Motao Zhu

Contact Information

Call us at: (614)355-6687

Email Motao Zhu, MD, MS, PhD

Center for Injury Research & Policy 700 Children’s DriveColumbus, OH 43205 (map)

Learn more about Motao Zhu

Research

Interests

Cell phone use while driving Drug and medication involvement in vehicle crash Licensing policy for older adults Pedestrian safety Seatbelt use Self-driving cars Teen driving and graduated driver licensing laws Traffic injuries in children, adolescents, and other vulnerable populations Traffic safety in Appalachia

Lab(s)

Center for Injury Research and Policy

Publications

                  Benedetti MH, Zhang F, Bales R, Rudisill T, Smith GA, Zhu M. Reporting of unknown drug test results in the Fatality Analysis Reporting System and associated factors, 2000-2020. Traffic Inj Prev. 2023 Jan 17;  1-5.

                


                  Pan Y, Neuroth L, Chomitz I, Davila V, Liu K, McKenzie LB, Lu B, Zhu M. Seat Belt Laws and Prevalence of Use among High School Students in the United States. Ann Epidemiol. 2022 Dec 29;  

                


                  Benedetti MH, Li L, Shen S, Kinnear N, Delgado MK, Zhu M. Talking on hands-free and handheld cellphones while driving in association with handheld phone bans. J Safety Res. 2022 Dec; 83: 204-209.

                


                  Benedetti MH, Humphries KD, Codden R, Sagar S, Kufera JA, Cook LJ, Norris J, Stamatiadis N, Vesselinov R, Zhu M. Age-based variability in the association between restraint use and injury type and severity in multi-occupant crashes. Ann Epidemiol. 2022 Oct 13;  

                


                  Evans A, Polak C, Neuroth LM, Smith GA, Zhu M. Trends in Passenger Seat Belt Use Among High School Students-United States, 1991-2019. J Adolesc Health. 2022 Sep 7;  

                


                  Francis M, Spiller HA, Badeti J, Casavant MJ, Michaels NL, Zhu M, Smith GA. Antidepressant Exposures Associated with Exploratory Behavior Among Young Children Reported to United States Poison Control Centers, 2000-2020. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2022 Aug 23;  

                


                  Neuroth LM, Humphries KD, Wing JJ, Smith GA, Zhu M. Motor vehicle-related electric scooter injuries in the US: A descriptive analysis of NEISS data. Am J Emerg Med. 2022 Feb 5; 55: 1-5.

                


                  Chakraborty P, Alalwan M, Johnson RM, Li L, Lancaster KE, Zhu M. Mental health and substance use by sexual minority status in high school students who experienced sexual violence. Ann Epidemiol. 2021 Dec; 64: 127-131.

                


                  McFalls M, Ramirez M, Harland K, Zhu M, Morris NL, Hamann C, Peek-Asa C. Farm vehicle crashes on public roads: Analysis of farm-level factors. J Rural Health. 2021 Sep 24;  

                


                  Zhu M, Shen S, Redelmeier DA, Li L, Wei L, Foss R. Bans on Cellphone Use While Driving and Traffic Fatalities in the United States. Epidemiology. 2021 Sep 1; 32: 731-739.

                


                  Rudisill TM, Zhu M. Challenges of enforcing cellphone use while driving laws among police in the USA: a cross-sectional analysis. BMJ Open. 2021 Jun 30; 11: e049053.

                


                  Neuroth LM, Galos D, Li L, Zhao S, Zhu M. Driving contradictions: behaviors and attitudes regarding handheld and hands-free cellphone use while driving among young drivers. Inj Epidemiol. 2021 Jun 1; 8: 18.

                


                  Humphries KD, Li L, Smith GA, Bridge JA, Zhu M. Suicide Attempts in Association With Traditional and Electronic Bullying Among Heterosexual and Sexual Minority U.S. High School Students. J Adolesc Health. 2021 Jun; 68: 1211-1214.

                


                  Pope CN, Nwosu A, Rudisill TM, Zhu M. Support for distracted driving laws: An analysis of adolescent drivers from the Traffic Safety Culture Index from 2011 to 2017. Transp Res Part F Traffic Psychol Behav. 2021 Apr; 78: 424-432.

                


                  Li L, Neuroth LM, Valachovic E, Schwebel DC, Zhu M. Association Between Changes in Social Distancing Policies in Ohio and Traffic Volume and Injuries, January Through July 2020. JAMA. 2021 Mar 9; 325: 1003-1006.

                


                  Makara J, Shen S, Nwosu A, Arnold W, Smith G, Zhu M. A cross-sectional study of characteristics of bicyclist upper and lower extremity injuries in bicycle-vehicle crashes in Ohio, United States, 2013-2017. BMC Public Health. 2021 Mar 2; 21: 428.

                


                  Shen S, Ramirez M, Hamann CJ, Morris N, Peek-Asa C, Zhu M. The Associations Between Older Driver Licensure Laws with Travel and Passenger Behaviors Among Adults Aged 65 Years or Older (United States, 2003-2017). Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Feb 25; 18: 

                


                  Shen S, Bao S, Zhu M. Validating the representativeness assumption of the quasi-induced exposure method using a national representative field observation survey. Traffic Inj Prev. 2021; 22: 133-138.

                


                  Chaudhuri U, Ratnapradipa KL, Shen S, Rice TM, Smith GA, Zhu M. Trends and patterns in fatal US motorcycle crashes, 2000-2016. Traffic Inj Prev. 2019 Jul 8;  1-7.

                


                  Ning P, Schwebel DC, Chu H, Zhu M, Hu G. Changes in reporting for unintentional injury deaths, United States of America. Bull World Health Organ. 2019 Mar 1; 97: 190-199.

                


                  Rudisill TM, Zhu M, Chu H. Association between cellphone use while driving legislation and self-reported behaviour among adult drivers in USA: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open. 2019 Feb 18; 9: e023456.

                


                  Kemnitzer CR, Pope CN, Nwosu A, Zhao S, Wei L, Zhu M. An investigation of driver, pedestrian, and environmental characteristics and resulting pedestrian injury. Traffic Inj Prev. 2019; 20: 510-514.

                


                  Rudisill TM, Chu H, Zhu M. Cell phone use while driving laws and motor vehicle driver fatalities: differences in population subgroups and location. Ann Epidemiol. 2018 Oct; 28: 730-735.

                


                  Zhu M, Rudisill TM, Rauscher KJ, Davidov DM, Feng J. Risk Perceptions of Cellphone Use While Driving: Results from a Delphi Survey. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2018 May 25; 15: 

                


                  Ma X, Lin L, Qu Z, Zhu M, Chu H. Performance of Between-Study Heterogeneity Measures in the Cochrane Library. Epidemiology. 2018 May 29;  

                


                  Rudisill TM, Smith G, Chu H, Zhu M. Cellphone Legislation and Self-Reported Behaviors Among Subgroups of Adolescent U.S. Drivers. J Adolesc Health. 2018 May; 62: 618-625.

                


                  Feng J, Choi H, Craik FIM, Levine B, Moreno S, Naglie G, Zhu M. Adaptive response criteria in road hazard detection among older drivers. Traffic Inj Prev. 2018 Feb 17; 19: 141-146.

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Biography

Dr. Zhu is a professor of pediatrics and epidemiology at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and The Ohio State University College of Medicine. With doctoral training in epidemiology and medicine, and active research for about 20 years, Dr. Zhu is well versed in travel behaviors, transportation injuries, and opioid and marijuana abuse. He has received multiple NIH, CDC, and state grants to conduct research in cellphone use while driving, teen driving, traffic policy, and opioid use disorders. He has published in a number of high-impact journals, including JAMA, Epidemiology and Journal of Adolescent Health, as well as notable journals in the injury field, such as Injury Prevention and Accident Analysis and Prevention. He has been an editorial board member for the journals Injury Prevention and Injury Epidemiology. He has been the research coordinator for the Vehicle User Education, Training, and Licensing Committee of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.

