Federico Vaca, MD, MPH

• Allen Hsiao
• Anthony Tomassoni
• Antonio Riera
• Barbara Banz
• Deepa Camenga
• Fuad Abujarad
• Gail D'Onofrio
• Gunjan Tiyyagura
• Hal Blumenfeld
• Heinz Eric Krestel
• James Dziura
• Leslie Curry
• Linda Mayes
• Lisa Calvocoressi
• Michael Crowley
• Michael Pantalon
• Pue Farooque
• Sharon Chekijian
• Susan Levy
• Veronika Shabanova

Accident Prevention; Adolescent; Behavioral Medicine; Emergency Medicine; Social Behavior; Motor Vehicles; Behavioral Research; Adolescent Development; Healthcare Disparities

• Factors 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. The Journal Of Adolescent Health : Official Publication Of The Society For Adolescent Medicine 2021, 68:191-198.
• Alcohol- 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 2021, 218:108417.
• 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 2021, 22:90-95.
• Associations 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.
• Association between a delay in driving licensure and driving while impaired and riding with an impaired driver among emerging adults.Vaca FE, Li K, Haynie D, 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. Alcoholism, Clinical And Experimental Research 2021, 45:793-801.
• Realistic 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 2020, 61:19-28.
• Longitudinal 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.
• Quality and Publication of Emergency Medicine Trials Registered in ClinicalTrials.govCalvocoressi L, Reynolds J, Johnson B, Warzoha MM, Carroll M, Vaca FE, Post L, Dziura J. Quality and Publication of Emergency Medicine Trials Registered in ClinicalTrials.gov The Western Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2020, 21:295-303.
• Brain-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.
• Trial study design to test a bilingual digital health tool for alcohol use disorders among Latino emergency department patients.Vaca FE, Dziura J, Abujarad F, Pantalon MV, Hsiao A, Field CA, D'Onofrio G. Trial study design to test a bilingual digital health tool for alcohol use disorders among Latino emergency department patients. Contemporary Clinical Trials 2020, 96:106104.
• Trial study design to test a bilingual digital health tool for alcohol use disorders among Latino emergency department patients.Vaca FE, Dziura J, Abujarad F, Pantalon MV, Hsiao A, Field CA, D'Onofrio G. Trial study design to test a bilingual digital health tool for alcohol use disorders among Latino emergency department patients. Contemporary Clinical Trials 2020, 97:106128.
• Factors 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.
• Alcohol use patterns and their association with sober driver vehicle control in high fidelity driving simulation.Banz BC, Brown TL, Camenga DR, Li K, Vaca FE. Alcohol use patterns and their association with sober driver vehicle control in high fidelity driving simulation. Traffic Injury Prevention 2020, 21:S150-S154.
• 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. The Western Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2020, 21:219-224.
• 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 : E&B 2019, 92:5-13.
• Use of non-face-to-face modalities for emergency department screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (ED-SBIRT) for high-risk alcohol use: A scoping review.Biroscak BJ, Pantalon MV, Dziura JD, Hersey DP, Vaca FE. Use of non-face-to-face modalities for emergency department screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (ED-SBIRT) for high-risk alcohol use: A scoping review. Substance Abuse : Official Publication Of The Association For Medical Education And Research In Substance Abuse 2019, 40:20-32.
• 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.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.
• Bolstering gun injury surveillance accuracy using capture-recapture methods.Post LA, Balsen Z, Spano R, Vaca FE. Bolstering gun injury surveillance accuracy using capture-recapture methods. Journal Of Behavioral Medicine 2019, 42:674-680.
• Variability 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.
• Close Friends' Drinking and Personal Income as Mediators of Extreme Drinking: A Prospective Investigation.Luk JW, Haynie DL, Vaca FE, Li K, Hingson R, Simons-Morton BG. Close Friends' Drinking and Personal Income as Mediators of Extreme Drinking: A Prospective Investigation. Journal Of Studies On Alcohol And Drugs 2019, 80:669-678.
• 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.
• Emerging Adults Riding With Marijuana-, Alcohol-, or Illicit Drug-Impaired Peer and Older Drivers.Li K, Ochoa E, Vaca FE, Simons-Morton B. Emerging Adults Riding With Marijuana-, Alcohol-, or Illicit Drug-Impaired Peer and Older Drivers. Journal Of Studies On Alcohol And Drugs 2018, 79:277-285.
• Rear-facing versus forward-facing child restraints: an updated assessment.McMurry TL, Arbogast KB, Sherwood CP, Vaca F, Bull M, Crandall JR, Kent RW. Rear-facing versus forward-facing child restraints: an updated assessment. Injury Prevention : Journal Of The International Society For Child And Adolescent Injury Prevention 2018, 24:55-59.
• A web-based educational video to improve asthma knowledge for limited English proficiency Latino caregivers.Riera A, Ocasio A, Tiyyagura G, Thomas A, Goncalves P, Krumeich L, Ragins K, Trevino S, Vaca FE. A web-based educational video to improve asthma knowledge for limited English proficiency Latino caregivers. The Journal Of Asthma : Official Journal Of The Association For The Care Of Asthma 2017, 54:624-631.
