Alex Quistberg
Assistant Research Professor
Environmental and Occupational Health
Drexel University
United States of America
Biography
"Dr. Quistberg is an injury epidemiologist whose research has focused primarily on road safety, the built environment and global health. His current research is focused on urban health issues in Latin America. His recent work at the Harborview Injury Prevention & Research Center at the University of Washington used objective measurement tools (e.g., GIS, GPS and accelerometers) to examine how active transportation modes (e.g., walking and biking) are related to injury risks in the built environment and safety perceptions, both in the US and in Latin America. He has also recently worked on trauma care research projects using local trauma registry and electronic health record data, as well as large national databases, such as HCUP-NEDS, the NTDB, and MarketScan. His past research has examined health literacy, health disparities, teen driver safety, child passenger safety, pediatric window falls, and boating safety. He collaborates with investigators at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington as a Global Burden of Disease Expert on Injuries. He currently serves on the editorial board of the BMJ journal Injury Prevention as the Statistical Editor. "
Research Interest
Health and Place or Built Environment
Publications
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"Gómez LF, Sarmiento R, Ordoñez MF, Pardo CF, Sa TH, Mallarino C, Miranda JJ, Mosquera J, Parra D, Reis R, Ronderos M, Arango CM, Quistberg DA. Urban environment interventions linked to the promotion of physical activity. A mixed methods study applied to the urban context of Latin America. Social Science & Medicine. April 2015; 131:18-30. PubMed PMID: 25748111. "
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"Quistberg DA, Howard EJ, Ebel BE, Moudon AV, Saelens BE, Hurvitz PM, Curtin JE, Rivara FP. Multilevel models for evaluating the risk of pedestrian-motor vehicle collisions at intersections and mid-blocks. Accident Analysis & Prevention. 2015 Aug 31;84:99-111. PubMed PMID: 26339944. "
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"Jimenez N, Quistberg DA, Vavilala M, Jaffe K. Utilization of Mental Health Services after Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Children. Pediatrics. 2017; 139(3). PMID: 28159872. "
