2022
Toward a Performance-Based Driver Licensing System for Teenagers in the U.S.
Ehsani JP, Kinnear N, Helman S, Vaca FE, Michael JP. Toward a Performance-Based Driver Licensing System for Teenagers in the U.S. American Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2022, 63: 450-453. PMID: 35501214, DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2022.03.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIs Delayed Driving Licensure Associated With Emerging Adult Health, Education, and Employment?
Gao X, Vaca FE, Haynie DL, Simons-Morton BG, Li K. Is Delayed Driving Licensure Associated With Emerging Adult Health, Education, and Employment? Journal Of Adolescent Health 2022, 70: 751-756. PMID: 35260285, PMCID: PMC9038702, DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2022.01.128.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHours/weekSelf-reported healthBetter self-reported healthNEXT Generation Health StudyRace/ethnicityMultinomial logistic regressionHealth StudyCohort surveyLogistic regressionPoor healthAdult HealthMore teensOutcome variablesEarly adulthoodDevelopmental milestonesImportant healthFamily affluenceHigher likelihoodHealthDriver licensureAnnual assessmentsFour yearsWeeksParental educationLicensureMapping the complex causal mechanisms of drinking and driving behaviors among adolescents and young adults
Hosseinichimeh N, MacDonald R, Li K, Fell JC, Haynie DL, Simons-Morton B, Banz BC, Camenga DR, Iannotti RJ, Curry LA, Dziura J, Mayes LC, Andersen DF, Vaca FE. Mapping the complex causal mechanisms of drinking and driving behaviors among adolescents and young adults. Social Science & Medicine 2022, 296: 114732. PMID: 35078103, PMCID: PMC8925313, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.114732.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Alcohol-related deaths among young passengers: An analysis of national alcohol-related fatal crashes
Romano E, Fell J, Li K, Simons-Morton BG, Vaca FE. Alcohol-related deaths among young passengers: An analysis of national alcohol-related fatal crashes. Journal Of Safety Research 2021, 79: 376-382. PMID: 34848017, PMCID: PMC8640369, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2021.10.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood alcohol concentrationHigh blood alcohol concentrationsAlcohol-related deathsMotor vehicle deathsRace/ethnicityDrivers 15Fatality Analysis Reporting SystemAlcohol-related fatal crashesAlcohol-related fatalitiesHigh prevalenceHigh-risk situationsSecondary analysisYoung passengersWeekday nightsUnderage drinking driversImpaired driversPublic healthDrinking driversReporting systemDlWeekend nightsFatalitiesDeathAlcohol concentrationFatal crashesTrajectories of risky driving among emerging adults with their mental and psychosomatic health predictors in the 12th grade
Gao X, Vaca FE, Haynie DL, Simons-Morton B, Li K. Trajectories of risky driving among emerging adults with their mental and psychosomatic health predictors in the 12th grade. Traffic Injury Prevention 2021, 22: s14-s20. PMID: 34379555, PMCID: PMC8792148, DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2021.1949003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe effect of hazard awareness training on teen drivers of varying socioeconomic status
Roberts SC, Zhang F, Fisher D, Vaca FE. The effect of hazard awareness training on teen drivers of varying socioeconomic status. Traffic Injury Prevention 2021, 22: 455-459. PMID: 34251927, DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2021.1940984.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTime to licensure for driving among U.S. teens: Survival analysis of interval-censored survey data
Vaca FE, Li K, Gao X, Zagnoli K, Wang H, Haynie DL, Fell JC, Simons-Morton B, Romano E. Time to licensure for driving among U.S. teens: Survival analysis of interval-censored survey data. Traffic Injury Prevention 2021, 22: 431-436. PMID: 34242107, PMCID: PMC8409171, DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2021.1939871.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRiding with an impaired driver and driving while impaired among adolescents: Longitudinal trajectories and their characteristics
Vaca FE, Li K, Haynie D, Gao X, Camenga DR, Dziura J, Banz B, Curry L, Mayes L, Hosseinichimeh N, MacDonald R, Iannotti RJ, Simons-Morton B. Riding with an impaired driver and driving while impaired among adolescents: Longitudinal trajectories and their characteristics. Traffic Injury Prevention 2021, 22: 337-342. PMID: 33960855, PMCID: PMC8415541, DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2021.1910244.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchValidation of a continuous measure of cardiometabolic risk among adolescents
