About Us
About UsThe people behind teendriversource.org are a team of researchers, educators, and communicators from the Center for Injury Research and Prevention at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Research Institute. Together with State Farm® we created The Young Driver Research Initiative (YDRI), a unique industry-academic alliance committed to reducing teen driver crashes, and work with State Farm and others to study teen driving and develop evidence-based interventions. We've developed this site for you, our partners in teen driver safety. With your help, we can translate our research into action. Here you'll find information on cutting-edge research and evaluated strategies, as well as practical resources to download. Working together, we can save teen lives, in your community, across the country, and around the world. About The Primary AuthorsDennis R. Durbin, MD, MSCE, is a board-certified pediatric emergency physician and clinical epidemiologist at CHOP and an associate professor of Pediatrics and Epidemiology at The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. An internationally recognized leader in pediatric trauma research, Dr. Durbin is co-scientific director for the Center for Injury Research and Prevention at CHOP and oversees pediatric injury epidemiology research for Young Driver Research at CHOP, with particular emphasis on preventing teen driver crashes. Ken Ginsburg, MD, MsEd, is a board-certified practicing adolescent medicine specialist at CHOP and an investigator for Young Driver Research at CHOP where he focuses on strategies to support parents' critical role in protecting their teenagers. The author of several books, including A Parent’s Guide to Building Resilience in Children and Teens, published by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), Dr. Ginsburg also serves as the online editor for the AAP website. Jessica Mirman, PhD, is the lead behavioral scientist on the Young Driver Research team at CHOP. Her applied work focuses on designing and evaluating programs and interventions aimed to prevent crashes, reduce injuries, and ultimately save teen lives. Flaura K. Winston, MD, PhD is a board-certified practicing pediatrician, biomechanical engineer, and clinical researcher. An internationally recognized leader in pediatric trauma research, Dr. Winston is the founder and co-scientific director of the Center for Injury Research and Prevention at CHOP and the principal investigator for Young Driver Research team at CHOP.  Read more about the Center for Injury Research and Prevention (CIRP) at CHOP. Read more about Young Driver Research at CHOP. |
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