2024
Modeling of drinking and driving behaviors among adolescents and young adults in the United States: Complexities and Intervention outcomes
Hosseinichimeh N, MacDonald R, Li K, Fell J, Haynie D, Simons-Morton B, Banz B, Camenga D, Iannotti R, Curry L, Dziura J, Andersen D, Vaca F. Modeling of drinking and driving behaviors among adolescents and young adults in the United States: Complexities and Intervention outcomes. Social Science & Medicine 2024, 354: 117087. PMID: 39043064, PMCID: PMC11334945, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.117087.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAlcohol-impaired drivingAlcohol-related crash fatalitiesLikelihood of unintended consequencesUnited StatesAlcohol-related crashesPolicy-makersUnintended consequencesGroup model building sessionsInterconnected factorsModel building sessionsCrash fatalitiesYoung adultsModels of drinkingHistorical trendsPublic health problemStakeholder actionsCombined interventionSustained declineIntervention outcomesHealth problemsActivistsCrash deathsInterventionSubject matter experts
2023
Shared and distinct parental influences on teen impaired driving in rural and suburban contexts: A mixed methods study of young drivers
Camenga D, Li K, Banz B, Zuniga V, Iannotti R, Grayton C, Haynie D, Simons-Morton B, Curry L, Vaca F. Shared and distinct parental influences on teen impaired driving in rural and suburban contexts: A mixed methods study of young drivers. Accident Analysis & Prevention 2023, 193: 107330. PMID: 37788529, PMCID: PMC10634432, DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2023.107330.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParental influenceTrajectory classesNEXT Generation Health StudyHigh schoolYoung driversParent modelingRural adolescentsImpaired driversSuburban adolescentsEcodevelopmental theoryChildren's riskImpaired behaviorMixed-methods studyAdolescentsQualitative interviewsPrevention interventionsParticipantsMethods studyContextInterviewsSchoolsPurposeful selectionRural contextSuburban contextAdulthoodDo adolescent trajectories of riding with an impaired driver and driving impaired predict similar behaviors in early adulthood?
Li K, Camenga D, Banz B, Zuniga V, Iannotti R, Grayton C, Dziura J, Haynie D, Simons-Morton B, Curry L, Vaca F. Do adolescent trajectories of riding with an impaired driver and driving impaired predict similar behaviors in early adulthood? Accident Analysis & Prevention 2023, 193: 107304. PMID: 37729749, PMCID: PMC10591885, DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2023.107304.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDWI behaviorEarly adulthoodMarijuana useImpaired driversAnnual assessment wavesNEXT Generation Health StudyAdolescent trajectoriesLatent class analysis studyRepresentative longitudinal studyAssessment wavesNext participantHigher engagementTrajectory classesLongitudinal studyProspective associationsMixed-methods studyLatest followWork hoursRelated deathsLong-term effectsAdulthoodInterview 4Health StudyHealth statusGrade cohortsLongitudinal perspectives of riding with a cannabis-impaired driver
Banz B, Camenga D, Li K, Zuniga V, Iannotti R, Grayton C, Haynie D, Simons-Morton B, Curry L, Vaca F. Longitudinal perspectives of riding with a cannabis-impaired driver. Accident Analysis & Prevention 2023, 193: 107300. PMID: 37717297, PMCID: PMC10757553, DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2023.107300.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCannabis-impaired driversYoung adulthoodTrajectory classesHigh schoolNEXT Generation Health StudyAdolescent health behaviorsYoung driversSemi-structured interviewsLongitudinal perspectiveEveryday activitiesMultifaceted natureAdulthoodHealth behaviorsQualitative interviewsUnique themesParticipantsSchoolsTheoretical modelInterviewsLegal concernsPerceptionContextEmergeDriversThemes
2022
Binge drinking and alcohol-related symptoms may underlie patterns of dynamic brain oscillations of resource allocation during high-fidelity driving simulation
Banz B, Camenga D, Crowley M, Vaca F. Binge drinking and alcohol-related symptoms may underlie patterns of dynamic brain oscillations of resource allocation during high-fidelity driving simulation. Traffic Injury Prevention 2022, 23: s232-s233. DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2022.2119027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA study of self-reported personal cannabis use and state legal status and associations with engagement in and perceptions of cannabis-impaired driving
Brown T, Banz B, Schmitt R, Gaffney G, Milavetz G, Camenga D, Li K, Brooks-Russell A, Vaca F. A study of self-reported personal cannabis use and state legal status and associations with engagement in and perceptions of cannabis-impaired driving. Traffic Injury Prevention 2022, 23: s183-s186. PMID: 37014194, PMCID: PMC10618935, DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2022.2124803.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
A preliminary evaluation of the relationships between patterns of drinking initiation and driving simulation vehicle control among sober young adults
Banz B, Crowley M, Camenga D, Vaca F. A preliminary evaluation of the relationships between patterns of drinking initiation and driving simulation vehicle control among sober young adults. Traffic Injury Prevention 2021, 22: s184-s185. DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2021.1983369.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIs my User Impaired? Designing Adaptive Automation that Monitors the User’s State
Cotter J, Atchley A, Banz B, Tenhundfeld N. Is my User Impaired? Designing Adaptive Automation that Monitors the User’s State. 2021, 00: 1-6. DOI: 10.1109/sieds52267.2021.9483731.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