Academic and Clinical Areas

Center for Injury Research and Policy

Principal Investigator

Primary Department

Center for Injury Research & Policy

Awards, Honors & Organizations

Excellence in Teaching Award, West Virginia University, 2014

Education

Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 06/13/2016

Graduate School

State University of New York at Albany

Date Completed: 05/15/2008

Graduate School

Peking University

Date Completed: 05/15/1997

Professional Experience

2016 - Present The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Associate Professor of Pediatrics2008 - Present West Virginia University School of Public Health, Assistant and Associate Professor of Epidemiology

Research Funding

CDC, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control Disparities in cell phone law effectiveness across population subgroups and geographic regions, Other NIH, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Do cell phone laws reduce calling, texting, and crashes among young drivers?, Other NIH, National Institute on Aging Licensing laws, mobility, and traffic safety among older adults, Other NIH, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development A phone app to reduce cell phone usage among young drivers: a pilot study, Other

Contact Information

Center for Injury Research & Policy

Call us at: (614)355-6687

Email Motao Zhu

                    700 Children's DriveColumbus, OH 43205 (map)

Contact Information

Call us at: (614)355-6687

Email Motao Zhu, MD, MS, PhD

Center for Injury Research & Policy 700 Children’s DriveColumbus, OH 43205 (map)

Learn more about Motao Zhu

Research

Interests

Cell phone use while driving Drug and medication involvement in vehicle crash Licensing policy for older adults Pedestrian safety Seatbelt use Self-driving cars Teen driving and graduated driver licensing laws Traffic injuries in children, adolescents, and other vulnerable populations Traffic safety in Appalachia

Lab(s)

Center for Injury Research and Policy

Publications

                  Benedetti MH, Zhang F, Bales R, Rudisill T, Smith GA, Zhu M. Reporting of unknown drug test results in the Fatality Analysis Reporting System and associated factors, 2000-2020. Traffic Inj Prev. 2023 Jan 17;  1-5.

                


                  Pan Y, Neuroth L, Chomitz I, Davila V, Liu K, McKenzie LB, Lu B, Zhu M. Seat Belt Laws and Prevalence of Use among High School Students in the United States. Ann Epidemiol. 2022 Dec 29;  

                


                  Benedetti MH, Li L, Shen S, Kinnear N, Delgado MK, Zhu M. Talking on hands-free and handheld cellphones while driving in association with handheld phone bans. J Safety Res. 2022 Dec; 83: 204-209.

                


                  Benedetti MH, Humphries KD, Codden R, Sagar S, Kufera JA, Cook LJ, Norris J, Stamatiadis N, Vesselinov R, Zhu M. Age-based variability in the association between restraint use and injury type and severity in multi-occupant crashes. Ann Epidemiol. 2022 Oct 13;  

                


                  Evans A, Polak C, Neuroth LM, Smith GA, Zhu M. Trends in Passenger Seat Belt Use Among High School Students-United States, 1991-2019. J Adolesc Health. 2022 Sep 7;  

                


                  Francis M, Spiller HA, Badeti J, Casavant MJ, Michaels NL, Zhu M, Smith GA. Antidepressant Exposures Associated with Exploratory Behavior Among Young Children Reported to United States Poison Control Centers, 2000-2020. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2022 Aug 23;  

                


                  Neuroth LM, Humphries KD, Wing JJ, Smith GA, Zhu M. Motor vehicle-related electric scooter injuries in the US: A descriptive analysis of NEISS data. Am J Emerg Med. 2022 Feb 5; 55: 1-5.

                


                  Chakraborty P, Alalwan M, Johnson RM, Li L, Lancaster KE, Zhu M. Mental health and substance use by sexual minority status in high school students who experienced sexual violence. Ann Epidemiol. 2021 Dec; 64: 127-131.

                


                  McFalls M, Ramirez M, Harland K, Zhu M, Morris NL, Hamann C, Peek-Asa C. Farm vehicle crashes on public roads: Analysis of farm-level factors. J Rural Health. 2021 Sep 24;  

                


                  Zhu M, Shen S, Redelmeier DA, Li L, Wei L, Foss R. Bans on Cellphone Use While Driving and Traffic Fatalities in the United States. Epidemiology. 2021 Sep 1; 32: 731-739.

                


                  Rudisill TM, Zhu M. Challenges of enforcing cellphone use while driving laws among police in the USA: a cross-sectional analysis. BMJ Open. 2021 Jun 30; 11: e049053.

                


                  Neuroth LM, Galos D, Li L, Zhao S, Zhu M. Driving contradictions: behaviors and attitudes regarding handheld and hands-free cellphone use while driving among young drivers. Inj Epidemiol. 2021 Jun 1; 8: 18.

                


                  Humphries KD, Li L, Smith GA, Bridge JA, Zhu M. Suicide Attempts in Association With Traditional and Electronic Bullying Among Heterosexual and Sexual Minority U.S. High School Students. J Adolesc Health. 2021 Jun; 68: 1211-1214.

                


                  Pope CN, Nwosu A, Rudisill TM, Zhu M. Support for distracted driving laws: An analysis of adolescent drivers from the Traffic Safety Culture Index from 2011 to 2017. Transp Res Part F Traffic Psychol Behav. 2021 Apr; 78: 424-432.

                


                  Li L, Neuroth LM, Valachovic E, Schwebel DC, Zhu M. Association Between Changes in Social Distancing Policies in Ohio and Traffic Volume and Injuries, January Through July 2020. JAMA. 2021 Mar 9; 325: 1003-1006.

                


                  Makara J, Shen S, Nwosu A, Arnold W, Smith G, Zhu M. A cross-sectional study of characteristics of bicyclist upper and lower extremity injuries in bicycle-vehicle crashes in Ohio, United States, 2013-2017. BMC Public Health. 2021 Mar 2; 21: 428.

                


                  Shen S, Ramirez M, Hamann CJ, Morris N, Peek-Asa C, Zhu M. The Associations Between Older Driver Licensure Laws with Travel and Passenger Behaviors Among Adults Aged 65 Years or Older (United States, 2003-2017). Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Feb 25; 18: 

                


                  Shen S, Bao S, Zhu M. Validating the representativeness assumption of the quasi-induced exposure method using a national representative field observation survey. Traffic Inj Prev. 2021; 22: 133-138.

                


                  Chaudhuri U, Ratnapradipa KL, Shen S, Rice TM, Smith GA, Zhu M. Trends and patterns in fatal US motorcycle crashes, 2000-2016. Traffic Inj Prev. 2019 Jul 8;  1-7.

                


                  Ning P, Schwebel DC, Chu H, Zhu M, Hu G. Changes in reporting for unintentional injury deaths, United States of America. Bull World Health Organ. 2019 Mar 1; 97: 190-199.

                


                  Rudisill TM, Zhu M, Chu H. Association between cellphone use while driving legislation and self-reported behaviour among adult drivers in USA: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open. 2019 Feb 18; 9: e023456.

                


                  Kemnitzer CR, Pope CN, Nwosu A, Zhao S, Wei L, Zhu M. An investigation of driver, pedestrian, and environmental characteristics and resulting pedestrian injury. Traffic Inj Prev. 2019; 20: 510-514.

                


                  Rudisill TM, Chu H, Zhu M. Cell phone use while driving laws and motor vehicle driver fatalities: differences in population subgroups and location. Ann Epidemiol. 2018 Oct; 28: 730-735.

                


                  Zhu M, Rudisill TM, Rauscher KJ, Davidov DM, Feng J. Risk Perceptions of Cellphone Use While Driving: Results from a Delphi Survey. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2018 May 25; 15: 

                


                  Ma X, Lin L, Qu Z, Zhu M, Chu H. Performance of Between-Study Heterogeneity Measures in the Cochrane Library. Epidemiology. 2018 May 29;  

                


                  Rudisill TM, Smith G, Chu H, Zhu M. Cellphone Legislation and Self-Reported Behaviors Among Subgroups of Adolescent U.S. Drivers. J Adolesc Health. 2018 May; 62: 618-625.

                


                  Feng J, Choi H, Craik FIM, Levine B, Moreno S, Naglie G, Zhu M. Adaptive response criteria in road hazard detection among older drivers. Traffic Inj Prev. 2018 Feb 17; 19: 141-146.

