Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Student (Summer 2016)
"During the summer of 2016 I was given the opportunity to work at the Center for Injury Research and Prevention (CIRP) under the tutelage of Thomas Seacrist and Dr. Kristy Arbogast. As a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) intern and a member of the Engineering Core at CIRP, I was fortunate to be able to contribute…
CIRP REU ALUMNI STORIES
CIRP Training Testimonial - Ethan Douglas - Summer 2016
CHOP Mentor(s): Thomas Seacrist, MBE; Kristy Arbogast, PhD
CIRP Training Testimonial - Kendall Seigworth - Summer 2016
CHOP Mentor(s): Kristy Arbogast, PhD; Ronni Kessler, MSEd
Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Student (Summer 2016)
"I was granted the wonderful opportunity to work on the Natural History of Youth Concussions project with Kristy Arbogast, PhD and Ronni Kessler, MSEd. My primary work has been abstracting data from medical charts for retrospective analysis of children treated for one or multiple concussions within the CHOP network from July 1, 20…
CIRP Training Testimonial - Taylor Eisenstein - Summer 2016
CHOP Mentor(s): Allison E. Curry, PhD, MPH
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Student (2016)
"During the summer of 2016, I worked as a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) intern at the Center for Injury Research and Prevention (CIRP) under the mentorship of Dr. Allison E. Curry and research coordinators Meghan Kirk and Siobhan Gruschow. I assisted on a study investigating the effects of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity…
CIRP Training Testimonial – Elizabeth (Tish) Hicks - Summer 2016
CHOP Mentor(s): Catherine McDonald, PhD, RN
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Student (Summer 2016)
“During my summer as a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) student, I worked with Dr. Catherine McDonald on her web-based intervention for risky driving project. The goal of this project was to evaluate the feasibility of a web-based intervention for risky driving for newly licensed teens, which was measured via se…
CIRP Training Testimonial - Rich Hanna - Summer 2014
CHOP Mentor(s): Aditya Belwadi, PhD
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Student (2014)
"I had the incredible opportunity to work with the Center for Injury Research and Prevention during the summer of 2014 under the Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program. I worked closely with the biomechanics engineering research team under my mentor, Dr. Aditya Belwadi, but also worked alongside various fellow emplo…
CIRP Training Testimonial - Shani Gardner - Summer 2013
CHOP Mentor(s): Steven Leff, PhD
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…
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 resea…
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 chi…
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 anthro…
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 vio…