Student & Trainee Testimonials
CIRP Training Testimonial -- Carolyn Moy - Summer 2014
CHOP Mentor(s): Dr. Meghan Marsac, PhD
CIRP Co-Op (2013 - 2014)
"During the spring and summer terms of 2013, I was offered the opportunity to work at the Center for Injury Research and Prevention through Drexel University's Cooperative Education Program and was able to continue my involvement through most of my junior year. I assisted Dr. Meghan Marsac and Dr. Nancy Kassam-Adams with studies of parent-child interactions, coping after p…
CIRP Training Testimonial -- Cory Czuczman - Summer 2014
CHOP Mentor(s): Dr. Meghan Marsac, PhD; Dr. Nancy Kassam-Adams, PhD; Kristen Kohser, LMSW
CIRP Co-Op (2013)
"I began working at the Center for Injury Research and Prevention (CIRP) for my spring/summer co-op at Drexel University and continued my work at CIRP in my senior year. Since joining the team, I’ve been able to assist in recruitment and enrollment of participants, as well as data collection and entry, for two studies examining and encouraging positive coping strategies of…
CIRP Training Testimonial -- Dandi Zhu - Summer 2014
CHOP Mentor(s): Dr. Aditya Belwadi, PhD; Thomas Seacrist, MBE
Research Assistant (September 2012 - May 2013)
"During my time at the Center for Injury Research and Prevention, I had the opportunity to work with Dr. Aditya Belwadi and Tom Seacrist to analyze and test the biofidelity of current crash test dummy designs. At the time, I was a sophomore studying Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania with minors in Mathematics and Engineering Entrepreneu…
CIRP Training Testimonial -- Erin Song - Summer 2014
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 viol…
CIRP Training Testimonial -- Jason Tenenbaum - Summer 2014
CHOP Mentor(s): Dr. Flaura Winston, MD, PhD; Dr. Catherine McDonald, PhD, RN
Clinical Research Coordinator (2010 -- 2012)
"I worked at the Center for Injury Research and Prevention as a Clinical Research Coordinator from June 2010-August 2012, coordinating the development and evaluation of the center's simulated driving assessment (SDA). After starting my doctoral studies in clinical psychology, I continued to work on the project as a research assistant and helped support…
CIRP Training Testimonial -- Julia Lockyer - Summer 2014
CHOP Mentor(s): Dr. Allison Curry, PhD
CIRP Co-Op (2012)
"I began my two years at the Center for Injury Research and Prevention (CIRP) as a Drexel Co-op student under the mentorship of Dr. Allison Curry, PhD in April 2012. My time was split between two studies, Graduated Driver Licensing Decal Law: Effect on Young Probationary Drivers, and Teen Driving Plan, an evaluation of an online intervention for learner teen drivers. Upon complet…
CIRP Training Testimonial -- Olivia Klingbeil - Summer 2014
CHOP Mentor(s): Dr. Meghan Marsac, PhD
CIRP Co-Op (2012 - 2013)
"I completed two 6-month co-ops with the Behavioral Sciences Division of CIRP working with Dr. Meghan Marsac. During my time with CIRP, I gained a great working knowledge of qualitative research methodologies, as well as learned how to present findings in both posters and publications. After completing my two co-ops, I have remained at CIRP, and I plan to continue until, a…
CIRP Training Testimonial -- Tyler Chance - Summer 2014
CHOP Mentor(s): Suzanne D. Hill, BA; Lindsey Mitros, BA; Christine Norris, BA
CIRP Co-Op (2013-2014)
"I joined the CIRP@CHOP organization on my third and final co-op at Drexel University. Although I was undoubtedly attracted to the world-renowned work the CHOP team was doing, it was the “Digital Communications” job title that reeled me in. Most of my time spent working with the Outreach team involved gathering analytics and organizing that data into easy to understand…
CIRP Training Testimonial – Christina Stuart - Summer 2014
CHOP Mentor(s): Mark Zonfrillo, MD, MSCE
Injury Summer Intern Student (2014)
"During the summer of 2014 I had the great pleasure of interning at the Center for Injury Research and Prevention under the mentorship of Dr. Mark Zonfrillo. My research, focused on pediatric traumatic brain injury and its related sequela, exposed me to the fundamentals of injury research, Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Emergency Medicine. I gained invaluable e…
CIRP Training Testimonial - Lindsay Zajac - Summer 2013
CHOP Mentor(s): Meghan Marsac, PhD; Nancy Kassam-Adams, PhD
Clinical Research Assistant (Summer 2013)
"In 2013, I participated in CHOP’s Research Institute Summer Scholars Program (CRISSP). Under the mentorship of Drs. Meghan Marsac and Nancy Kassam-Adams, I contributed to two studies exploring strategies for the secondary prevention of posttraumatic stress and examining adjustment in children and families after acute medical events and injuries. I…