View More Publications

Biography

Dr. Zhu is a professor of pediatrics and epidemiology at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and The Ohio State University College of Medicine. With doctoral training in epidemiology and medicine, and active research for about 20 years, Dr. Zhu is well versed in travel behaviors, transportation injuries, and opioid and marijuana abuse. He has received multiple NIH, CDC, and state grants to conduct research in cellphone use while driving, teen driving, traffic policy, and opioid use disorders. He has published in a number of high-impact journals, including JAMA, Epidemiology and Journal of Adolescent Health, as well as notable journals in the injury field, such as Injury Prevention and Accident Analysis and Prevention. He has been an editorial board member for the journals Injury Prevention and Injury Epidemiology. He has been the research coordinator for the Vehicle User Education, Training, and Licensing Committee of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.

Academic and Clinical Areas

Center for Injury Research and Policy

Principal Investigator

Primary Department

Center for Injury Research & Policy

Awards, Honors & Organizations

Excellence in Teaching Award, West Virginia University, 2014

Education

Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 06/13/2016

Graduate School

State University of New York at Albany

Date Completed: 05/15/2008

Graduate School

Peking University

Date Completed: 05/15/1997

Professional Experience

2016 - Present The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Associate Professor of Pediatrics2008 - Present West Virginia University School of Public Health, Assistant and Associate Professor of Epidemiology

Research Funding

CDC, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control Disparities in cell phone law effectiveness across population subgroups and geographic regions, Other NIH, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Do cell phone laws reduce calling, texting, and crashes among young drivers?, Other NIH, National Institute on Aging Licensing laws, mobility, and traffic safety among older adults, Other NIH, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development A phone app to reduce cell phone usage among young drivers: a pilot study, Other

Contact Information

Center for Injury Research & Policy

Call us at: (614)355-6687

Email Motao Zhu

                    700 Children's DriveColumbus, OH 43205 (map)

Contact Information

Call us at: (614)355-6687

Email Motao Zhu, MD, MS, PhD

Center for Injury Research & Policy 700 Children’s DriveColumbus, OH 43205 (map)

Learn more about Motao Zhu

Contact Information

• Call us at:
• (614)355-6687
• Email Motao Zhu, MD, MS, PhD
• Center for Injury Research & Policy 700 Children’s DriveColumbus, OH 43205 (map)

Learn more about Motao Zhu

Research

Interests

Cell phone use while driving Drug and medication involvement in vehicle crash Licensing policy for older adults Pedestrian safety Seatbelt use Self-driving cars Teen driving and graduated driver licensing laws Traffic injuries in children, adolescents, and other vulnerable populations Traffic safety in Appalachia

Lab(s)

Center for Injury Research and Policy

Publications

                  Benedetti MH, Zhang F, Bales R, Rudisill T, Smith GA, Zhu M. Reporting of unknown drug test results in the Fatality Analysis Reporting System and associated factors, 2000-2020. Traffic Inj Prev. 2023 Jan 17;  1-5.

                


                  Pan Y, Neuroth L, Chomitz I, Davila V, Liu K, McKenzie LB, Lu B, Zhu M. Seat Belt Laws and Prevalence of Use among High School Students in the United States. Ann Epidemiol. 2022 Dec 29;  

                


                  Benedetti MH, Li L, Shen S, Kinnear N, Delgado MK, Zhu M. Talking on hands-free and handheld cellphones while driving in association with handheld phone bans. J Safety Res. 2022 Dec; 83: 204-209.

                


                  Benedetti MH, Humphries KD, Codden R, Sagar S, Kufera JA, Cook LJ, Norris J, Stamatiadis N, Vesselinov R, Zhu M. Age-based variability in the association between restraint use and injury type and severity in multi-occupant crashes. Ann Epidemiol. 2022 Oct 13;  

                


                  Evans A, Polak C, Neuroth LM, Smith GA, Zhu M. Trends in Passenger Seat Belt Use Among High School Students-United States, 1991-2019. J Adolesc Health. 2022 Sep 7;  

                


                  Francis M, Spiller HA, Badeti J, Casavant MJ, Michaels NL, Zhu M, Smith GA. Antidepressant Exposures Associated with Exploratory Behavior Among Young Children Reported to United States Poison Control Centers, 2000-2020. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2022 Aug 23;  

                


                  Neuroth LM, Humphries KD, Wing JJ, Smith GA, Zhu M. Motor vehicle-related electric scooter injuries in the US: A descriptive analysis of NEISS data. Am J Emerg Med. 2022 Feb 5; 55: 1-5.

                


                  Chakraborty P, Alalwan M, Johnson RM, Li L, Lancaster KE, Zhu M. Mental health and substance use by sexual minority status in high school students who experienced sexual violence. Ann Epidemiol. 2021 Dec; 64: 127-131.

                


                  McFalls M, Ramirez M, Harland K, Zhu M, Morris NL, Hamann C, Peek-Asa C. Farm vehicle crashes on public roads: Analysis of farm-level factors. J Rural Health. 2021 Sep 24;  

                


                  Zhu M, Shen S, Redelmeier DA, Li L, Wei L, Foss R. Bans on Cellphone Use While Driving and Traffic Fatalities in the United States. Epidemiology. 2021 Sep 1; 32: 731-739.

                


                  Rudisill TM, Zhu M. Challenges of enforcing cellphone use while driving laws among police in the USA: a cross-sectional analysis. BMJ Open. 2021 Jun 30; 11: e049053.

                


                  Neuroth LM, Galos D, Li L, Zhao S, Zhu M. Driving contradictions: behaviors and attitudes regarding handheld and hands-free cellphone use while driving among young drivers. Inj Epidemiol. 2021 Jun 1; 8: 18.

                


                  Humphries KD, Li L, Smith GA, Bridge JA, Zhu M. Suicide Attempts in Association With Traditional and Electronic Bullying Among Heterosexual and Sexual Minority U.S. High School Students. J Adolesc Health. 2021 Jun; 68: 1211-1214.

                


                  Pope CN, Nwosu A, Rudisill TM, Zhu M. Support for distracted driving laws: An analysis of adolescent drivers from the Traffic Safety Culture Index from 2011 to 2017. Transp Res Part F Traffic Psychol Behav. 2021 Apr; 78: 424-432.

                


                  Li L, Neuroth LM, Valachovic E, Schwebel DC, Zhu M. Association Between Changes in Social Distancing Policies in Ohio and Traffic Volume and Injuries, January Through July 2020. JAMA. 2021 Mar 9; 325: 1003-1006.

                


                  Makara J, Shen S, Nwosu A, Arnold W, Smith G, Zhu M. A cross-sectional study of characteristics of bicyclist upper and lower extremity injuries in bicycle-vehicle crashes in Ohio, United States, 2013-2017. BMC Public Health. 2021 Mar 2; 21: 428.

                


                  Shen S, Ramirez M, Hamann CJ, Morris N, Peek-Asa C, Zhu M. The Associations Between Older Driver Licensure Laws with Travel and Passenger Behaviors Among Adults Aged 65 Years or Older (United States, 2003-2017). Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Feb 25; 18: 

                


                  Shen S, Bao S, Zhu M. Validating the representativeness assumption of the quasi-induced exposure method using a national representative field observation survey. Traffic Inj Prev. 2021; 22: 133-138.

                


                  Chaudhuri U, Ratnapradipa KL, Shen S, Rice TM, Smith GA, Zhu M. Trends and patterns in fatal US motorcycle crashes, 2000-2016. Traffic Inj Prev. 2019 Jul 8;  1-7.

                


                  Ning P, Schwebel DC, Chu H, Zhu M, Hu G. Changes in reporting for unintentional injury deaths, United States of America. Bull World Health Organ. 2019 Mar 1; 97: 190-199.

                


                  Rudisill TM, Zhu M, Chu H. Association between cellphone use while driving legislation and self-reported behaviour among adult drivers in USA: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open. 2019 Feb 18; 9: e023456.

                


                  Kemnitzer CR, Pope CN, Nwosu A, Zhao S, Wei L, Zhu M. An investigation of driver, pedestrian, and environmental characteristics and resulting pedestrian injury. Traffic Inj Prev. 2019; 20: 510-514.

                


                  Rudisill TM, Chu H, Zhu M. Cell phone use while driving laws and motor vehicle driver fatalities: differences in population subgroups and location. Ann Epidemiol. 2018 Oct; 28: 730-735.

