Allison E. Curry, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine) at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Director of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Center for Injury Research and Prevention, Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Senior Scientist, Center for Injury Research and Prevention, Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Associate Scholar, Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Leader, Young Driver Thrust, Center for Injury Research and Prevention, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Senior Fellow, Center for Public Health Initiatives, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Center Investigator, Penn Injury Science Center, University of Pennsylvania
Department: Pediatrics
Contact information
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Center for Injury Research and Prevention
2716 South St, 13th floor
Philadelphia, PA 19146
Center for Injury Research and Prevention
2716 South St, 13th floor
Philadelphia, PA 19146
Office: 267-273-6830
Email:
currya@email.chop.edu
currya@email.chop.edu
Education:
B.A. (Biological Anthropology, Pre-medicine)
Northwestern University, 1998.
M.P.H. (Epidemiology)
University of California, Los Angeles School of Public Health, 2001.
Ph.D. (Epidemiology)
Emory University School of Public Health, 2007.
Permanent linkB.A. (Biological Anthropology, Pre-medicine)
Northwestern University, 1998.
M.P.H. (Epidemiology)
University of California, Los Angeles School of Public Health, 2001.
Ph.D. (Epidemiology)
Emory University School of Public Health, 2007.
Selected Publications
Khan MA, Joyce NR, Pfeiffer MR, Rieter MR, Ott BR, Oganisian A, Curry AE, Margolis S, Zullo AR : Effects of initiating different antidepressant subclasses on motor vehicle crash risk among older adults with depression. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2025. In press.Zullo AR, Khan MA, Pfeiffer MR, Margolis SA, Ott BR, Curry AE, Bayer TA, Riester MR, Joyce NR: Non-benzodiazepine hypnotics and motor vehicle crash risk among older adults: A sequential target trial emulation American Journal of Epidemiology 194(3): 662-673, Mar 2025 Notes: epub ahead of print.
Metzger KB, Smith R, Freed SA, Sartin E, Pfeiffer MR, O’Malley L, Curry AE : Applying individual- and residence-based equity measures to characterize disparities in crash outcomes Journal of Safety Research J Safety Res. 2025 Feb;92:522-531. 92: 522-531, Feb 2025.
Gaw CE, Curry AE, Osterhoudt KC, Helwig S, Wood JN, Dykstra HK, Corwin DJ: Identifying fatal poisonings using child fatality review, poison centre and death certificate data in the USA. Injury Prevention Page: 045352, Jan 2025 Notes: Poster.
McDonald CC, Labows C, Myers RK, Sartin E, Yerys BE, Carey ME, Mollen CJ, Curry AE: Healthcare providers’ perspectives on autistic adolescents transitioning to independent driving. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders Nov 2024.
Andrew R. Zullo AR, Riester MR, D'Amico AM, Bhuma MR, Khan MA, Curry AE, Pfeiffer MR, Margolis SA, Ott BR, Bayer T, Joyce, NR: Medication changes in older drivers involved in motor vehicle crashes JAMA Network Open 2024 Oct 1;7(10): 7(10): e2438338, Oct 2024.
Joyce NR, Lombardi LR, Pfeiffer MR, Curry AE, Margolis SA, Ott BR,6 Zullo AR: Implications of using administrative healthcare data to identify risk of motor vehicle crash-related injury: the importance of distinguishing crash from crash-related injury Injury Epidemiology 11(1): 35, Aug 2024.
Gaw CE, Metzger KB, Pfeiffer MR, Yerys BE, Boyd RC, Corwin DJ, Curry AE: Driver’s licensure and driving outcomes among adolescents with mood disorders. JAMA Network Open 7(4): e245543, Apr 2024.
Sartin EB, Webb MS, Labows CG, Myers RK, Yerys BE, McDonald CC, Curry AE: Caregivers' perspectives on use of and need for driving resources for their autistic adolescent. Autism in Adulthood 6(1): 86-94, Mar 2024.
Riester MR, D’Amico AM, Khan MA, Joyce NR, Pfeiffer MR, Margolis SA, Ott BR, Curry AE, Bayer TA, Zullo AR: Changes in the burden of medications that may impair driving among older adults before and after a motor vehicle crash. Journal of the American Geriatric Society 72(2): 444-455, Feb 2024.