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
2022
Mapping 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
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 crashes
2014
Female Drivers Increasingly Involved in Impaired Driving Crashes: Actions to Ameliorate the Risk
Vaca FE, Romano E, Fell JC. Female Drivers Increasingly Involved in Impaired Driving Crashes: Actions to Ameliorate the Risk. Academic Emergency Medicine 2014, 21: 1485-1492. PMID: 25491711, DOI: 10.1111/acem.12542.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlunt trauma casesMotor vehicle crashesCrash-related injuriesTrauma casesEmergency physiciansAlcohol-impaired driving crashesVehicle crashesAlcohol-impaired drivingDriving crashesConsiderable proportionEvolving roleUnfavorable trendsPatientsImpaired driving crashesInjuryPhysiciansCareFemale driversWomen