Allison E. Curry, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Director of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Center for Injury Research and Prevention, Department of General Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Senior Scientist, Center for Injury Research and Prevention, Department of General Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Associate Scholar, Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Leader, Young Driver Thrust, Center for Injury Research and Prevention, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Senior Fellow, Center for Public Health Initiatives, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Center Investigator, Penn Injury Science Center, University of Pennsylvania
Department: Pediatrics
Contact information
Center for Injury Research and Prevention
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
2716 South St, 13th floor
Philadelphia, PA 19146
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
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, 2001.
Ph.D. (Epidemiology)
Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 2007.
Permanent linkB.A. (Biological Anthropology, Pre-medicine)
Northwestern University, 1998.
M.P.H. (Epidemiology)
University of California, Los Angeles, 2001.
Ph.D. (Epidemiology)
Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 2007.
Selected Publications
Gaulton T, Pfeiffer MR, Metzger KB, Curry AE, Neuman MD: Motor vehicle crash risk among adults undergoing general surgery: A retrospective case-crossover Anesthesiology 2023. In press.Yerys BE, Kaplan-Kahn E, Sartin E, Boyd R, Herrington J, Curry AE: Suicidal Ideation and Behavior Mediates the Relationship between Executive Functioning and Quality of Life for Transition-Age Autistic Youth International Society for Autism Research Annual Meeting, May 3-6, Stockholm, Sweden, 2023.
Joyce NR, Khan MA, Zullo AR, Pfeiffer MR, Metzger KB, Margolis SA, Ott B, Curry AE: Distance from home to crash location: Implications for license restrictions among medically-at-risk older drivers Journal of Aging and Social Policy 4: 1-15, Dec 2022.
Gaw CE, Curry AE, Osterhoudt KC, Wood JN, Corwin DJ: Characteristics of fatal poisonings among infants and young children in the United States Oral Presentation, American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition, Anaheim, CA Oct 2022.
McDonald, CC, Jain, D, Ward McIntosh, C, Wiebe, D, Aryal, S, Curry, AE, Master, C, & Arbogast, KB: Return to driving after concussion in adolescents: Timing and symptoms. Poster presentation, 6th International Consensus Conference on Concussion in Sport, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Oct 2022.
McDonald, CC, Jain, D, Ward McIntosh, C, Wiebe, D, Aryal, S, Curry, AE, Master, C, & Arbogast, K. : Adolescent reports of symptoms and returning to drive after concussion. Poster presentation, American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference, Anaheim, CA October 2022.
Myers RK, Lombardi LR, Pfeiffer MR, Curry AE: Restraint use characteristics among crash-involved child passengers: identifying opportunities to enhance optimal restraint use. Traffic Injury Prevention 23(sup1): S213-S217, Sept 2022.
Gaw CE, Curry AE, Osterhoudt KC, Wood JN, Corwin DJ: Characteristics of fatal poisonings among infants and young children in the United States North American Congress of Clinical Toxicology 2022, San Francisco, CA Sept 2022.
Curry AE, Sartin EB, Metzger KB, McDonald CC, Carey ME, Power TJ, Yerys BE : Real-world crash circumstances among newly licensed adolescent drivers with and without attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder Journal of Adolescent Health 71(2): 172-179, Aug 2022.
Lombardi LR, Pfeiffer MR, Metzger KB, Myers RK, Curry AE: Improving identification of crash injuries: Statewide integration of hospital discharge and crash report data. Traffic Injury Prevention 13: 1-7, June 2022.