                


                  Zhu M, Rudisill TM, Rauscher KJ, Davidov DM, Feng J. Risk Perceptions of Cellphone Use While Driving: Results from a Delphi Survey. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2018 May 25; 15: 

                


                  Ma X, Lin L, Qu Z, Zhu M, Chu H. Performance of Between-Study Heterogeneity Measures in the Cochrane Library. Epidemiology. 2018 May 29;  

                


                  Rudisill TM, Smith G, Chu H, Zhu M. Cellphone Legislation and Self-Reported Behaviors Among Subgroups of Adolescent U.S. Drivers. J Adolesc Health. 2018 May; 62: 618-625.

                


                  Feng J, Choi H, Craik FIM, Levine B, Moreno S, Naglie G, Zhu M. Adaptive response criteria in road hazard detection among older drivers. Traffic Inj Prev. 2018 Feb 17; 19: 141-146.

View More Publications

Research

Interests

Cell phone use while driving Drug and medication involvement in vehicle crash Licensing policy for older adults Pedestrian safety Seatbelt use Self-driving cars Teen driving and graduated driver licensing laws Traffic injuries in children, adolescents, and other vulnerable populations Traffic safety in Appalachia

Lab(s)

Center for Injury Research and Policy

Publications

                  Benedetti MH, Zhang F, Bales R, Rudisill T, Smith GA, Zhu M. Reporting of unknown drug test results in the Fatality Analysis Reporting System and associated factors, 2000-2020. Traffic Inj Prev. 2023 Jan 17;  1-5.

                


                  Pan Y, Neuroth L, Chomitz I, Davila V, Liu K, McKenzie LB, Lu B, Zhu M. Seat Belt Laws and Prevalence of Use among High School Students in the United States. Ann Epidemiol. 2022 Dec 29;  

                


                  Benedetti MH, Li L, Shen S, Kinnear N, Delgado MK, Zhu M. Talking on hands-free and handheld cellphones while driving in association with handheld phone bans. J Safety Res. 2022 Dec; 83: 204-209.

                


                  Benedetti MH, Humphries KD, Codden R, Sagar S, Kufera JA, Cook LJ, Norris J, Stamatiadis N, Vesselinov R, Zhu M. Age-based variability in the association between restraint use and injury type and severity in multi-occupant crashes. Ann Epidemiol. 2022 Oct 13;  

                


                  Evans A, Polak C, Neuroth LM, Smith GA, Zhu M. Trends in Passenger Seat Belt Use Among High School Students-United States, 1991-2019. J Adolesc Health. 2022 Sep 7;  

                


                  Francis M, Spiller HA, Badeti J, Casavant MJ, Michaels NL, Zhu M, Smith GA. Antidepressant Exposures Associated with Exploratory Behavior Among Young Children Reported to United States Poison Control Centers, 2000-2020. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2022 Aug 23;  

                


                  Neuroth LM, Humphries KD, Wing JJ, Smith GA, Zhu M. Motor vehicle-related electric scooter injuries in the US: A descriptive analysis of NEISS data. Am J Emerg Med. 2022 Feb 5; 55: 1-5.

                


                  Chakraborty P, Alalwan M, Johnson RM, Li L, Lancaster KE, Zhu M. Mental health and substance use by sexual minority status in high school students who experienced sexual violence. Ann Epidemiol. 2021 Dec; 64: 127-131.

                


                  McFalls M, Ramirez M, Harland K, Zhu M, Morris NL, Hamann C, Peek-Asa C. Farm vehicle crashes on public roads: Analysis of farm-level factors. J Rural Health. 2021 Sep 24;  

                


                  Zhu M, Shen S, Redelmeier DA, Li L, Wei L, Foss R. Bans on Cellphone Use While Driving and Traffic Fatalities in the United States. Epidemiology. 2021 Sep 1; 32: 731-739.

                


                  Rudisill TM, Zhu M. Challenges of enforcing cellphone use while driving laws among police in the USA: a cross-sectional analysis. BMJ Open. 2021 Jun 30; 11: e049053.

                


                  Neuroth LM, Galos D, Li L, Zhao S, Zhu M. Driving contradictions: behaviors and attitudes regarding handheld and hands-free cellphone use while driving among young drivers. Inj Epidemiol. 2021 Jun 1; 8: 18.

                


                  Humphries KD, Li L, Smith GA, Bridge JA, Zhu M. Suicide Attempts in Association With Traditional and Electronic Bullying Among Heterosexual and Sexual Minority U.S. High School Students. J Adolesc Health. 2021 Jun; 68: 1211-1214.

                


                  Pope CN, Nwosu A, Rudisill TM, Zhu M. Support for distracted driving laws: An analysis of adolescent drivers from the Traffic Safety Culture Index from 2011 to 2017. Transp Res Part F Traffic Psychol Behav. 2021 Apr; 78: 424-432.

                


                  Li L, Neuroth LM, Valachovic E, Schwebel DC, Zhu M. Association Between Changes in Social Distancing Policies in Ohio and Traffic Volume and Injuries, January Through July 2020. JAMA. 2021 Mar 9; 325: 1003-1006.

                


                  Makara J, Shen S, Nwosu A, Arnold W, Smith G, Zhu M. A cross-sectional study of characteristics of bicyclist upper and lower extremity injuries in bicycle-vehicle crashes in Ohio, United States, 2013-2017. BMC Public Health. 2021 Mar 2; 21: 428.

                


                  Shen S, Ramirez M, Hamann CJ, Morris N, Peek-Asa C, Zhu M. The Associations Between Older Driver Licensure Laws with Travel and Passenger Behaviors Among Adults Aged 65 Years or Older (United States, 2003-2017). Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Feb 25; 18: 

                


                  Shen S, Bao S, Zhu M. Validating the representativeness assumption of the quasi-induced exposure method using a national representative field observation survey. Traffic Inj Prev. 2021; 22: 133-138.

                


                  Chaudhuri U, Ratnapradipa KL, Shen S, Rice TM, Smith GA, Zhu M. Trends and patterns in fatal US motorcycle crashes, 2000-2016. Traffic Inj Prev. 2019 Jul 8;  1-7.

                


                  Ning P, Schwebel DC, Chu H, Zhu M, Hu G. Changes in reporting for unintentional injury deaths, United States of America. Bull World Health Organ. 2019 Mar 1; 97: 190-199.

                


                  Rudisill TM, Zhu M, Chu H. Association between cellphone use while driving legislation and self-reported behaviour among adult drivers in USA: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open. 2019 Feb 18; 9: e023456.

                


                  Kemnitzer CR, Pope CN, Nwosu A, Zhao S, Wei L, Zhu M. An investigation of driver, pedestrian, and environmental characteristics and resulting pedestrian injury. Traffic Inj Prev. 2019; 20: 510-514.

                


                  Rudisill TM, Chu H, Zhu M. Cell phone use while driving laws and motor vehicle driver fatalities: differences in population subgroups and location. Ann Epidemiol. 2018 Oct; 28: 730-735.

                


                  Zhu M, Rudisill TM, Rauscher KJ, Davidov DM, Feng J. Risk Perceptions of Cellphone Use While Driving: Results from a Delphi Survey. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2018 May 25; 15: 

                


                  Ma X, Lin L, Qu Z, Zhu M, Chu H. Performance of Between-Study Heterogeneity Measures in the Cochrane Library. Epidemiology. 2018 May 29;  

                


                  Rudisill TM, Smith G, Chu H, Zhu M. Cellphone Legislation and Self-Reported Behaviors Among Subgroups of Adolescent U.S. Drivers. J Adolesc Health. 2018 May; 62: 618-625.

                


                  Feng J, Choi H, Craik FIM, Levine B, Moreno S, Naglie G, Zhu M. Adaptive response criteria in road hazard detection among older drivers. Traffic Inj Prev. 2018 Feb 17; 19: 141-146.

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Cell phone use while driving Drug and medication involvement in vehicle crash Licensing policy for older adults Pedestrian safety Seatbelt use Self-driving cars Teen driving and graduated driver licensing laws Traffic injuries in children, adolescents, and other vulnerable populations Traffic safety in Appalachia

Lab(s)

Center for Injury Research and Policy

Publications

                  Benedetti MH, Zhang F, Bales R, Rudisill T, Smith GA, Zhu M. Reporting of unknown drug test results in the Fatality Analysis Reporting System and associated factors, 2000-2020. Traffic Inj Prev. 2023 Jan 17;  1-5.

