University of Iowa Injury Prevention Researcher to Discuss Rural Teen Driving

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 17, 2015) — Motor vehicle crashes cause more teen deaths than any other illness or injury in the United States. While more teen driving incidents per mile occur on rural roads, most safety interventions focus on urban driving. 

During a University of Kentucky College of Public Health Distinguished Lecture Sept. 18, Corinne Peek-Asa, the associate dean for research at the University of Iowa College of Public Health, will present strategies for improving teen safety on rural roadways. The lecture, ““Teen Driving on Rural Roads: What We Can Learn From Surveillance, Technology, and Intervention” takes place at 11 a.m. in room 220 of the Multidisciplinary Science Building and is open to students, faculty and staff members. 

A professor of occupational and environmental health, Peek-Asa also serves as the director of an Injury Prevention Research Center funded by the Centers for Disease Control. She received her doctorate in epidemiology from the University of California, Los Angeles. Her research concentrates on implementing and evaluating programs and policies to prevent acute traumatic injuries and violence. She serves on the Board of Scientific Counselors for the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and is a member of the Driver Education Committee of the Transportation Research Board. 

The Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center based at the University of Kentucky is sponsoring the lecture.

MEDIA CONTACT: Elizabeth Adams, elizabethadams@uky.edu