Yale DrivSim faculty use systems science to develop a causal loop model focused on systems in society that influences driving after drinking behaviors among adolescents and young adults

February 06, 2022

by Justin Laing

A recent review by several Yale Developmental Neurocognitive Driving Simulation Research Center (DrivSim Lab) faculty, in collaboration with several institutions, identifies and maps key feedback mechanisms that affect alcohol-impaired driving among adolescents and young adults in the U.S. The review also identifies implications for prevention practices and suggests strategies to reduce youth impaired driving and related crash deaths.

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Barbara Banz, PhD
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Deepa Camenga, MD, MHS, FAAP
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine; Associate Director of Pediatric Programs, Yale Program in Addiction Medicine; Associate Professor on Term, Chronic Disease Epidemiology
James Dziura, MPH, PhD
Professor of Emergency Medicine and of Biostatistics and of Medicine (Endocrinology); Co-Director, Yale Center for Analytical Sciences (YCAS); Director, Yale Data Coordinating Center; Professor, Biostatistics
Kaigang Li, PhD
Assistant Professor Adjunct
Linda Mayes, MD
Arnold Gesell Professor of Child Psychiatry, Pediatrics and Psychology in the Yale Child Study Center; Chair, Child Study Center
Federico E Vaca, MD, MPH
Professor Adjunct
Leslie Curry, PhD, MPH
Professor of Public Health (Health Policy) and Professor of Management; Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health; Lecturer, Yale College; Associate Director Yale Scholars in Implementation Science Training Program

Yale DrivSim faculty use systems science to develop a causal loop model focused on systems in society that influences driving after drinking behaviors among adolescents and young adults

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