                


                  Pan Y, Neuroth L, Chomitz I, Davila V, Liu K, McKenzie LB, Lu B, Zhu M. Seat Belt Laws and Prevalence of Use among High School Students in the United States. Ann Epidemiol. 2022 Dec 29;  

                


                  Benedetti MH, Li L, Shen S, Kinnear N, Delgado MK, Zhu M. Talking on hands-free and handheld cellphones while driving in association with handheld phone bans. J Safety Res. 2022 Dec; 83: 204-209.

                


                  Benedetti MH, Humphries KD, Codden R, Sagar S, Kufera JA, Cook LJ, Norris J, Stamatiadis N, Vesselinov R, Zhu M. Age-based variability in the association between restraint use and injury type and severity in multi-occupant crashes. Ann Epidemiol. 2022 Oct 13;  

                


                  Evans A, Polak C, Neuroth LM, Smith GA, Zhu M. Trends in Passenger Seat Belt Use Among High School Students-United States, 1991-2019. J Adolesc Health. 2022 Sep 7;  

                


                  Francis M, Spiller HA, Badeti J, Casavant MJ, Michaels NL, Zhu M, Smith GA. Antidepressant Exposures Associated with Exploratory Behavior Among Young Children Reported to United States Poison Control Centers, 2000-2020. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2022 Aug 23;  

                


                  Neuroth LM, Humphries KD, Wing JJ, Smith GA, Zhu M. Motor vehicle-related electric scooter injuries in the US: A descriptive analysis of NEISS data. Am J Emerg Med. 2022 Feb 5; 55: 1-5.

                


                  Chakraborty P, Alalwan M, Johnson RM, Li L, Lancaster KE, Zhu M. Mental health and substance use by sexual minority status in high school students who experienced sexual violence. Ann Epidemiol. 2021 Dec; 64: 127-131.

                


                  McFalls M, Ramirez M, Harland K, Zhu M, Morris NL, Hamann C, Peek-Asa C. Farm vehicle crashes on public roads: Analysis of farm-level factors. J Rural Health. 2021 Sep 24;  

                


                  Zhu M, Shen S, Redelmeier DA, Li L, Wei L, Foss R. Bans on Cellphone Use While Driving and Traffic Fatalities in the United States. Epidemiology. 2021 Sep 1; 32: 731-739.

                


                  Rudisill TM, Zhu M. Challenges of enforcing cellphone use while driving laws among police in the USA: a cross-sectional analysis. BMJ Open. 2021 Jun 30; 11: e049053.

                


                  Neuroth LM, Galos D, Li L, Zhao S, Zhu M. Driving contradictions: behaviors and attitudes regarding handheld and hands-free cellphone use while driving among young drivers. Inj Epidemiol. 2021 Jun 1; 8: 18.

                


                  Humphries KD, Li L, Smith GA, Bridge JA, Zhu M. Suicide Attempts in Association With Traditional and Electronic Bullying Among Heterosexual and Sexual Minority U.S. High School Students. J Adolesc Health. 2021 Jun; 68: 1211-1214.

                


                  Pope CN, Nwosu A, Rudisill TM, Zhu M. Support for distracted driving laws: An analysis of adolescent drivers from the Traffic Safety Culture Index from 2011 to 2017. Transp Res Part F Traffic Psychol Behav. 2021 Apr; 78: 424-432.

                


                  Li L, Neuroth LM, Valachovic E, Schwebel DC, Zhu M. Association Between Changes in Social Distancing Policies in Ohio and Traffic Volume and Injuries, January Through July 2020. JAMA. 2021 Mar 9; 325: 1003-1006.

                


                  Makara J, Shen S, Nwosu A, Arnold W, Smith G, Zhu M. A cross-sectional study of characteristics of bicyclist upper and lower extremity injuries in bicycle-vehicle crashes in Ohio, United States, 2013-2017. BMC Public Health. 2021 Mar 2; 21: 428.

                


                  Shen S, Ramirez M, Hamann CJ, Morris N, Peek-Asa C, Zhu M. The Associations Between Older Driver Licensure Laws with Travel and Passenger Behaviors Among Adults Aged 65 Years or Older (United States, 2003-2017). Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Feb 25; 18: 

                


                  Shen S, Bao S, Zhu M. Validating the representativeness assumption of the quasi-induced exposure method using a national representative field observation survey. Traffic Inj Prev. 2021; 22: 133-138.

                


                  Chaudhuri U, Ratnapradipa KL, Shen S, Rice TM, Smith GA, Zhu M. Trends and patterns in fatal US motorcycle crashes, 2000-2016. Traffic Inj Prev. 2019 Jul 8;  1-7.

                


                  Ning P, Schwebel DC, Chu H, Zhu M, Hu G. Changes in reporting for unintentional injury deaths, United States of America. Bull World Health Organ. 2019 Mar 1; 97: 190-199.

                


                  Rudisill TM, Zhu M, Chu H. Association between cellphone use while driving legislation and self-reported behaviour among adult drivers in USA: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open. 2019 Feb 18; 9: e023456.

                


                  Kemnitzer CR, Pope CN, Nwosu A, Zhao S, Wei L, Zhu M. An investigation of driver, pedestrian, and environmental characteristics and resulting pedestrian injury. Traffic Inj Prev. 2019; 20: 510-514.

                


                  Rudisill TM, Chu H, Zhu M. Cell phone use while driving laws and motor vehicle driver fatalities: differences in population subgroups and location. Ann Epidemiol. 2018 Oct; 28: 730-735.

                


                  Zhu M, Rudisill TM, Rauscher KJ, Davidov DM, Feng J. Risk Perceptions of Cellphone Use While Driving: Results from a Delphi Survey. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2018 May 25; 15: 

                


                  Ma X, Lin L, Qu Z, Zhu M, Chu H. Performance of Between-Study Heterogeneity Measures in the Cochrane Library. Epidemiology. 2018 May 29;  

                


                  Rudisill TM, Smith G, Chu H, Zhu M. Cellphone Legislation and Self-Reported Behaviors Among Subgroups of Adolescent U.S. Drivers. J Adolesc Health. 2018 May; 62: 618-625.

                


                  Feng J, Choi H, Craik FIM, Levine B, Moreno S, Naglie G, Zhu M. Adaptive response criteria in road hazard detection among older drivers. Traffic Inj Prev. 2018 Feb 17; 19: 141-146.

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Cell phone use while driving Drug and medication involvement in vehicle crash Licensing policy for older adults Pedestrian safety Seatbelt use Self-driving cars Teen driving and graduated driver licensing laws Traffic injuries in children, adolescents, and other vulnerable populations Traffic safety in Appalachia

Lab(s)

Center for Injury Research and Policy

Publications

                  Benedetti MH, Zhang F, Bales R, Rudisill T, Smith GA, Zhu M. Reporting of unknown drug test results in the Fatality Analysis Reporting System and associated factors, 2000-2020. Traffic Inj Prev. 2023 Jan 17;  1-5.

                


                  Pan Y, Neuroth L, Chomitz I, Davila V, Liu K, McKenzie LB, Lu B, Zhu M. Seat Belt Laws and Prevalence of Use among High School Students in the United States. Ann Epidemiol. 2022 Dec 29;  

                


                  Benedetti MH, Li L, Shen S, Kinnear N, Delgado MK, Zhu M. Talking on hands-free and handheld cellphones while driving in association with handheld phone bans. J Safety Res. 2022 Dec; 83: 204-209.

