Chelsea Ward McIntosh, MS, CCRP, DRP is active across both our Center for Injury Research and Prevention and Center for Violence Prevention, managing multiple research studies and educational opportunities.
Chelsea Ward McIntosh, MS is a Certified Clinical Research Professional (CCRP) and Driver Rehabilitation Professional (DRP) who is currently working with multiple teams at both CIRP and CVP. Specific projects include developing driver assessment and training materials for autistic teens; investigating novice drivers' return-to-drive after a medical issue; testing the effectiveness of a driver safety intervention; adapting a nurse-led firearm safety intervention, implementing it, and evaluating it; and managing the Research Experience for Undergraduates summer internship program.
Chelsea is also interested in the impact of clinical conditions, such as epilepsy and Autism Spectrum Disorders, on the learning-to-drive and returning-to-drive processes; the development of interventions to increase driver safety; and advocacy for policies to increase safe community mobility. This also includes community education, demonstrations, and outreach activities.
Chelsea is also active in the broader CHOP community as a WOMEN ERG Mentor, PROSPER Communications committee member and event panelist, RE@CH Award Steering Committee member, and dedicated Child Life event volunteer. Outside of CHOP, Chelsea is an active ice hockey official, election board member, and outdoor enthusiast.
BS, Neumann University (Psychology), 2008
MS, Rivier University (Experimental Psychology), 2011
Certificate in Driver Rehabilitation Therapy, University of Florida, 2022
Clinical Research Study Manager, Center for Injury Research and Prevention, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Certified Clinical Research Professional (CCRP), Society of Clinical Research Associates (SOCRA)
Driver Rehabilitation Professional, with additional specialty in Autism (ADED)
Member, Association of Driver Rehabilitation Specialists (ADED)
Member, Society of Clinical Research Associates (SOCRA)
Member, Association for Psychological Science (APS)
Communications Committee Member, CHOP's Professional Society for Pediatric Clinical Research (PROSPER@CHOP)
RE@CH Award Steering Committee member
Walshe, E.A., Roberts, T.P.L., Ward McIntosh, C., Winston, F.K., Romer, D., & Gaetz, W. (2023). An event-based magnetoencephalography study of simulated driving: Establishing a novel paradigm to probe the dynamic interplay of executive and motor function. Human Brain Mapping, 44(5), 2109-2121. doi: 10.1002/hbm.26197
Ward McIntosh, C., Walshe, E.A., Cheng, S., Winston, F.K., & Peters, E. (2022). Keep it brief and targeted: Driving performance feedback report features to use with novice drivers. Adolescents, 2(4), 448-458. doi: 10.3390/adolescents2040035
Jain, D., Ward McIntosh, C., Koithan, E., Phat, K., Ayaz, H., Master, C. L., Arbogast, K. B., & McDonald, C. C. (2022). Prefrontal cortical activation of concussed and uninjured adolescents during distraction events in a simulated driving assessment: An exploratory functional-Near Infrared Spectroscopy study. Injury Prevention 2022, 28, A30. doi: 10.1136/injuryprev-2022-SAVIR.77
Tremoulet PD, Seacrist T, Ward-McIntosh C, Loeb H, DiPietro A, Tushak S. (2020) Transporting Children in Autonomous Vehicles: An Exploratory Study. Hum Factors, 62(2), 278-287. doi: 10.1177/0018720819853993
Lee Y-C, Ward-McIntosh C, Winston FK, et al. (2018). Design of an Experimental Protocol to Examine Medication Non-Adherence Among Young Drivers Diagnosed with ADHD: A Driving Simulator Study. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, 11, 149-155. doi: 10.1016/j.conctc.2018.07.007
Walshe EA, Ward-McIntosh C, Romer D, Winston FK. (2017). Executive Function Capacities, Negative Driving Behaviour and Crashes in Young Drivers. Int J Environ Res Public Health, 14(11), e1314. doi: ijerph14111314