• Covariability in three dimensions of teenage driving risk behavior: impaired driving, risky and unsafe driving behavior, and secondary task engagement.Simons-Morton B, Li K, Ehsani J, Vaca FE. Covariability in three dimensions of teenage driving risk behavior: impaired driving, risky and unsafe driving behavior, and secondary task engagement. Traffic Injury Prevention 2016, 17:441-6.
• Transitions in Riding With an Alcohol/Drug-Impaired Driver From Adolescence to Emerging Adulthood in the United States.Vaca FE, Li K, Hingson R, Simons-Morton BG. Transitions in Riding With an Alcohol/Drug-Impaired Driver From Adolescence to Emerging Adulthood in the United States. Journal Of Studies On Alcohol And Drugs 2016, 77:77-85.
• Latino caregiver experiences with asthma health communication.Riera A, Ocasio A, Tiyyagura G, Krumeich L, Ragins K, Thomas A, Trevino S, Vaca FE. Latino caregiver experiences with asthma health communication. Qualitative Health Research 2015, 25:16-26.
• Findings from a community-based asthma education fair for Latino caregivers.Riera A, Ocasio A, Goncalves P, Krumeich L, Katz KH, Trevino S, Vaca FE. Findings from a community-based asthma education fair for Latino caregivers. The Journal Of Asthma : Official Journal Of The Association For The Care Of Asthma 2015, 52:71-80.
• mHealth Tool for Alcohol Use Disorders Among Latinos in Emergency Department.Abujarad F, Vaca FE. mHealth Tool for Alcohol Use Disorders Among Latinos in Emergency Department. Proceedings Of The International Symposium Of Human Factors And Ergonomics In Healthcare. International Symposium Of Human Factors And Ergonomics In Healthcare 2015, 4:12-19.
• Reciprocal Associations Between Parental Monitoring Knowledge and Impaired Driving in Adolescent Novice Drivers.Li K, Simons-Morton BG, Vaca FE, Hingson R. Reciprocal Associations Between Parental Monitoring Knowledge and Impaired Driving in Adolescent Novice Drivers. Traffic Injury Prevention 2015, 16:645-51.
• Gender-specific issues in traumatic injury and resuscitation: consensus-based recommendations for future research.Sethuraman KN, Marcolini EG, McCunn M, Hansoti B, Vaca FE, Napolitano LM. Gender-specific issues in traumatic injury and resuscitation: consensus-based recommendations for future research. Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal Of The Society For Academic Emergency Medicine 2014, 21:1386-94.
• Injury due to mechanical falls: future directions in gender-specific surveillance, screening, and interventions in emergency department patients.Greenberg MR, Kane BG, Totten VY, Raukar NP, Moore EC, Sanson T, Barraco RD, Nguyen MC, Vaca FE. Injury due to mechanical falls: future directions in gender-specific surveillance, screening, and interventions in emergency department patients. Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal Of The Society For Academic Emergency Medicine 2014, 21:1380-5.
• Gender- and sex-specific sports-related injury research in emergency medicine: a consensus on future research direction and focused application.Raukar NP, Zonfrillo MR, Kane K, Davenport M, Espinoza TR, Weiland J, Franco V, Vaca FE. Gender- and sex-specific sports-related injury research in emergency medicine: a consensus on future research direction and focused application. Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal Of The Society For Academic Emergency Medicine 2014, 21:1370-9.
• 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 : Official Journal Of The Society For Academic Emergency Medicine 2014, 21:1485-92.
• The impact of limited English proficiency on asthma action plan use.Riera A, Navas-Nazario A, Shabanova V, Vaca FE. The impact of limited English proficiency on asthma action plan use. The Journal Of Asthma : Official Journal Of The Association For The Care Of Asthma 2014, 51:178-84.
• Association between riding with an impaired driver and driving while impaired.Li K, Simons-Morton BG, Vaca FE, Hingson R. Association between riding with an impaired driver and driving while impaired. Pediatrics 2014, 133:620-6.
• The global burden of road injury: its relevance to the emergency physician.Chekijian S, Paul M, Kohl VP, Walker DM, Tomassoni AJ, Cone DC, Vaca FE. The global burden of road injury: its relevance to the emergency physician. Emergency Medicine International 2014, 2014:139219.
• Adolescent Balloon Analog Risk Task and Behaviors that Influence Risk of Motor Vehicle Crash Injury.Vaca FE, Walthall JM, Ryan S, Moriarty-Daley A, Riera A, Crowley MJ, Mayes LC. Adolescent Balloon Analog Risk Task and Behaviors that Influence Risk of Motor Vehicle Crash Injury. Annals Of Advances In Automotive Medicine / Annual Scientific Conference ... Association For The Advancement Of Automotive Medicine. Association For The Advancement Of Automotive Medicine. Scientific Conference 2013, 57:77-88.