                


                  Benedetti MH, Humphries KD, Codden R, Sagar S, Kufera JA, Cook LJ, Norris J, Stamatiadis N, Vesselinov R, Zhu M. Age-based variability in the association between restraint use and injury type and severity in multi-occupant crashes. Ann Epidemiol. 2022 Oct 13;  

                


                  Evans A, Polak C, Neuroth LM, Smith GA, Zhu M. Trends in Passenger Seat Belt Use Among High School Students-United States, 1991-2019. J Adolesc Health. 2022 Sep 7;  

                


                  Francis M, Spiller HA, Badeti J, Casavant MJ, Michaels NL, Zhu M, Smith GA. Antidepressant Exposures Associated with Exploratory Behavior Among Young Children Reported to United States Poison Control Centers, 2000-2020. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2022 Aug 23;  

                


                  Neuroth LM, Humphries KD, Wing JJ, Smith GA, Zhu M. Motor vehicle-related electric scooter injuries in the US: A descriptive analysis of NEISS data. Am J Emerg Med. 2022 Feb 5; 55: 1-5.

                


                  Chakraborty P, Alalwan M, Johnson RM, Li L, Lancaster KE, Zhu M. Mental health and substance use by sexual minority status in high school students who experienced sexual violence. Ann Epidemiol. 2021 Dec; 64: 127-131.

                


                  McFalls M, Ramirez M, Harland K, Zhu M, Morris NL, Hamann C, Peek-Asa C. Farm vehicle crashes on public roads: Analysis of farm-level factors. J Rural Health. 2021 Sep 24;  

                


                  Zhu M, Shen S, Redelmeier DA, Li L, Wei L, Foss R. Bans on Cellphone Use While Driving and Traffic Fatalities in the United States. Epidemiology. 2021 Sep 1; 32: 731-739.

                


                  Rudisill TM, Zhu M. Challenges of enforcing cellphone use while driving laws among police in the USA: a cross-sectional analysis. BMJ Open. 2021 Jun 30; 11: e049053.

                


                  Neuroth LM, Galos D, Li L, Zhao S, Zhu M. Driving contradictions: behaviors and attitudes regarding handheld and hands-free cellphone use while driving among young drivers. Inj Epidemiol. 2021 Jun 1; 8: 18.

                


                  Humphries KD, Li L, Smith GA, Bridge JA, Zhu M. Suicide Attempts in Association With Traditional and Electronic Bullying Among Heterosexual and Sexual Minority U.S. High School Students. J Adolesc Health. 2021 Jun; 68: 1211-1214.

                


                  Pope CN, Nwosu A, Rudisill TM, Zhu M. Support for distracted driving laws: An analysis of adolescent drivers from the Traffic Safety Culture Index from 2011 to 2017. Transp Res Part F Traffic Psychol Behav. 2021 Apr; 78: 424-432.

                


                  Li L, Neuroth LM, Valachovic E, Schwebel DC, Zhu M. Association Between Changes in Social Distancing Policies in Ohio and Traffic Volume and Injuries, January Through July 2020. JAMA. 2021 Mar 9; 325: 1003-1006.

                


                  Makara J, Shen S, Nwosu A, Arnold W, Smith G, Zhu M. A cross-sectional study of characteristics of bicyclist upper and lower extremity injuries in bicycle-vehicle crashes in Ohio, United States, 2013-2017. BMC Public Health. 2021 Mar 2; 21: 428.

                


                  Shen S, Ramirez M, Hamann CJ, Morris N, Peek-Asa C, Zhu M. The Associations Between Older Driver Licensure Laws with Travel and Passenger Behaviors Among Adults Aged 65 Years or Older (United States, 2003-2017). Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Feb 25; 18: 

                


                  Shen S, Bao S, Zhu M. Validating the representativeness assumption of the quasi-induced exposure method using a national representative field observation survey. Traffic Inj Prev. 2021; 22: 133-138.

                


                  Chaudhuri U, Ratnapradipa KL, Shen S, Rice TM, Smith GA, Zhu M. Trends and patterns in fatal US motorcycle crashes, 2000-2016. Traffic Inj Prev. 2019 Jul 8;  1-7.

                


                  Ning P, Schwebel DC, Chu H, Zhu M, Hu G. Changes in reporting for unintentional injury deaths, United States of America. Bull World Health Organ. 2019 Mar 1; 97: 190-199.

                


                  Rudisill TM, Zhu M, Chu H. Association between cellphone use while driving legislation and self-reported behaviour among adult drivers in USA: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open. 2019 Feb 18; 9: e023456.

                


                  Kemnitzer CR, Pope CN, Nwosu A, Zhao S, Wei L, Zhu M. An investigation of driver, pedestrian, and environmental characteristics and resulting pedestrian injury. Traffic Inj Prev. 2019; 20: 510-514.

                


                  Rudisill TM, Chu H, Zhu M. Cell phone use while driving laws and motor vehicle driver fatalities: differences in population subgroups and location. Ann Epidemiol. 2018 Oct; 28: 730-735.

                


                  Zhu M, Rudisill TM, Rauscher KJ, Davidov DM, Feng J. Risk Perceptions of Cellphone Use While Driving: Results from a Delphi Survey. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2018 May 25; 15: 

                


                  Ma X, Lin L, Qu Z, Zhu M, Chu H. Performance of Between-Study Heterogeneity Measures in the Cochrane Library. Epidemiology. 2018 May 29;  

                


                  Rudisill TM, Smith G, Chu H, Zhu M. Cellphone Legislation and Self-Reported Behaviors Among Subgroups of Adolescent U.S. Drivers. J Adolesc Health. 2018 May; 62: 618-625.

                


                  Feng J, Choi H, Craik FIM, Levine B, Moreno S, Naglie G, Zhu M. Adaptive response criteria in road hazard detection among older drivers. Traffic Inj Prev. 2018 Feb 17; 19: 141-146.

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Interests

Cell phone use while driving Drug and medication involvement in vehicle crash Licensing policy for older adults Pedestrian safety Seatbelt use Self-driving cars Teen driving and graduated driver licensing laws Traffic injuries in children, adolescents, and other vulnerable populations Traffic safety in Appalachia

Lab(s)

Center for Injury Research and Policy

                  Benedetti MH, Zhang F, Bales R, Rudisill T, Smith GA, Zhu M. Reporting of unknown drug test results in the Fatality Analysis Reporting System and associated factors, 2000-2020. Traffic Inj Prev. 2023 Jan 17;  1-5.

                


                  Pan Y, Neuroth L, Chomitz I, Davila V, Liu K, McKenzie LB, Lu B, Zhu M. Seat Belt Laws and Prevalence of Use among High School Students in the United States. Ann Epidemiol. 2022 Dec 29;  

                


                  Benedetti MH, Li L, Shen S, Kinnear N, Delgado MK, Zhu M. Talking on hands-free and handheld cellphones while driving in association with handheld phone bans. J Safety Res. 2022 Dec; 83: 204-209.

                


                  Benedetti MH, Humphries KD, Codden R, Sagar S, Kufera JA, Cook LJ, Norris J, Stamatiadis N, Vesselinov R, Zhu M. Age-based variability in the association between restraint use and injury type and severity in multi-occupant crashes. Ann Epidemiol. 2022 Oct 13;  

                


                  Evans A, Polak C, Neuroth LM, Smith GA, Zhu M. Trends in Passenger Seat Belt Use Among High School Students-United States, 1991-2019. J Adolesc Health. 2022 Sep 7;  

                


                  Francis M, Spiller HA, Badeti J, Casavant MJ, Michaels NL, Zhu M, Smith GA. Antidepressant Exposures Associated with Exploratory Behavior Among Young Children Reported to United States Poison Control Centers, 2000-2020. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2022 Aug 23;  

                


                  Neuroth LM, Humphries KD, Wing JJ, Smith GA, Zhu M. Motor vehicle-related electric scooter injuries in the US: A descriptive analysis of NEISS data. Am J Emerg Med. 2022 Feb 5; 55: 1-5.

                


                  Chakraborty P, Alalwan M, Johnson RM, Li L, Lancaster KE, Zhu M. Mental health and substance use by sexual minority status in high school students who experienced sexual violence. Ann Epidemiol. 2021 Dec; 64: 127-131.

                


                  McFalls M, Ramirez M, Harland K, Zhu M, Morris NL, Hamann C, Peek-Asa C. Farm vehicle crashes on public roads: Analysis of farm-level factors. J Rural Health. 2021 Sep 24;  

                


                  Zhu M, Shen S, Redelmeier DA, Li L, Wei L, Foss R. Bans on Cellphone Use While Driving and Traffic Fatalities in the United States. Epidemiology. 2021 Sep 1; 32: 731-739.

