CIRP REU ALUMNI STORIES

Students that spend the summer at CIRP as part of the Injury Science Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program remain connected to the Center and its staff. These students have gone on to pursue a variety of educational and professional opportunities, all with the backing of their CIRP mentors. Read about their experiences in these CIRP REU alumni stories:
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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 ex…
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…
CHOP Mentor(s): Catherine McDonald, PhD, RN, FAAN
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Student (Summer 2018) "This summer has been filled with new experiences and ample opportunities thanks to the Center for Injury Research and Prevention (CIRP) Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program. I had the pleasure of working with the Behavioral Science Team, under Dr. Catherine McDonald and Divya Jain, on examining the effects of co…
CHOP Mentor(s): Megan Ryerson, PhD
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Student (Summer 2018) "During the summer of 2018, I had the privilege of working as a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) intern at the Center for Injury Research and Prevention (CIRP) under Dr. Megan Ryerson. I joined the Safe Mobility team and worked heavily on the data analysis of the safety of the Market Street and JFK Boulevard bike lan…
CHOP Mentor(s): Aditya Belwadi, PhD, CPST
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Student (Summer 2018) "My summer at the Center for Injury Research and Prevention (CIRP) Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) rendered both personal and professional growth. I worked with Dr. Aditya Belwadi as part of the Engineering Core in creating several computational pediatric human body models. I used the PIPER software, a pro…
CHOP Mentor(s): Declan Patton, PhD
“During the summer of 2018, I had the great opportunity to work at the Center for Injury Research and Prevention (CIRP) as part of the Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program. I worked under the mentorship of Dr. Declan Patton on the concussion research team. My project involved the video analysis of head impacts in high school soccer, specifically coding and analyzing data. Althoug…
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…
CHOP Mentor(s): Linda Fleisher, PhD, MPH; Eve Weiss, MS
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Student (Summer 2017) “During the summer of 2017, I worked at the Center for Injury Research and Prevention (CIRP) as a part of the Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program under the mentorship of Linda Fleisher and Eve Weiss. With my team I worked on several different projects. I was a part of the AWARE project that aims to increase the…
CHOP Mentor(s): Kristy Arbogast, PhD; Ronnie Kessler, MSEd
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Student (Summer 2017) "Throughout my summer at the Center for Injury Research and Prevention, I gained a vast amount of knowledge as a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) student. I was granted the privilege of working with Dr. Kristy Arbogast and Ronni Kessler on the Natural History of Youth Concussions project. My primary focus was on conc…
CHOP Mentor(s): Linda Fleisher, PhD, MPH; Eve Weiss, MS; Thomas Seacrist, MBE
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Student (Summer 2017) "During my time at CIRP, I had the opportunity to work on an eclectic constellation of projects. Though I entered the program expecting to work solely with Dr. Linda Fleisher as a member of the Digital Health Initiative, my time at CIRP has been spent in other ways. I have been incredibly fortunate to receive mentorship from Eve…
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