Research Experiences for Undergraduates Student (Summer 2013)
"During the summer of 2013, I was a Research Experiences for Undergraduates Intern at the Center for Injury Research and Prevention. Under the mentorship of Dr. Steven Leff, I gained Qualitative research experience on the “Better Understanding Cyber Bullying: Youth, Parent and Provider Perceptions” Project. My responsibilities included…
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CIRP Training Testimonial -- Alexandra Conway - Summer 2013
CHOP Mentor(s): Mark R. Zonfrillo, MD, MSCE
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Student (2013)
"During my time at the Center for Injury Research and Prevention, I had the tremendous opportunity to work under Dr. Mark R. Zonfrillo on research projects dealing with pediatric traumatic brain injuries and pediatric trauma-related disabilities. I gained valuable exposure to the fundamentals of administrative database injury research,…
CIRP Training Testimonial -- Christine Evangelista - Summer 2013
CHOP Mentor(s): Aditya Belwadi, PhD
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Student (2013)
"During the summer of 2013, I participated in the Research Experiences for Undergraduates program at the Center for Injury Research and Prevention under the mentorship of Dr. Aditya Belwadi. I worked on many engineering projects at the center, but I mainly focused on conducting a literature review about how side air bags affect child pa…
CIRP Training Testimonial -- Dakota Jones - Summer 2013
CHOP Mentor(s): Kristy Arbogast, PhD; Thomas Seacrist, MBE
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Student (2013)
"I had the great pleasure of working at the Center for Injury Research and Prevention (CIRP) as a Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program award recipient from June to August 2013. I had the privilege of working under Dr. Kristy Arbogast and Tom Seacrist. During my stay at CIRP I evaluated the biofidelity of pediatric anthropomor…
CIRP Training Testimonial -- Erin Song - Summer 2013
CHOP Mentor(s): Joel Fein, MD, MPH
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Student (2013)
"During my internship at the Center for Injury Research and Prevention, I worked with my mentor, Dr. Joel Fein, on the Violence Intervention Program (VIP), offering case management services following violence-related injuries. I focused on developing a qualitative analysis of the program notes to study the post-assault needs of violentl…
CIRP Training Testimonial -- Ika Kovacikova - Summer 2013
CHOP Mentor(s): Joel A. Fein, MD, MPH
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Student (2012)
“During my internship with Dr. Joel Fein at CIRP during the summer of 2012, I saw firsthand the importance of collaboration and communication to the multidisciplinary field of public health. I learned how to turn research results into discrete action steps that improve public health and/or inform further research. I learned that being o…
CIRP Training Testimonial -- Jeffrey Friedman - Summer 2013
CHOP Mentor(s): Dr. Yi-Ching Lee PhD; Dr. Aditya Belwadi, PhD; Flaura Winston, MD, PhD
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Student (2013)
"During the summer of 2013, I interned at the Center for Injury Research and Prevention through the Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program under the mentorship of Dr. Yi-Ching Lee, Dr. Aditya Belwadi, and Dr. Flaura Winston. I performed an extensive literature review on teen risk behavior and assisted in the initial study desig…
CIRP Training Testimonial -- Katie Casty - Summer 2013
CHOP Mentor(s): Yi-Ching Lee, PhD
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Student (2013)
"During my summer as an REU student at CIRP, I worked with Dr. Yi-Ching Lee on a study aimed at understanding the effects of peer passengers on teenage drivers’ responses to stressful traffic events and risk-taking tendencies. I focused on understanding how teenage participant pairs interacted with each other and on analyzing drivers’ e…