Student & Trainee Testimonials
CIRP Training Testimonial -- Cristal Lopez - Summer 2015
CHOP Mentor(s): Meghan Marsac, PhD; Nancy Kassam-Adams, PhD; Kristen Kohser, LMSW
Cristal Lopez CIRP CHOP
Injury Research Intern (Summer 2015) "During the summer of 2015, I worked with the Post-injury Care and Recovery team at the Center for Injury Research and Prevention (CIRP) at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) under the mentorship of Dr. Meghan Marsac, Dr. Nancy Kassam-Adams, and Kristen Kohser. My time at CIRP allowed me to gain research skills while assisting with projects, such as…
CIRP Training Testimonial -- Genna Clayman - Summer 2015
CHOP Mentor(s): Jessica H. Mirman, PhD
Genna Clayman CIRP CHOP
Injury Research Intern (Summer 2015) "In the summer of 2015, I joined the Center for Injury Research and Prevention (CIRP) as a research intern under the mentorship of Dr. Jessica Mirman and Megan Fisher-Thiel. I spent the majority of my time working on a research study that aimed to determine the long-term effectiveness of TeenDrivingPlan, a web-based program that was developed by scientists at C…
CIRP Training Testimonial -- Theresa Soya - Summer 2015
CHOP Mentor(s): Suzanne Hill
Theresa Soya -- CIRP CHOP
Digital Communications Intern (Summer 2015) "In the summer of 2015, I had the incredible opportunity to work at CIRP as part of the Outreach team for 10 weeks. Under the guidance of Lindsey Mitros, Christine Norris, and Suzanne Hill, I served as a Digital Communications intern and learned about how to advance the impact of health and medical science via web-based outreach and intervention. I gaine…
CIRP Training Testimonial - Danielle Kovalsky - Summer 2014
CHOP Mentor(s): Meghan Marsac, PhD
Danielle Kovalsky CHOP CIRP
CRISSP Intern (June 2014-August 2014) "During my time as a CRISSP (CHOP Research Institute Summer Scholars Program) intern in the summer of 2014, I was able to spend ten weeks working with Dr. Meghan Marsac. My work was heavily involved in recruitment for the K-23 Parent-Child interaction study, which allowed me to have direct contact with patients and their families at CHOP. This opportunity help…
CIRP Training Testimonial - Gretchen Baker - Summer 2014
CHOP Mentor(s): Helen Loeb, PhD; Kristy Arbogast, PhD; Thomas Seacrist, MBE
Gretchen Baker CHOP CIRP
Summer CIRP Student Intern (June-August 2014) “I had the amazing opportunity to work for the Center for Injury Research and Prevention (CIRP) from June through August 2014. At CIRP, I worked under the guidance of Tom Seacrist, Dr. Kristy Arbogast, and Dr. Helen Loeb. During the summer, I worked on a variety of projects relating to biomechanics and automotive safety, including an evaluation of the…
CIRP Training Testimonial - Henry Miller - Summer 2014
CHOP Mentor(s): Catherine McDonald, PhD, RN
Henry Miller CHOP CIRP
Injury Summer Intern Student (2014) "During the summer of 2014, between my first and second year at Temple Medical School, I had the privilege of working with Dr. Kate McDonald at the Center for Injury Research and Prevention (CIRP) in the area of teen driver safety. I had the opportunity to learn how to operate a driving simulator and recruit students to take practice drives to assess some of the…
CIRP Training Testimonial - Miki Takada - Summer 2014
CHOP Mentor(s): Meghan Marsac, PhD
Miki Takada CHOP CIRP
Summer Injury Research Intern (2014) "During the summer of 2014 at the Center for Injury Research and Prevention , I was given the opportunity to work under Dr. Meghan Marsac for the Child Parent Interaction Study and Cellie Coping Kit. I transcribed the interviews, helped create Cellie Sickle Cell Anemia and Injury Coping Cards and the Caregiver Booklet, helped facilitate the Cellie Caregiver’…
CIRP Training Testimonial -- Carolyn Moy - Summer 2014
CHOP Mentor(s): Dr. Meghan Marsac, PhD
Carolyn Moy CHOP CIRP
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
Cory Czuczman CHOP CIRP
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
Dandi Zhu CHOP CIRP
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…