• The impact of state level graduated driver licensing programs on rates of passenger restraint use and unlicensed driving in fatal crashes.Fu J, Anderson CL, Dziura JD, Crowley MJ, Vaca FE. The impact of state level graduated driver licensing programs on rates of passenger restraint use and unlicensed driving in fatal crashes. Annals Of Advances In Automotive Medicine / Annual Scientific Conference ... Association For The Advancement Of Automotive Medicine. Association For The Advancement Of Automotive Medicine. Scientific Conference 2013, 57:89-98.
• Behaviors increasing the risk of crash injury in latino adolescent males: the influence of acculturation and parent connectedness.Vaca FE, Summers DL, Roney L, Violano P, Moriarty-Daley A, Dziura J, Anderson C. Behaviors increasing the risk of crash injury in latino adolescent males: the influence of acculturation and parent connectedness. Annals Of Advances In Automotive Medicine / Annual Scientific Conference ... Association For The Advancement Of Automotive Medicine. Association For The Advancement Of Automotive Medicine. Scientific Conference 2013, 57:369-72.
• A geographic analysis of collisions involving child pedestrians in a large Southern California county.Chakravarthy B, Anderson CL, Ludlow J, Lotfipour S, Vaca FE. A geographic analysis of collisions involving child pedestrians in a large Southern California county. Traffic Injury Prevention 2012, 13:193-8.
• Young unlicensed drivers and passenger safety restraint use in u.s. Fatal crashes: concern for risk spillover effect?Fu J, Anderson CL, Dziura JD, Crowley MJ, Vaca FE. Young unlicensed drivers and passenger safety restraint use in u.s. Fatal crashes: concern for risk spillover effect? Annals Of Advances In Automotive Medicine / Annual Scientific Conference ... Association For The Advancement Of Automotive Medicine. Association For The Advancement Of Automotive Medicine. Scientific Conference 2012, 56:37-43.
• Contextualizing exposures and experiences of behaviors that influence the risk of crash injury in latino adolescent males.Vaca FE, Trevino S, Riera A, Meyer E, Anderson CL. Contextualizing exposures and experiences of behaviors that influence the risk of crash injury in latino adolescent males. Annals Of Advances In Automotive Medicine / Annual Scientific Conference ... Association For The Advancement Of Automotive Medicine. Association For The Advancement Of Automotive Medicine. Scientific Conference 2012, 56:79-86.
• The Latino adolescent male mortality peak revisited: attribution of homicide and motor vehicle crash death.Vaca FE, Anderson CL, Hayes-Bautista DE. The Latino adolescent male mortality peak revisited: attribution of homicide and motor vehicle crash death. Injury Prevention : Journal Of The International Society For Child And Adolescent Injury Prevention 2011, 17:102-7.
• Six-month follow-up of computerized alcohol screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment in the emergency department.Vaca FE, Winn D, Anderson CL, Kim D, Arcila M. Six-month follow-up of computerized alcohol screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment in the emergency department. Substance Abuse : Official Publication Of The Association For Medical Education And Research In Substance Abuse 2011, 32:144-52.
• Helmet use in Connecticut motorcycle crashes: a state without a universal helmet law.Landman AB, Phipps MS, Jawin K, Bolton L, Van Gelder CM, Kamin R, Teel B, Vaca FE. Helmet use in Connecticut motorcycle crashes: a state without a universal helmet law. Connecticut Medicine 2011, 75:261-8.
• Crash injury risk behavior in adolescent latino males: the power of friends and relational connections.Vaca FE, Anderson CL. Crash injury risk behavior in adolescent latino males: the power of friends and relational connections. Annals Of Advances In Automotive Medicine / Annual Scientific Conference ... Association For The Advancement Of Automotive Medicine. Association For The Advancement Of Automotive Medicine. Scientific Conference 2011, 55:41-50.
• Alcohol involvement among young female drivers in US fatal crashes: unfavourable trends.Tsai VW, Anderson CL, Vaca FE. Alcohol involvement among young female drivers in US fatal crashes: unfavourable trends. Injury Prevention : Journal Of The International Society For Child And Adolescent Injury Prevention 2010, 16:17-20.
• Feasibility of emergency department bilingual computerized alcohol screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment.Vaca F, Winn D, Anderson C, Kim D, Arcila M. Feasibility of emergency department bilingual computerized alcohol screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment. Substance Abuse : Official Publication Of The Association For Medical Education And Research In Substance Abuse 2010, 31:264-9.
• U.S. motor vehicle fatality trends in young Latino males.Vaca F, Anderson CL. U.S. motor vehicle fatality trends in young Latino males. Annals Of Advances In Automotive Medicine / Annual Scientific Conference ... Association For The Advancement Of Automotive Medicine. Association For The Advancement Of Automotive Medicine. Scientific Conference 2009, 53:77-82.
• Validation 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 & Metabolism : JPEM 2021, 34:763-770.
• Riding 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.
• Associations Between Graduated Driver Licensing Restrictions and Delay in Driving Licensure Among U.S. High School Students.Vaca FE, Li K, Fell JC, Haynie DL, Simons-Morton B, Romano E. Associations Between Graduated Driver Licensing Restrictions and Delay in Driving Licensure Among U.S. High School Students. Journal Of Transport & Health 2021, 21.
• Time 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.
• The 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.