                


                  Rudisill TM, Zhu M. Challenges of enforcing cellphone use while driving laws among police in the USA: a cross-sectional analysis. BMJ Open. 2021 Jun 30; 11: e049053.

                


                  Neuroth LM, Galos D, Li L, Zhao S, Zhu M. Driving contradictions: behaviors and attitudes regarding handheld and hands-free cellphone use while driving among young drivers. Inj Epidemiol. 2021 Jun 1; 8: 18.

                


                  Humphries KD, Li L, Smith GA, Bridge JA, Zhu M. Suicide Attempts in Association With Traditional and Electronic Bullying Among Heterosexual and Sexual Minority U.S. High School Students. J Adolesc Health. 2021 Jun; 68: 1211-1214.

                


                  Pope CN, Nwosu A, Rudisill TM, Zhu M. Support for distracted driving laws: An analysis of adolescent drivers from the Traffic Safety Culture Index from 2011 to 2017. Transp Res Part F Traffic Psychol Behav. 2021 Apr; 78: 424-432.

                


                  Li L, Neuroth LM, Valachovic E, Schwebel DC, Zhu M. Association Between Changes in Social Distancing Policies in Ohio and Traffic Volume and Injuries, January Through July 2020. JAMA. 2021 Mar 9; 325: 1003-1006.

                


                  Makara J, Shen S, Nwosu A, Arnold W, Smith G, Zhu M. A cross-sectional study of characteristics of bicyclist upper and lower extremity injuries in bicycle-vehicle crashes in Ohio, United States, 2013-2017. BMC Public Health. 2021 Mar 2; 21: 428.

                


                  Shen S, Ramirez M, Hamann CJ, Morris N, Peek-Asa C, Zhu M. The Associations Between Older Driver Licensure Laws with Travel and Passenger Behaviors Among Adults Aged 65 Years or Older (United States, 2003-2017). Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Feb 25; 18: 

                


                  Shen S, Bao S, Zhu M. Validating the representativeness assumption of the quasi-induced exposure method using a national representative field observation survey. Traffic Inj Prev. 2021; 22: 133-138.

                


                  Chaudhuri U, Ratnapradipa KL, Shen S, Rice TM, Smith GA, Zhu M. Trends and patterns in fatal US motorcycle crashes, 2000-2016. Traffic Inj Prev. 2019 Jul 8;  1-7.

                


                  Ning P, Schwebel DC, Chu H, Zhu M, Hu G. Changes in reporting for unintentional injury deaths, United States of America. Bull World Health Organ. 2019 Mar 1; 97: 190-199.

                


                  Rudisill TM, Zhu M, Chu H. Association between cellphone use while driving legislation and self-reported behaviour among adult drivers in USA: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open. 2019 Feb 18; 9: e023456.

                


                  Kemnitzer CR, Pope CN, Nwosu A, Zhao S, Wei L, Zhu M. An investigation of driver, pedestrian, and environmental characteristics and resulting pedestrian injury. Traffic Inj Prev. 2019; 20: 510-514.

                


                  Rudisill TM, Chu H, Zhu M. Cell phone use while driving laws and motor vehicle driver fatalities: differences in population subgroups and location. Ann Epidemiol. 2018 Oct; 28: 730-735.

                


                  Zhu M, Rudisill TM, Rauscher KJ, Davidov DM, Feng J. Risk Perceptions of Cellphone Use While Driving: Results from a Delphi Survey. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2018 May 25; 15: 

                


                  Ma X, Lin L, Qu Z, Zhu M, Chu H. Performance of Between-Study Heterogeneity Measures in the Cochrane Library. Epidemiology. 2018 May 29;  

                


                  Rudisill TM, Smith G, Chu H, Zhu M. Cellphone Legislation and Self-Reported Behaviors Among Subgroups of Adolescent U.S. Drivers. J Adolesc Health. 2018 May; 62: 618-625.

                


                  Feng J, Choi H, Craik FIM, Levine B, Moreno S, Naglie G, Zhu M. Adaptive response criteria in road hazard detection among older drivers. Traffic Inj Prev. 2018 Feb 17; 19: 141-146.

View More Publications

Interests

Cell phone use while driving Drug and medication involvement in vehicle crash Licensing policy for older adults Pedestrian safety Seatbelt use Self-driving cars Teen driving and graduated driver licensing laws Traffic injuries in children, adolescents, and other vulnerable populations Traffic safety in Appalachia

Lab(s)

Center for Injury Research and Policy

• Cell phone use while driving

• Drug and medication involvement in vehicle crash

• Licensing policy for older adults

• Pedestrian safety

• Seatbelt use

• Self-driving cars

• Teen driving and graduated driver licensing laws

• Traffic injuries in children, adolescents, and other vulnerable populations

• Traffic safety in Appalachia

• Center for Injury Research and Policy

• Benedetti MH, Zhang F, Bales R, Rudisill T, Smith GA, Zhu M. Reporting of unknown drug test results in the Fatality Analysis Reporting System and associated factors, 2000-2020. Traffic Inj Prev. 2023 Jan 17; 1-5.

• Pan Y, Neuroth L, Chomitz I, Davila V, Liu K, McKenzie LB, Lu B, Zhu M. Seat Belt Laws and Prevalence of Use among High School Students in the United States. Ann Epidemiol. 2022 Dec 29;

• Benedetti MH, Li L, Shen S, Kinnear N, Delgado MK, Zhu M. Talking on hands-free and handheld cellphones while driving in association with handheld phone bans. J Safety Res. 2022 Dec; 83: 204-209.

• Benedetti MH, Humphries KD, Codden R, Sagar S, Kufera JA, Cook LJ, Norris J, Stamatiadis N, Vesselinov R, Zhu M. Age-based variability in the association between restraint use and injury type and severity in multi-occupant crashes. Ann Epidemiol. 2022 Oct 13;

• Evans A, Polak C, Neuroth LM, Smith GA, Zhu M. Trends in Passenger Seat Belt Use Among High School Students-United States, 1991-2019. J Adolesc Health. 2022 Sep 7;

• Francis M, Spiller HA, Badeti J, Casavant MJ, Michaels NL, Zhu M, Smith GA. Antidepressant Exposures Associated with Exploratory Behavior Among Young Children Reported to United States Poison Control Centers, 2000-2020. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2022 Aug 23;

• Neuroth LM, Humphries KD, Wing JJ, Smith GA, Zhu M. Motor vehicle-related electric scooter injuries in the US: A descriptive analysis of NEISS data. Am J Emerg Med. 2022 Feb 5; 55: 1-5.

• Chakraborty P, Alalwan M, Johnson RM, Li L, Lancaster KE, Zhu M. Mental health and substance use by sexual minority status in high school students who experienced sexual violence. Ann Epidemiol. 2021 Dec; 64: 127-131.

• McFalls M, Ramirez M, Harland K, Zhu M, Morris NL, Hamann C, Peek-Asa C. Farm vehicle crashes on public roads: Analysis of farm-level factors. J Rural Health. 2021 Sep 24;

• Zhu M, Shen S, Redelmeier DA, Li L, Wei L, Foss R. Bans on Cellphone Use While Driving and Traffic Fatalities in the United States. Epidemiology. 2021 Sep 1; 32: 731-739.

• Rudisill TM, Zhu M. Challenges of enforcing cellphone use while driving laws among police in the USA: a cross-sectional analysis. BMJ Open. 2021 Jun 30; 11: e049053.

• Neuroth LM, Galos D, Li L, Zhao S, Zhu M. Driving contradictions: behaviors and attitudes regarding handheld and hands-free cellphone use while driving among young drivers. Inj Epidemiol. 2021 Jun 1; 8: 18.

• Humphries KD, Li L, Smith GA, Bridge JA, Zhu M. Suicide Attempts in Association With Traditional and Electronic Bullying Among Heterosexual and Sexual Minority U.S. High School Students. J Adolesc Health. 2021 Jun; 68: 1211-1214.

• Pope CN, Nwosu A, Rudisill TM, Zhu M. Support for distracted driving laws: An analysis of adolescent drivers from the Traffic Safety Culture Index from 2011 to 2017. Transp Res Part F Traffic Psychol Behav. 2021 Apr; 78: 424-432.

