Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Student (Summer 2019) "Under the mentorship of Valentina Graci, PhD, I investigated factors that could aid in injury prevention during falls. As a part of this project, the majority of my time was spent learning how to write code in MATLAB and using this skill to plot and analyze electromyography (EMG) data collected from a near-fall scenario study co…

Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Student (Summer 2019) "During the summer of 2019, I had the pleasure of working at the Center for Injury Research and Prevention (CIRP) as a part of the Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program under the mentorship of Dr. Akiva S. Cohen and Rebecca Somach. While working in Dr. Cohen’s traumatic brain injury (TBI) lab, I was exposed to a p…

Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Student (Summer 2019) "This past summer yielded so many wonderful opportunities for me as I was able to participate in the Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program with the Center for Injury Research and Prevention (CIRP).Through the program, I had the pleasure of working under the mentorship of Dr. Stephen Leff and Dr. Tracy Waasdorp to…

Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Student (Summer 2019) “During the summer of 2019 I had the opportunity to research bullying with a specific focus on bystander behavior in urban communities as part of the Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program at CIRP. Under the mentorship of Dr. Tracy Waasdorp, I was able to conduct thorough literature reviews, create my own research…

Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Student (Summer 2019) “During my summer at CIRP, I had the opportunity to contribute to and conduct research under the mentorship of Elizabeth Walshe, PhD. In collaboration with the Neuroscience of Driving Program, which includes Dr. Walshe, Flaura Winston, MD, PhD and Chelsea Ward McIntosh, MS, and Dan Romer, PhD, I assisted with a project that inves…

Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Student (Summer 2019) "During the summer of 2019, I had the privilege of participating in the Center for Injury Research and Prevention’s Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program. Under the mentorship of Thomas Seacrist, I assisted on multiple projects, including the SHRP2 In-Depth Analysis of Crash Causation Factors project. This project…

Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Student (Summer 2019) "During my summer with the Center for Injury Research and Prevention (CIRP) Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program, I had the opportunity to work on a project that focused on developing a new method for quantifying a major impairment -- selective motor control -- in cerebral palsy (CP). Under the mentorship of Dr.…

Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Student (Summer 2019)  “I am a rising junior and Psychology major at Pomona College. My summer at the Center for Injury Research and Prevention (CIRP) as a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) student offered me tremendous professional growth. I worked under the mentorship of Dr. Rachel K. Myers on the Autism ETA (Evaluating Transportati…

Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Student (Summer 2019) “During my time at CIRP, I worked with Dr. Catherine McDonald and the rest of the concussion team on a project investigating post-injury driving behaviors in adolescents after getting a concussion. My main responsibilities included data cleaning and analysis using SPSS. I had a little experience using SPSS before, but this summer…

Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Student (Summer 2019) "This summer I worked with Dr. Valentina Graci as part of CIRP’s biomedical engineering core. My primary project was data processing and analysis for the SLATE study, which allowed me to apply my background in mechanical engineering to human subjects research. My specific task within the SLATE study was to characterize and a…