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Dr. Deborah Kuhl's (Medicine) work as a trauma surgeon and researcher is prominently is featured in a lengthy New York Times article about the disturbing increase in deaths and injuries from traffic crashes throughout the United States. The Times piece, "Why Are American Drivers So Deadly?" traces Kuhl's early career, operating on crash victims,…

Dr. Deborah Kuhls (Medicine) and a team of researchers at UNLV’s Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine have been analyzing crash, injury, and non-adjudicated citation data for over a decade to inform prevention and policy initiatives. Findings are published in quarterly TREND newsletters. The information provides a deeper understanding of risk-taking…

Merika Charupoom (Medicine), Nicole Bacani (Medicine), Emily Strickler, Laura K. Gryder (Academic Affairs), Kavita Batra (Medicine), and Deborah A. Kuhls (Medicine), presented their study titled, "Non-Adjudicated Speeding Citations In Nevada: A descriptive analysis of speeding violations in Nevada from 2018-2020," at the 151st Annual Meeting of…

Merika Charupoom (Medicine), Nicole Bacani (Medicine), Emily Carter (Medicine), Emily Strickler, Laura K. Gryder (Academic Affairs), Kavita Batra (Medicine), and Deborah A. Kuhls (Medicine), presented their study titled, "Injury Inequity Among Nevada Pedestrians: Assessment Using Measurements of Community Needs," during the American Public Health…

Kacie Washburn, Maxim Gakh, Courtney Coughenour (all Public Health), Kavita Batra, Deborah Kuhls, Bertille Mavegam Tango Assoumou (all Medicine), and William Sousa (Urban Affairs) presented their study titled, “Perceptions of Law Enforcement Officers ��ҳ| �鶹��ýӳ�� Profiling and Disparities in Traffic Stops in the United States: A Comprehensive…

Noehealani Bareng-Antolin (Medicine) presented at the 2023 Driving School Association of the Americas International Conference on October 18 in Las Vegas, Nevada on, "Traffic Safety Research at the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine." Led by Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine Associate Dean for Research Dr. Deborah Kuhls, the traffic safety research…

Charlton Bassett, Mathew Stephen, Pedro Gonzalez, Salman Mohammed, Laura Gryder, Kavita Batra, and Deborah Kuhls (all Medicine) presented their study titled, "Investigating health resource utilization following pediatric motor vehicle crashes by different levels of child restraint use: A descriptive analysis of Nevada (2005-2017)," at the Nevada…

Merika Charupoom (Public Health), Kavita Batra, Max Gakh, William Sousa, William Porter, Bertille Mavegam, Courtney Coughenour, and Deborah Kuhls presented their study, "An analysis of Police Traffic Stops data dashboards to find the most effective data visualization technique and strategy," at the Nevada Public Health Association annual meeting.…

Dr. Paul Chestovich (Medicine) and Erin Breen (Engineering) sat down with the Review Journal recently to comment on the alarming trend of underreported pedestrian crashes near CCSD schools. Data tracking and reporting on these crashes leave gaps that the community would like to see addressed.

Jeremy R. Anderson, Kavita Batra, Allison McNickle, Douglas Fraser, Laura Gryder, Paul Chestovich, and Deborah Kuhls (all Medicine) presented their research, “Injury Burden of On-vs. Off-road Vehicular Crashes in Nevada: A Comparative Analysis,” at the Southwestern Surgical Congress 2022 annual meeting in Arizona.