Peer-Reviewed Publications
Passenger compartment intrusion as a predictor of significant injury for children in motor vehicle crashes." J Trauma. 2009;66(2):504-7.
"Primary access to vehicles increases risky teen driving behaviors and crashes: national perspective." Pediatrics. 2009;124(4):1069-75.
"Teen perceptions of good drivers and safe drivers: implications for reaching adolescents." Inj. Prev.. 2009;15(1):24-9.
"Medicaid-based child restraint system disbursement and education and the vaccines for children program: comparative cost-effectiveness." Ambul Pediatr. 2008;8(1):58-65.
"National young-driver survey: teen perspective and experience with factors that affect driving safety." Pediatrics. 2008;121(5):e1391-403.
"Risk factors for death among older child and teenaged motor vehicle passengers." Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2008;162(3):253-60.
"Teen driver crash risk and associations with smoking and drowsy driving." Accid Anal Prev. 2008;40(3):869-76.
"Unlicensed teenaged drivers: who are they, and how do they behave when they are behind the wheel?" Pediatrics. 2008;122(5):e994-1000.
"Child passenger injury risk in sibling versus non-sibling teen driver crashes: a US study." Inj. Prev.. 2007;13(3):207-10.
"Effect of booster seat laws on appropriate restraint use by children 4 to 7 years old involved in crashes." Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2007;161(3):270-5.
"Identifying interventions that promote belt-positioning booster seat use for parents with low educational attainment." J Trauma. 2007;63(3 Suppl):S29-38.
"Seat belt use among 13-15 year olds in primary and secondary enforcement law states." Accid Anal Prev. 2007;39(3):524-9.
"Competent independent driving as an archetypal task of adolescence." Inj. Prev.. 2006;12 Suppl 1:i1-3.
"Delta V as a predictor of significant injury for children involved in frontal motor vehicle crashes." Ann. Surg.. 2006;243(1):121-5.
"Effectiveness of child safety seats vs seat belts in reducing risk for death in children in passenger vehicle crashes." Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2006;160(6):617-21.
"Parent driver characteristics associated with sub-optimal restraint of child passengers." Traffic Inj Prev. 2006;7(4):373-80.
"Parent-child agreement regarding children's acute stress: the role of parent acute stress reactions." J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2006;45(12):1485-93.
"Translational research in child and adolescent transportation safety." Eval Health Prof. 2006;29(1):33-64.
"Acute traumatic stress symptoms in child occupants and their parent drivers after crash involvement." Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2005;159(11):1074-9.
"Effects of seating position and appropriate restraint use on the risk of injury to children in motor vehicle crashes." Pediatrics. 2005;115(3):e305-9.
"Heart rate and posttraumatic stress in injured children." Arch. Gen. Psychiatry. 2005;62(3):335-40.
"Injury risk to restrained children exposed to deployed first- and second-generation air bags in frontal crashes." Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2005;159(4):342-6.
"Teen drivers and the risk of injury to child passengers in motor vehicle crashes." Inj. Prev.. 2005;11(1):12-7.
"Trip characteristics of vehicle crashes involving child passengers." Inj. Prev.. 2005;11(4):219-24.
"Acute healthcare utilization by children after motor vehicle crashes." Accid Anal Prev. 2004;36(4):507-11.
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