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 educationLicensure
2021
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. 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 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 Research
2020
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 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 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 Research
2015
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: 645-651. PMID: 25941751, PMCID: PMC4692247, DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2014.996215.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
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? AAAM Annual Conference 2012, 56: 37-43. PMID: 23169115, PMCID: PMC3503417.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSafety restraint useRestraint usePassenger restraint useYoung unlicensed driversDriver restraint useHigh-risk behaviorsFatal crashesFatality Analysis Reporting SystemDecreased oddsUnlicensed drivingUnlicensed driversLogistic regressionDetrimental roleSafety restraintsDriver drinkingReporting systemCrash fatalitiesImpaired drivingYearsSafety behaviorYears 1996