A new study reveals U.S. children are facing worsening mortality and chronic health challenges compared to peers in other high-income countries. Between 2001–2019, there were more than 315,000 excess child and adolescent deaths in the U.S., with firearm violence,...
Dr. Cheryl Bettigole served as the Health Commissioner for the City of Philadelphia from 2021-2024 and recently joined the University of Pennsylvania as a Professor of Clinical Family Medicine and Community Health. At Penn, she is working on developing collaborative...
A randomized field trial tested whether smartphone-based feedback with personalized goals can promote safer driving behavior compared to standard insurance messaging. The study, led by Jeff Ebert with co-authors Kate McDonald and Kit Delgado,contributes to growing...
A new study led by Jeffrey Ebert, with coauthors Kit Delgado and Kate McDonald, tested scalable behavioral interventions to increase seat belt use and reduce distracted driving. The national randomized trial found that a shared incentive—where participants earned an...
In this Q&A, meet Valentina Graci, PhD, a researcher in the Center for Injury Research and Prevention and leader of the Sled Laboratory for Automotive Safety and Rehabilitation Biomechanics at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Research Institute. She explains...
Dr. Graci is an Assistant Research Professor in the School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health System at Drexel University and at the Center for Injury Research and Prevention (CIRP) at Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). She is the Inaugural...
Dr. Walshe is a cognitive neuroscientist with expertise in driver safety research, and past expertise in older adult falls research. Dr. Walshe currently leads the Neuroscience of Driving research program that conducts studies at the population-, clinical-, and...
I am a general internist and health equity researcher committed to improving the quality of care and health outcomes of racial and ethnic minorities. My research program pursues two overarching goals. First, I explore dynamic processes that produce racial health...
Kate McDonald, has been honored with the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the highest U.S. government award for early-career researchers. A professor and department chair at Penn Nursing, McDonald was recognized for her pioneering...
Kit Delgado has been honored with a 2024 City & State Pennsylvania Impact Award. Dr. Delgado, an emergency physician and epidemiologist, leads innovative efforts to improve public health, including reducing distracted driving, promoting secure firearm storage,...
