Former SafeTREC visiting student researcher and current doctoral student at UC Davis School of Medicine and Institute of Transportation Studies Katarina Cook will be presenting the poster "At the Intersection of Hit-and-Runs and Homelessness: Pilot Risk Analysis and Postmortem Case Series" at the American Medical Association (AMA) Research Challenge virtual symposim. This presentation will highlight findings from a pilot study co-authored by SafeTREC director Julia Griswold and and research data analyst Liza Lutzker, that investigated how people experiencing homelessness (PEH), and especially those that are unsheltered, often face not only a heightened exposure risk to traffic fatalities, but also might be more likely to be abandoned at the scene. Visit the event webpage to learn more the research challenge and how to join the event.
About the 2025 AMA Research Challenge
The AMA Research Challenge virtual poster symposium and semifinals, taking place Oct. 22-23, 2025, will feature research from over 1,000 medical students, residents and international medical graduates (IMGs) from across hundreds of medical schools and health care institutions in the U.S.
This presentation is related to SafeTREC research supported by the Center for Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety (CPBS), a Tier-1 University Transportation Center (UTC) supported by the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) and led by the University of New Mexico (UNM). Learn more about UC Berkeley SafeTREC's participation in the CPBS.