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Areas of Focus

Motor Vehicle Crash

The U-M Injury Prevention Center is a leader in the field of transportation safety. We have funded work ranging from young driver safety to child passenger seat safety, as well as bicycle/motor vehicle safety. We are continually working to improve motor vehicle safety.

Below you’ll find links to more information about our work in this area, as well as a listing of members doing work or interested in this area. We invite you to explore and join us as we move forward to advance research and prevention.

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Checkpoints Teen Driver Safety Program

The Checkpoints Program is an evidence-based, parent-oriented teen-driving intervention, using a sustainable delivery mode that could be adopted and institutionalized nationwide.

Resources

Courses and Toolkits

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Injury Prevention Course: Module 4 – Transportation Safety

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U-M Injury Prevention Center Lunchtime Seminar on Risky Driving

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Motor Vehicle Crash Prevention Information and Tools

Prevention Resources

Parent Guide for Coaching Teen Drivers
Guide for helping parents supervise their teen’s driving practice throughout the entire learner period, before they begin independent driving. Developed by the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute, this resource helps guide the process starting with the simplest, safest conditions, progressing slowly to more challenging driving conditions, and practicing the same skills repeatedly and with focus.

Summary of an Evidence-Based Teen Driver Safety Program-Checkpoints™
This handout highlights the Checkpoints™ program, an evidence-based teen driver safety intervention that involves an interactive parent-teen driving agreement. All materials are available for free for all states at youngdriverparenting.org.

Legislative Analyses & Policy One-Pagers

 Cell Phone Use & Motor Vehicle Crash Risk in Michigan
This document is about motor vehicle crash risk in Michigan and current law on texting, handheld cell phone use, and all cell phone use in Michigan and all around the United States.

Cost of Fatal Injuries in Michigan
This document describes the cost of fatal injuries in Michigan and the implications for public health practice.

 Effect of Michigan’s Helmet Law Repeal
This document describes the impact of Michigan’s universal helmet law’s partial repeal in April 2012 on helmet usage, head injuries and fatalities, and the financial implications.

Funded Research Projects Focused on Motor Vehicle Crash Prevention

The U-M Injury Prevention Center has funded current and past injury research projects focusing on the prevention of Motor Vehicle Crashes.

Core Faculty and Practitioners with Expertise in Motor Vehicle Crash Prevention

Please click on a faculty/practitioner’s name to access their full profile with research interests and funded projects.

Carol Flannagan, PhD
Motor Vehicle Crash Content Lead
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Patrick Carter

Co-Director, Injury Prevention Center, University of Michigan

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Paul A. Green

Research Professor, UMTRI, University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute

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Jean T. Shope

Research Professor Emerita, Transportation Research Institute, University of Michigan

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Elizabeth Mott

Child Passenger Safety Technician and Instructor, Pediatric Trauma, C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital, University of Michigan

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Jingwen Hu

Research Associate Professor, Transportation Research Institute, University of Michigan

Bethany Folsom

Injury Prevention Coordinator, Pediatric Trauma Program, University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital

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Lisa Buckley

Senior Lecturer, School of Psychology, The University of Queensland

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Douglas Roehler

Epidemiologist, Research, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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David W. Eby

Research Professor and Head of the Behavioral Sciences Group, University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute, University of Michigan

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Carol Flannagan

Motor Vehicle Crash Content Lead, Research Core, University of Michigan Injury Prevention Center

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Ronald Maio

Professor Emeritus, Emergency Medicine, U-M Medical School

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Stewart Wang

Endowed Professor of Burn Surgery, Surgery, U-M Medical School

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Peter F. Ehrlich

Co-Director, Outreach and Translation Core, University of Michigan Injury Prevention Center

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Kathleen DeSantis Klinich

Associate Research Scientist, Transportation Research Institute, University of Michigan

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Matthew P. Reed

Don B Chaffin Collegiate Research Professor, Biosciences Group, University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute

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Michelle L. Macy

Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine,

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Anuj Kumar Pradhan

Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst

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Kelli Jankens

Trauma Injury Prevention Manager, Trauma Services, MidMichigan Medical Center, Midland, MI

Marie Snodgrass

Injury Prevention Program Lead, Pediatric Trauma Program, C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital, University of Michigan

Jason Goldstick

Director, Statistics and Methods Section, Research Core, University of Michigan Injury Prevention Center

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Jennifer Zakrajsek

Research Area Specialist Lead, Behavioral Sciences Group, University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute

Members with Interest/Expertise in Motor Vehicle Crash Prevention

  • Abdul-Fatawu Shaibu
    Guidance and counseling
  • Aditi Misra, PhD.
    University of Michigan
  • Ajmal Khan Khoso, MPH
    National Highways & Motorway Police
  • Ajmal Khan Khoso, MPH
    National Highways & Motorway Police
  • Ajmal Khan Khoso, MPH
    Government of Pakistan
  • Albert King, PhD
    Wayne State University
  • Allison LeBorgne, MPH
    Union County Health Department
  • Amanda Wyman
    Bronson Methodist Hospital
  • Amber Kroeker
    Randall Children's Hospital
  • Andrea Huseth-Zosel, PhD
    North Dakota State University
  • Anna Jose, MD
    Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Sawangi, India
  • Anna Schroeder, MSN
    Sparrow Hospital
  • Bayu Satria Wiratama, PhD
    Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada
  • Bridget Fox
    St John of God Kerry Services
  • Carla Kohoyda-Inglis, MPA
    University of Michigan
  • Carrie Cantrell, LMSW, MPH
    Phoenix Children's Hospital
  • Carrie Musolf
    University of Michigan
  • Cecil Edward Byrnes
    Marlette & Sanilac Ambulance Services / Marlette Fire Department
  • Chad Engelhardt
    Goethel Engelhardt, PLLC and Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
  • Chastity Flint, BSN, RN
    Driscoll Health Plan
  • Chigozie Agwuncha, BTech
    University of Michigan
  • Christian Lumaj
    University of Michigan
  • Christina Cameron, MSN
    Bronson Methodist Hospital
  • Coco Rios Escobar, BA
    University of Michigan School of Public Health
  • Colleen Peterson, PhD
    Transportation Research Institute
  • Cynthia Miller, MSN
    Bronson Methodist Hospital
  • Damilola Abiodun, NVQ
    Bin omran
  • Daniel Griffith, MBA
    Virginia University of Lynchburg
  • Daniel Gyaase, MPhil
    Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
  • David Christensen, MA, JD
    Christensen Law