violence Prevention

Child and Neighborhood-Level Factors and Violent Reinjury Among Children With Firearm Injuries. JAMA Pediatrics, 2025. Samaa Kemal, Matt Hall, Michelle Macy, Joel Fein, Clemens Noelke, Karen Sheehan, Jay Berry.

Firearm-related Hospitalizations and Newly Acquired Morbidities in Children and Adolescents: A Nationally Representative Study. Journal of pediatric surgery, 2025. Rebecca Chae, Laura Bricklin, Anireddy Reddy, Charlotte Woods-Hill, Garrett Keim, Nadir Yehya.

Stabilizing Pediatric Patients During Psychiatric Boarding: A Quality Improvement Project. Pediatrics, 2025. Saira Afzal, Claire Gunnison, Adam Rudofker, Jeremy Esposito, Weston Geddings.

Development of a Brief Client Satisfaction and Quality Improvement Tool for Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Programs: Opportunities for Enhancing Client Perspectives. Journal of Patient Experience, 2025. Rachel Myers, Hillary Kapa, Stephanie Garcia, Laura Vega, Joel Fein.

Road Traffic Protection

A Novel Technological Approach to Preventing Distracted Driving. Journal of Safety Research, 2025. Haley Bishop, Morgan O'Donald, Lauren O'Malley, Kristi Metzger, Matthew Knutson, Kevin Kramer, Ryan Chamberlain, Sara Seifert, Allison Curry.

Apply Individual- and Residence-Based Equity Measures to Characterize Disparities in Crash Outcomes. Journal of Safety Research, 2025. Kristina Metzger, Romario Smith, Sara Freed, Emma Sartin, Melissa Pfeiffer, Lauren O'Malley, Allison Curry.

Child Occupant Protection

Are Child and Teenage Occupants Appropriately Restrained while Travelling in Rideshare Vehicles? Journal of Transport & Health, 2025. Sjaan Koppel, Fareed Kaviani, Bianca Albanese, Julie Mansfield, Gretchen Baker, Rosemary Connell, Emma Sartin, Kristy Arbogast, Brett Shannon, Johnathon Ehsani, Mark Zonfrillo, Julie Brown.