Student & Trainee Testimonials
CIRP Training Testimonial -- Erin Song - Summer 2014
CHOP Mentor(s): Joel Fein, MD, MPH
Erin Song CHOP CIRP
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
Jason Tenenbaum CHOP CIRP
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
Julia Lockyer CHOP CIRP
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
Olivia Klingbeil CHOP CIRP
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
Tyler Chance CHOP CIRP
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
Christina Stuart CHOP CIRP
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
Lindsay_Zajac_CIRP@CHOP
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…
CIRP Training Testimonial - Shani Gardner - Summer 2013
CHOP Mentor(s): Steven Leff, PhD
Shani_Gardner_CIRP@CHOP
Research Experiences for Undergraduates Student (Summer 2013) "During the summer of 2013, I was a Research Experiences for Undergraduates Intern at the Center for Injury Research and Prevention. Under the mentorship of Dr. Steven Leff, I gained Qualitative research experience on the “Better Understanding Cyber Bullying:Youth, Parent and Provider Perceptions” Project. My responsibilities included…
CIRP Training Testimonial - Todd Hullfish - Summer 2013
CHOP Mentor(s): Aditya Belwadi, PhD
Todd Hullfish, CHOP_CIRP
Injury Research Intern/Research Assistant (2013-2016) "Between the fall of 2013 and the spring of 2016, I worked primarily with Dr. Aditya Belwadi as part of my Drexel co-op experience, working first as a full-time Research Assistant and then continuing on part-time while still in classes. As a Mechanical Engineering student with interests and some experience in Biomechanics, I had been looking f…
CIRP Training Testimonial -- Melissa Dubois - Summer 2013
CHOP Mentor(s): Catherine McDonald, PhD, RN
Melissa Dubois CIRP CHOP
Summer Intern -- 2013 “I worked at CIRP under Dr. Catherine McDonald for the summer after my freshman year in 2013 as part of Drexel University's Students Tackling Advanced Research Scholars (STARS) program. My experience at CIRP was a great introduction to the field of research and has since helped me land three other co-op opportunities: at Exponent, DSM Biomedical (formerly Kensey Nash), and Gl…