Li K, Haynie DL, Gao X, Lipsky LM, Nansel T, Iannotti RJ, Vaca FE, Simons-Morton BG. Validation of a continuous measure of cardiometabolic risk among adolescents. Journal Of Pediatric Endocrinology And Metabolism 2021, 34: 763-770. PMID: 33823099, PMCID: PMC11349060, DOI: 10.1515/jpem-2020-0600.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociation between a delay in driving licensure and driving while impaired and riding with an impaired driver among emerging adults
Vaca FE, Li K, Haynie DL, Simons‐Morton B, Romano E, Fell JC. Association between a delay in driving licensure and driving while impaired and riding with an impaired driver among emerging adults. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2021, 45: 793-801. PMID: 33616239, PMCID: PMC8076083, DOI: 10.1111/acer.14585.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociations of mental health with driving while impaired and risky driving in emerging adults
Li K, Vaca FE, Courtney JB, Haynie DL, Simons-Morton BG. Associations of mental health with driving while impaired and risky driving in emerging adults. Traffic Injury Prevention 2021, 22: 114-119. PMID: 33497268, PMCID: PMC8428797, DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2020.1852225.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Coupling neuroscience and driving simulation: A systematic review of studies on crash-risk behaviors in young drivers
Banz BC, Hersey D, Vaca FE. Coupling neuroscience and driving simulation: A systematic review of studies on crash-risk behaviors in young drivers. Traffic Injury Prevention 2020, 22: 90-95. PMID: 33320014, DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2020.1847283.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeuroscience methodsYoung driversFunctional magnetic resonance imagingYoung adult driversRisky driving behaviorsAlcohol-impaired drivingVisual distractorsCognitive loadBrain mechanismsBrain correlatesDistracted drivingAdult driversDriving simulatorDriving behaviorMotor vehicle crashesYoung adultsIndividual variabilityDrowsy/Brain dataNeuroscienceVehicle crashesDrivingSystematic reviewMost researchFatal motor vehicle crashesAlcohol- and speeding-related fatal crashes among novice drivers age 18–20 not fully licensed at the time of the crash
Romano E, Fell JC, Li K, Simons-Morton BG, Vaca FE. Alcohol- and speeding-related fatal crashes among novice drivers age 18–20 not fully licensed at the time of the crash. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2020, 218: 108417. PMID: 33250377, PMCID: PMC8101556, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108417.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFatality Analysis Reporting SystemAge 18Zip codesAlcohol useLower median household incomeFatal crashesLicense statusDriver licensing programsAlcohol-related fatal crashesMedian household incomeMean household incomeLogistic regressionTeen crash riskHousehold incomeGDL programsGDL restrictionsDriver's license statusReporting systemIndirect evidenceLicensing programsYoung driversNFLDPrevalenceIndividualsFactors associated with EMS transport decisions for pediatric patients after motor vehicle collisions
Hartka T, Vaca FE. Factors associated with EMS transport decisions for pediatric patients after motor vehicle collisions. Traffic Injury Prevention 2020, 21: s60-s65. PMID: 33119415, PMCID: PMC8081732, DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2020.1830382.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMotor vehicle collisionsPediatric patientsMedical adviceNational Emergency Medical Services Information System (NEMSIS) databaseNormal Glasgow Coma ScaleEMS providersGlasgow Coma ScalePatients/caregiversVehicle collisionsOutcomes of interestNon-transport decisionsAbnormal GCSCaregiver refusalComa ScaleMale sexRisk factorsInformation System databaseInjury codesInterfacility transportPatientsPediatric occupantsProvider levelHospitalLevel of trainingSystem databaseFactors Contributing to Delay in Driving Licensure Among U.S. High School Students and Young Adults
Vaca FE, Li K, Tewahade S, Fell JC, Haynie DL, Simons-Morton BG, Romano E. Factors Contributing to Delay in Driving Licensure Among U.S. High School Students and Young Adults. Journal Of Adolescent Health 2020, 68: 191-198. PMID: 32646830, PMCID: PMC8136290, DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2020.05.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBrain-based limitations in attention and secondary task engagement during high-fidelity driving simulation among young adults.
