Elizabeth Walshe, PhD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (General Pediatrics)
Research Scientist, Center for Injury Research and Prevention, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Pediatrics
Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Center for Injury Research and Prevention
13th Floor, Roberts Center for Pediatric Research
2716 South Street
Philadelphia, PA 19146
Center for Injury Research and Prevention
13th Floor, Roberts Center for Pediatric Research
2716 South Street
Philadelphia, PA 19146
Publications
Education:
B.A. (Psychology)
National University of Ireland, Maynooth, 2011.
PhD (Cognitive Neuroscience)
National University of Ireland, Maynooth , 2016.
Permanent linkB.A. (Psychology)
National University of Ireland, Maynooth, 2011.
PhD (Cognitive Neuroscience)
National University of Ireland, Maynooth , 2016.
Selected Publications
Walshe, E. A.: Teen Drivers, Older Cars, and Advanced Driver Assistance Systems—Bridging the Safety Gap. JAMA Network Open. JAMA, May 2025 Notes: Invited commentary by Editor of JAMA Network Open.Walshe, E.A., Baxelbaum, K. S., Cheng, S. C., Romer, D., Winston, F.K.: Young New Driver Skills by Neighborhood-Level Income and Education. Pediatric Academic Society Annual Conference 2025 2025.
Dong, X., Wu, J. S., Walshe, E. A., Cheng, S., Winston, F. K., & Ryerson, M. S.: Adult-supervised practice in learner’s permit phase has a significant but limited ability to improve safe driving skills. Traffic Injury Prevention November 2024.
Kelleher S, Powell M, Gonzalez AK, Cheng S, Koepke N, Walshe EA, Millner J, Fischer JC, Schlotter CM, Winston FK, Fiks AG: Testing a New Care Model: Implementing a Virtual Driving Assessment in Primary Care. Annals of Family Medicine 22(4): 357, Jul-Aug 2024.
Walshe EA, Romer D, Aargaard N, Winston FK: Variation in Young Driver Training Requirements Vary Widely by State. JAMA Network Open 7(6): e2417551, Jun 2024.
Walshe E.A., Baxelbaum, K., Ward McIntosh, C., Cheng, S., Winston, F.K., Romer, D.: The Association Between Weaker Working Memory and Crash Risk in Typically Developing Young Drivers. Pediatric Academic Society Meeting, Toronto, Canada May 2024 Notes: Poster.
Walshe E.A., Aargaard, N., Romer, D., Winston, F.K.: Licensed to Drive, but are They Prepared to be Safe? Driver Training Requirements Vary Widely by State. Pediatric Academic Society Meeting, Toronto, Canada May 2024 Notes: Poster.
Walshe EA, Elliott MR, Cheng S, Romer D, Curry AE, Grethlein D, Gonzalez AK, Winston FK: Driving Skills at Licensure and Time to First Crash. Pediatrics 152(5): e2022060817, Nov 2023.
Dong X, Wu JS, Jensen ST, Walshe EA, Winston FK, Ryerson MS: Financial status and travel time to driving schools as barriers to obtaining a young driver license in a state with comprehensive young driver licensing policy. Accident, Analysis and Prevention 191(1): 107198, Oct 2023.
Dong X, Wu JS, Walshe EA, Winston FK, Ryerson MS: Residing in a Driver Training Desert Leads to Delayed Licensure: Investigating the Relationship between Accessibility to Driver Training and Young Driver’s Licensure. Findings Aug 2023 Notes: https://doi.org/10.32866/001c.85096.