CIRP REU ALUMNI STORIES
CHOP REU Training Testimonial - Eva Hunter - Summer 2024
CHOP Mentor(s): Elizabeth Walshe, PhD
Research Experiences for Undergraduates Student (Summer 2024)"The Injury Science REU program at CIRP strengthened my presence as a researcher, academic, and professional. My work with Dr. Elizabeth Walshe’s Neuroscience of Driving Research team exposed me to the inner workings of a large scale longitudinal study. This summer, I contributed to the development of the DRIVER study, which aims to inve…
CHOP REU Training Testimonial - Anjali Vijan - Summer 2024
CHOP Mentor(s): Elizabeth Walshe, PhD
Research Experiences for Undergraduates Student (Summer 2024)"Throughout my time with the Neuroscience of Driving Research team, I gained a lot of experience contributing to a longitudinal randomized control study focused on teen driver safety, specifically in the data collection process. I gained hands-on experience in preparing for data collection by training and executing procedures such as usi…
CHOP REU Training Testimonial - Chidinma Okereke - Summer 2024
CHOP Mentor(s): Akiva S. Cohen, PhD; Leah Gaetz, MSW
Research Experiences for Undergraduates Student (Summer 2024) "This summer, I had the amazing opportunity to participate in research at CIRP with the Minds Matter Concussion Program under the mentorship of my PI, Akiva Cohen, PhD and Leah Gaetz, MSW. I also worked alongside graduate students in the Cohen lab—Samuelle Delcy, Anthony Farrugia, and Catherine Ubri—who all contributed to making my…
CHOP REU Training Testimonial - Gabriel Vazquez - Summer 2024
CHOP Mentor(s): Lauren O’Malley, MPH; Emma Sartin, PhD, CPST
Research Experiences for Undergraduates Student (Summer 2024)“This internship has taught me about research and was able to give me a stronger understanding of what I want to do in the future. I am a first-generation college student coming from a poor Latino family. Having an opportunity to be here means so much because I know so many people from my background do not have an opportunity like this.…
CHOP REU Training Testimonial - Janet Le - Summer 2024
CHOP Mentor(s): Valentina Graci, PhD
Research Experiences for Undergraduates Student (Summer 2024)"During my time here at CIRP, I was able to apply my technical skills to clinical research in the field of injury biomechanics and automotive safety. I worked with my mentor, Dr. Valentina Graci, on two projects. The first project was developing a coupling system between the occupant compartment and the centrifuge arm on an AEB (Automate…
CHOP REU Training Testimonial - Jasnoor Saini - Summer 2024
CHOP Mentor(s): Jalaj Maheshwari, MSE
Research Experiences for Undergraduates Student (Summer 2024)"This summer during my CIRP REU internship, I focused on independently developing a parametric child booster seat generation tool. This software, now utilized by my mentor Jalaj Maheshwari, MSE and other CHOP research engineers, creates simplified booster seat models for use in computational car crash test simulations, helping to analyze…
CHOP REU Training Testimonial - Madison Bouggess - Summer 2024
CHOP Mentor(s): Daniel J. Corwin, MD, MSCE; Melissa Godfrey, MPH
Research Experiences for Undergraduates Student (Summer 2024)"I had the privilege of working with Dr. Daniel Corwin, Melissa Godfrey, MPH, and the Minds MatterConcussion team on their current research in reducing concussion outcomes and providingequitable pediatric care for mTBI patients in the Philadelphia area.This summer, I was able to create my own research question on whether the Child Opport…
CHOP REU Training Testimonial - Norah Crowley - Summer 2024
CHOP Mentor(s): Elizabeth Silvestro, MSE; Michael Hast, PhD
Research Experiences for Undergraduates Student (Summer 2024)"During my time at the Center for Injury Research and Prevention as an REU student, I worked closely with Elizabeth Silvestro, MSE and Michael Hast, PhD as a part of the Additive Manufacturing for Pediatrics 3D Lab at CHOP (CHAMP Lab) and the McKay Orthopedics Lab at the University of Pennsylvania. My focus this summer was on the de…
CHOP REU Training Testimonial - Sheridan Lyles - Summer 2024
CHOP Mentor(s): Rachel Myers, PhD, MS; Hillary Kapa, MPH
Research Experiences for Undergraduates Student (Summer 2024)"This summer, I was given the opportunity to gain research experience under the mentorship of Rachel Myers, PhD, and Hilary Kapa, MPH. I worked on a qualitative community-based participatory research project focusing on the implementation of trauma-informed practices in community-based organizations. Throughout the summer, I learned more…
CHOP REU Training Testimonial - Autumn Ford - Summer 2023
CHOP Mentor(s): Akiva S. Cohen, PhD
Research Experiences for Undergraduates Student (Summer 2023)
"At CIRP, I learned many techniques and skills. With the pleasure of working alongside my PI, Dr. Akiva Cohen, and one of his students, Catherine Ubri, I was able to learn a lot more than expected.
Dr. Cohen’s lab studies mild traumatic brain injuries (mTBI). The project I worked on was interested in investigating how mTBI impairs fea…