The Association of Sleep Hygiene and Drowsiness with Adverse Driving Events in Emergency Medicine Residents
Green W, Gao X, Li K, Banz BC, Wu J, Crowley MJ, Camenga DR, Vaca FE. The Association of Sleep Hygiene and Drowsiness with Adverse Driving Events in Emergency Medicine Residents. Western Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2020, 21: 219-224. PMID: 33207169, PMCID: PMC7673877, DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2020.8.47357.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse driving eventsHigher sleepiness levelsSleep hygieneEmergency medicine residentsSleepiness levelsOvernight shiftsMedicine residentsResidency training levelDrive homeJunior residentsMotor vehicle crashesPostgraduate year 1Emergency physiciansHigh riskSelf-administered surveyResponse rateSleepinessLevel of trainingVehicle crashesClinical dutiesWork shiftEM residentsSenior residentsHygienePhysiciansBrain-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 responses
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 ResearchConceptsYoung 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 approachVariability of baseline vehicle control among sober young adult cannabis users: A simulator-based exploratory study
Brown T, Banz B, Li K, Camenga D, Vaca F, Gaffney G, Milavetz G. Variability of baseline vehicle control among sober young adult cannabis users: A simulator-based exploratory study. Traffic Injury Prevention 2019, 20: s145-s148. PMID: 31674851, DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2019.1661676.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRealistic 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 sizeResponseEpilepsyRelationships between drinking quantity and frequency and behavioral and hippocampal BOLD responses during working memory performance involving allocentric spatial navigation in college students
Banz BC, Worhunsky PD, Pittman BP, Astur RS, Tennen HA, Raskin SA, Austad CS, Wood RM, Fallahi CR, Potenza MN, Pearlson GD. Relationships between drinking quantity and frequency and behavioral and hippocampal BOLD responses during working memory performance involving allocentric spatial navigation in college students. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2019, 201: 236-243. PMID: 31254750, PMCID: PMC7370814, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2019.03.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpatial working memorySix monthsYoung adult healthDorsolateral prefrontal cortexFrequency of drinkingVirtual Morris water taskVisible trialsNeurocognitive impairmentMorris water taskHippocampal functionCognitive deficitsPrefrontal cortexAlcohol useAdult HealthYoung adultsBOLD responseDrinking weekTrialsAllocentric spatial navigationGreater frequencyWater taskFuture studiesH periodDrinkingCurrent study
2018
Driving status of patients with generalized spike–wave on EEG but no clinical seizures
Antwi P, Atac E, Ryu JH, Arencibia CA, Tomatsu S, Saleem N, Wu J, Crowley MJ, Banz B, Vaca FE, Krestel H, Blumenfeld H. Driving status of patients with generalized spike–wave on EEG but no clinical seizures. Epilepsy & Behavior 2018, 92: 5-13. PMID: 30580109, PMCID: PMC6433503, DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2018.11.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGeneralized spike-wave dischargesSpike-wave dischargesStatus of patientsClinical seizuresClinical presentationBehavioral unresponsivenessObvious behavioral effectsGeneralized epilepsyAbsence seizuresEEG criteriaSWD durationBehavioral testingBehavioral impairmentsBehavioral effectsPatientsBrief episodesEpilepsySeizuresDriving privilegesElectroencephalogramFamily membersEEG featuresFuture approachesSafetyMyoclonic
2017
Young novice drivers, driving simulation, and neuroscience: Opportunities to advance the prevention science base
Banz, B.C. & Vaca, F.E. (2017). Young novice drivers, driving simulation, and neuroscience: Opportunities to advance the prevention science base. J Sci Med Burn Trauma.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Gender-related Differences in Inhibitory Control and Sustained Attention among Adolescents with Prenatal Cocaine Exposure.
Banz BC, Wu J, Crowley MJ, Potenza MN, Mayes LC. Gender-related Differences in Inhibitory Control and Sustained Attention among Adolescents with Prenatal Cocaine Exposure. The Yale Journal Of Biology And Medicine 2016, 89: 143-51. PMID: 27354841, PMCID: PMC4918878.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrenatal cocaine exposureSustained attentionAttention trialsInhibitory controlCocaine exposureGreater sustained attentionGender-related differencesGreater risk behaviorNeural correlatesResponse inhibitionElectrophysiological correlatesTrial typesInhibition trialsAttention indexImportant gender-related differencesElectrophysiological responsesAdolescentsUnderlying processRisk behaviorsCorrelatesBoysAttentionAdolescenceLarger responsesGenderExecutive dysfunction as facets of heavy episodic drinking
Banz, B.C. & Davalos, D.B. (2016). Executive dysfunction as facets of heavy episodic drinking. Mental Health Addiction Res.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImpulse control disorders: Social factors
Foster, D.W., Banz, B.C., & Potenza, M.N. (2016). Impulse control disorders: Social factors. In Wenzel, A. (Eds.) The SAGE encyclopedia of abnormal and clinical psychology. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Chapter 16 Behavioral addictions in addiction medicine from mechanisms to practical considerations
Banz BC, Yip SW, Yau YH, Potenza MN. Chapter 16 Behavioral addictions in addiction medicine from mechanisms to practical considerations. Progress In Brain Research 2015, 223: 311-328. PMID: 26806783, PMCID: PMC6583773, DOI: 10.1016/bs.pbr.2015.08.003.Peer-Reviewed Original Research