research tools and methods

Where Do Child Pedestrians Look Before Crossing the Street?

Learn about a one-of-a-kind pilot study that employed a virtual pedestrian crossing environment to explore how eye-tracking technology could be used to evaluate children’s behavior and point of view before crossing.

Pedestrian Safety

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safe mobility, research tools and methods

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Novel Measures of Cell Phone Use While Driving

Learn about a new CIRP study, published in Health Education and Behavior, that examined novel measures of cell phone use while driving to better understand how and at what speeds adolescents use their cell phone while driving.

Teen Driver Safety

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distracted driving, research tools and methods

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Podcast on Distracted Driving Research

In a new Journal of School Nursing podcast, Catherine C. McDonald, PhD, RN talks about her research to develop a theoretically grounded, web-based intervention to address teen driver inattention.

Teen Driver Safety

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distracted driving, research tools and methods

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When Neuroscience and Driving Converge

Learn about how CIRP is establishing a new Neuroscience of Driving Research Program that will bridge basic neuroscience with applied driving research at the clinical and broader population level.

Teen Driver Safety

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driver training and assessment, research tools and methods

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SHRP2 Data Generate Unique “All Crash” Rate for Teen Drivers

Naturalistic data provides a real-world look at how teen drivers crash. Read about a line of research comparing teen and adult drivers, which was recently recognized by the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine.

CChIPS

Teen Driver Safety

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naturalistic driving research, Conferences, research tools and methods

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Is Graduated Driver Licensing Appropriate for Older Novice Drivers?

As states consider whether to improve existing Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) provisions or to extend current requirements to include older novice driver populations, it is critical for the research community to provide rigorous scientific evidence. Read about new CIRP@CHOP research that is contributing to the debate.

Public Policy

Teen Driver Safety

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GDL, research tools and methods

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New Research Points to Factors Involved in Pediatric PTS

Read more about new CIRP@CHOP research showing how children cope with an injury and potential ways to prevent posttraumatic stress.

Child Traumatic Stress

Child, Parenting, and Healthcare Provider Issues

Injury Recovery

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Posttraumatic stress, pediatric trauma care, clinical practice, research tools and methods

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Working Toward a Web-Based Intervention to Reduce Adolescent Driver Inattention

Learn about research being conducted at CHOP to help reduce teen driver distraction that was recently published in the Journal of School Nursing.

Teen Driver Safety

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teen passengers, distracted driving, research tools and methods

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Transforming Stories Into Actionable Data

Janice Bonsu, a recent graduate of UPenn's MPH program, shares her experience working with CIRP's Dr. Allison Curry and Eve Weiss in the area of exploring the experiences of healthcare professionals who provide driving rehabilitation services to adolescents with autism.

Teen Driver Safety

Training Opportunities

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undergraduate internships, developmental disabilities, research tools and methods

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