Allison E. Curry, Phd, Mph Email & Phone Number

Allison E. Curry, PhD, MPH is a Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Emergency Medicine, and a Senior Scientist and Director of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the Center for Injury Research and Prevention.Dr. Curry's research focuses on the epidemiology and prevention of motor vehicle crashes in children and adolescents. She leads the development of the New Jersey Safety and Health Outcomes (NJ-SHO) Data Warehouse, a tool being used to advance safety and health research and associated epidemiologic methods through novel linkages of state-level administrative data sources—including driver licensing, motor vehicle crashes, traffic citations, medical records, healthcare utilization, and vital statistics data.She is the PI of an NICHD-funded research program that aims to establish the scientific foundation for driving safety among teens with ADHD and autism spectrum disorder. Dr. Curry also serves as the site PI for a suite of NICHD- and CDC-funded grants that aim to develop and evaluate novel traffic safety technologies in collaboration with Minnesota HeathSolutions.Her previous studies include the first rigorous evaluation of the effects of a Graduated Driver Licensing decal provision on the rate of teen compliance, enforcement, and crash rates, and several epidemiologic studies that directly inform state-level implementation of GDL policy, including consideration of whether GDL should be extended to older novice drivers. Her work has been funded by federal agencies, non-profit organizations, and corporate entities in the field of automotive safety. She has received more than $7.4 million in funding as principal investigator and more than $28.0 million as Co-I. Dr. Curry has been honored for her achievements by the NICHD, American Women in Science, and the U.S. Department of Defense’s National Security Education program. She co-authored more than 85 publications and has published her work in high-impact journals, including JAMA Pediatrics, American Journal of Preventive Medicine, American Journal of Public Health, Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and Pediatrics. Dr. Curry is a member of the National Academy of Sciences Transportation Research Board's Committee on Vehicle User Education, Training, and Licensing and Young Driver Subcommittee. Her article, “Graduated Driver Licensing Decal Law: Effect on Young Probationary Drivers,” published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, was voted the RWJ Foundation’s Most Influential Research Article of 2012.

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