Banz BC, Wu J, Camenga DR, Mayes LC, Crowley MJ, Vaca FE. Brain-based limitations in attention and secondary task engagement during high-fidelity driving simulation among young adults. Neuroreport 2020, 31: 619-623. PMID: 32366810, DOI: 10.1097/wnr.0000000000001451.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAuditory attention taskP3 responseAttention taskNo-Load ConditionSelective auditory attention taskEvent-related potential componentHigh-fidelity driving simulationPosterior sitesSecondary task engagementPosterior midline sitesPosterior P2Auditory attentionAttention processingAuditory taskAttention conditionAttention capabilitiesCognitive loadTask engagementNeural processingFrontal sitesAuditory stimuliAuditory tonesP3 componentDistracted drivingP2 responsesLongitudinal Associations of 12th-Grade Binge Drinking With Risky Driving and High-Risk Drinking
Vaca FE, Li K, Luk JW, Hingson RW, Haynie DL, Simons-Morton BG. Longitudinal Associations of 12th-Grade Binge Drinking With Risky Driving and High-Risk Drinking. Pediatrics 2020, 145: e20184095. PMID: 31907291, PMCID: PMC6993274, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2018-4095.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Complexities of Young Driver Injury and Fatal Motor Vehicle Crashes.
Banz BC, Fell JC, Vaca FE. Complexities of Young Driver Injury and Fatal Motor Vehicle Crashes. The Yale Journal Of Biology And Medicine 2019, 92: 725-731. PMID: 31866787, PMCID: PMC6913817.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAccidents, TrafficAdolescentAutomobile DrivingHumansMotor VehiclesNeurosciencesYoung AdultConceptsYoung driversAlcohol/drug useMotor vehicle crashesRisk of drivingNeuroscience methodsCognitive developmentPsychosocial developmentDriver trainingFatal motor vehicle crashesDriver inexperiencePeer influenceYoung driver crashesIntervention programsYoung adulthoodTraffic safety legislationBrain maturationCrash risk factorsPrevention scienceYoung adultsVehicle crashesDriver crashesCompressive understandingImportant underlying reasonsComprehensive trainingMultidisciplinary research approachRealistic driving simulation during generalized epileptiform discharges to identify electroencephalographic features related to motor vehicle safety: Feasibility and pilot study
Cohen E, Antwi P, Banz BC, Vincent P, Saha R, Arencibia CA, Ryu JH, Atac E, Saleem N, Tomatsu S, Swift K, Hu C, Krestel H, Farooque P, Levy S, Wu J, Crowley M, Vaca FE, Blumenfeld H. Realistic driving simulation during generalized epileptiform discharges to identify electroencephalographic features related to motor vehicle safety: Feasibility and pilot study. Epilepsia 2019, 61: 19-28. PMID: 31646628, PMCID: PMC7424790, DOI: 10.1111/epi.16356.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpileptiform dischargesGeneralized epileptiform dischargesEEG amplitudeClinical seizuresElectroencephalographic featuresGeneralized epilepsyLarger sample sizeDriving impairmentClinical accompanimentBaseline testingPilot studyMotor vehicle safetyLonger durationSimultaneous EEGSeizuresVisual stimuliEEGSubjectsStimuliRiskSafetyDurationSample sizeResponseEpilepsyThe influence of behavioural and socioeconomic factors on the community injury rates of adolescents assessed by the south Korean emergency medical services: an ecological approach
Ahn KO, Kim J, Shin SD, Park H, Vaca FE, Park JO. The influence of behavioural and socioeconomic factors on the community injury rates of adolescents assessed by the south Korean emergency medical services: an ecological approach. BMC Public Health 2019, 19: 830. PMID: 31242881, PMCID: PMC6595560, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-019-7190-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdolescent BehaviorAlcohol DrinkingBullyingEmergency Medical ServicesFemaleHumansIncidenceMalePeer GroupRepublic of KoreaResidence CharacteristicsRisk FactorsRisk-TakingRural PopulationSchoolsSex FactorsSocial ClassSocial EnvironmentSocioeconomic FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesUrban PopulationViolenceWounds and InjuriesConceptsNeighborhood socioeconomic statusIncidence rateRisk behaviorsSchool injuriesSocioeconomic statusKorea Youth Risk Behavior SurveyConclusionThe incidence rateRegional incidence ratesCurrent alcohol consumptionEmergency medical servicesNumber of injuriesEMS recordsInjury incidenceInjury preventionYouth Risk Behavior SurveyAlcohol consumptionInjury ratesKorea Census DataInjuryRisk Behavior SurveyInjury contextSES factorsHigher educational attainmentMedical servicesSocioeconomic factors