Student & Trainee Testimonials
CIRP REU Training Testimonial - Ilissa Kaufman - Summer 2019
CHOP Mentor(s): Tracy Waasdorp, PhD, MEd
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Student (Summer 2019)
“During the summer of 2019 I had 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 resea…
CIRP Training Testimonial -- Hadley McVeigh - Summer 2019
CHOP Mentor(s): Christine Norris, BA
Digital Communications Intern (Summer 2019)
"During the summer of 2019, I had the opportunity to work at CIRP as Digital Communications Intern with the Outreach and Advocacy team. In this role, I learned so much about how to translate research and data into information that can aid audiences like medical professionals, stakeholders, and parents. Writing is something that I really enjoy, so I was…
CIRP Training Testimonial -- Leila Graham - Summer 2019
CHOP Mentor(s): Nancy Kassam-Adams, PhD; Kristen Kohser, MSW, LSW
CIRP Summer Intern (2019)
"In the summer of 2019, I was an intern at the Center for Injury Research and Prevention (CIRP) under the mentorship of Dr. Nancy Kassam-Adams and Kristen Kohser, MSW, LSW. I spent the majority of my time at CIRP coding videos of ER training simulations for trauma-informed care (TIC) and family-centered care (FCC) behaviors. Throughout my time on this project, I helped D…
CIRP REU Training Testimonial - Ananda Easley - Summer 2018
CHOP Mentor(s): Tracy Waasdorp, PhD, MEd; Stephen Leff, PhD
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Student (Summer 2018)
"During the summer of 2018, I had the incredible opportunity to participate in the Center for Injury Research and Prevention (CIRP) Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program under the mentorship of Dr. Tracy Waasdorp and Dr. Stephen Leff. As part of the Behavioral Science discipline's PRAISE team, I took part in…
CIRP REU Training Testimonial - Auriel Jasper Morris - Summer 2018
CHOP Mentor(s): Joel Fein, MD, MPH; Leah Brogan, PhD
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Student (Summer 2018)
"During my summer at the Center for Injury Research and Prevention (CIRP), as a Research Experiences for Undergraduate (REU) intern, I worked under the mentorship of Dr. Joel Fein and Dr. Leah Brogan. My research experience exposed me to a career in big data analysis and retrospective design. This summer I spent my time extr…
CIRP Training Testimonial - Rania Mansour, MPH Candidate - Summer 2018
CHOP Mentor(s): Allison E. Curry, PhD
Graduate Research Assistant (2018)
"As a graduate research assistant working with Dr. Allison Curry's team, I was honored to attend the 2018 Lifesavers National Conference on Highway Safety Priorities as a Traffic Safety Scholar. The conference consisted of an extremely diverse crowd of public health professionals, law enforcement officers, transportation engineers, citizen advocates, and many ot…
CIRP Training Testimonial – Tatijana Taylor-Fehlinger - Summer 2018
CHOP Mentor(s): Catherine McDonald, PhD, RN, FAAN
CIRP Co-op and CChIPS Intern (2017-2018)
"During 2017, the junior year of my undergraduate program, I interned at the Center for Injury Research and Prevention (CIRP) through Drexel University's Cooperative Education (Co-op) Program. I assisted Dr. Catherine McDonald on the Web-Based Intervention to Prevent Risky Driving project as well as on other teen driving safety studies. My primary responsi…
CIRP REU Training Testimonial - Brianna Beulah - Summer 2017
CHOP Mentor(s): Tracy Waasdorp, PhD, MEd; Stephen Leff,PhD
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Student (Summer 2017)
"During the summer of 2017, I had the opportunity to join the Center for Injury Research and Prevention (CIRP) as a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) intern. I was privileged in having the tutelage of Dr. Tracy Waasdorp and Dr. Stephen Leff, with the PRAISE Team of the Violence Prevention Initiative (VPI), under whom…
CIRP Training Testimonial - Amani Abdallah, MPH - Summer 2016
CHOP Mentor(s): Jessica Mirman, PhD; Suzanne Hill; Christine Norris
Clinical Research Assistant (Spring 2016)
"During my time as a Research Assistant at the Center for Injury Research and Prevention at CHOP, I had the opportunity of joining the TeenDrivingPlan (TDP) program team. I was mentored by Jessica Mirman, Suzanne Hill, and Christine Norris, all of whom are exceptionally talented in what they do. Throughout my internship, I supported the program developmen…
CIRP Training Testimonial - Cleanthe (Cleo) Kordomenos - Summer 2016
CHOP Mentor(s): Stephen Leff, PhD, Tracy Waasdorp PhD, MEd, and Krista Mehari
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Student (Summer 2016)
"During the summer of 2016 I had the opportunity to join the Center for Injury Research and Prevention (CIRP) as part of the Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program. Under the mentorship of Dr. Stephen Leff, Dr. Tracy Waasdorp, and Dr. Krista Mehari, I gained invaluable experience in the field of injury science rese…