• Li L, Neuroth LM, Valachovic E, Schwebel DC, Zhu M. Association Between Changes in Social Distancing Policies in Ohio and Traffic Volume and Injuries, January Through July 2020. JAMA. 2021 Mar 9; 325: 1003-1006.

• Makara J, Shen S, Nwosu A, Arnold W, Smith G, Zhu M. A cross-sectional study of characteristics of bicyclist upper and lower extremity injuries in bicycle-vehicle crashes in Ohio, United States, 2013-2017. BMC Public Health. 2021 Mar 2; 21: 428.

• Shen S, Ramirez M, Hamann CJ, Morris N, Peek-Asa C, Zhu M. The Associations Between Older Driver Licensure Laws with Travel and Passenger Behaviors Among Adults Aged 65 Years or Older (United States, 2003-2017). Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Feb 25; 18:

• Shen S, Bao S, Zhu M. Validating the representativeness assumption of the quasi-induced exposure method using a national representative field observation survey. Traffic Inj Prev. 2021; 22: 133-138.

• Chaudhuri U, Ratnapradipa KL, Shen S, Rice TM, Smith GA, Zhu M. Trends and patterns in fatal US motorcycle crashes, 2000-2016. Traffic Inj Prev. 2019 Jul 8; 1-7.

• Ning P, Schwebel DC, Chu H, Zhu M, Hu G. Changes in reporting for unintentional injury deaths, United States of America. Bull World Health Organ. 2019 Mar 1; 97: 190-199.

• Rudisill TM, Zhu M, Chu H. Association between cellphone use while driving legislation and self-reported behaviour among adult drivers in USA: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open. 2019 Feb 18; 9: e023456.

• Kemnitzer CR, Pope CN, Nwosu A, Zhao S, Wei L, Zhu M. An investigation of driver, pedestrian, and environmental characteristics and resulting pedestrian injury. Traffic Inj Prev. 2019; 20: 510-514.

• Rudisill TM, Chu H, Zhu M. Cell phone use while driving laws and motor vehicle driver fatalities: differences in population subgroups and location. Ann Epidemiol. 2018 Oct; 28: 730-735.

• Zhu M, Rudisill TM, Rauscher KJ, Davidov DM, Feng J. Risk Perceptions of Cellphone Use While Driving: Results from a Delphi Survey. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2018 May 25; 15:

• Ma X, Lin L, Qu Z, Zhu M, Chu H. Performance of Between-Study Heterogeneity Measures in the Cochrane Library. Epidemiology. 2018 May 29;

• Rudisill TM, Smith G, Chu H, Zhu M. Cellphone Legislation and Self-Reported Behaviors Among Subgroups of Adolescent U.S. Drivers. J Adolesc Health. 2018 May; 62: 618-625.

• Feng J, Choi H, Craik FIM, Levine B, Moreno S, Naglie G, Zhu M. Adaptive response criteria in road hazard detection among older drivers. Traffic Inj Prev. 2018 Feb 17; 19: 141-146.

Biography

Dr. Zhu is a professor of pediatrics and epidemiology at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and The Ohio State University College of Medicine. With doctoral training in epidemiology and medicine, and active research for about 20 years, Dr. Zhu is well versed in travel behaviors, transportation injuries, and opioid and marijuana abuse. He has received multiple NIH, CDC, and state grants to conduct research in cellphone use while driving, teen driving, traffic policy, and opioid use disorders. He has published in a number of high-impact journals, including JAMA, Epidemiology and Journal of Adolescent Health, as well as notable journals in the injury field, such as Injury Prevention and Accident Analysis and Prevention. He has been an editorial board member for the journals Injury Prevention and Injury Epidemiology. He has been the research coordinator for the Vehicle User Education, Training, and Licensing Committee of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.

Biography

Dr. Zhu is a professor of pediatrics and epidemiology at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and The Ohio State University College of Medicine. With doctoral training in epidemiology and medicine, and active research for about 20 years, Dr. Zhu is well versed in travel behaviors, transportation injuries, and opioid and marijuana abuse. He has received multiple NIH, CDC, and state grants to conduct research in cellphone use while driving, teen driving, traffic policy, and opioid use disorders. He has published in a number of high-impact journals, including JAMA, Epidemiology and Journal of Adolescent Health, as well as notable journals in the injury field, such as Injury Prevention and Accident Analysis and Prevention. He has been an editorial board member for the journals Injury Prevention and Injury Epidemiology. He has been the research coordinator for the Vehicle User Education, Training, and Licensing Committee of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.

Biography

Dr. Zhu is a professor of pediatrics and epidemiology at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and The Ohio State University College of Medicine. With doctoral training in epidemiology and medicine, and active research for about 20 years, Dr. Zhu is well versed in travel behaviors, transportation injuries, and opioid and marijuana abuse. He has received multiple NIH, CDC, and state grants to conduct research in cellphone use while driving, teen driving, traffic policy, and opioid use disorders. He has published in a number of high-impact journals, including JAMA, Epidemiology and Journal of Adolescent Health, as well as notable journals in the injury field, such as Injury Prevention and Accident Analysis and Prevention. He has been an editorial board member for the journals Injury Prevention and Injury Epidemiology. He has been the research coordinator for the Vehicle User Education, Training, and Licensing Committee of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.

Dr. Zhu is a professor of pediatrics and epidemiology at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and The Ohio State University College of Medicine. With doctoral training in epidemiology and medicine, and active research for about 20 years, Dr. Zhu is well versed in travel behaviors, transportation injuries, and opioid and marijuana abuse. He has received multiple NIH, CDC, and state grants to conduct research in cellphone use while driving, teen driving, traffic policy, and opioid use disorders. He has published in a number of high-impact journals, including JAMA, Epidemiology and Journal of Adolescent Health, as well as notable journals in the injury field, such as Injury Prevention and Accident Analysis and Prevention. He has been an editorial board member for the journals Injury Prevention and Injury Epidemiology. He has been the research coordinator for the Vehicle User Education, Training, and Licensing Committee of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.

Dr. Zhu is a professor of pediatrics and epidemiology at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and The Ohio State University College of Medicine. With doctoral training in epidemiology and medicine, and active research for about 20 years, Dr. Zhu is well versed in travel behaviors, transportation injuries, and opioid and marijuana abuse. He has received multiple NIH, CDC, and state grants to conduct research in cellphone use while driving, teen driving, traffic policy, and opioid use disorders. He has published in a number of high-impact journals, including JAMA, Epidemiology and Journal of Adolescent Health, as well as notable journals in the injury field, such as Injury Prevention and Accident Analysis and Prevention. He has been an editorial board member for the journals Injury Prevention and Injury Epidemiology. He has been the research coordinator for the Vehicle User Education, Training, and Licensing Committee of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.

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Center for Injury Research and Policy

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Center for Injury Research & Policy

Academic and Clinical Areas

Center for Injury Research and Policy

Principal Investigator

Primary Department

Center for Injury Research & Policy

Academic and Clinical Areas

Center for Injury Research and Policy

Principal Investigator

Primary Department

Center for Injury Research & Policy

Center for Injury Research and Policy

Principal Investigator

Primary Department

Center for Injury Research & Policy

• Center for Injury Research and Policy
• Principal Investigator
• Primary Department
• Center for Injury Research & Policy

Awards, Honors & Organizations

Excellence in Teaching Award, West Virginia University, 2014

Awards, Honors & Organizations

Excellence in Teaching Award, West Virginia University, 2014

Awards, Honors & Organizations

Excellence in Teaching Award, West Virginia University, 2014

Excellence in Teaching Award, West Virginia University, 2014

• Excellence in Teaching Award, West Virginia University, 2014

Education

Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 06/13/2016

Graduate School

State University of New York at Albany

Date Completed: 05/15/2008

Graduate School

Peking University

Date Completed: 05/15/1997

Education

Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 06/13/2016

Graduate School

State University of New York at Albany

Date Completed: 05/15/2008

Graduate School

Peking University

Date Completed: 05/15/1997

Education

Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 06/13/2016

Graduate School

State University of New York at Albany

Date Completed: 05/15/2008

Graduate School

Peking University

Date Completed: 05/15/1997

Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 06/13/2016

Graduate School

State University of New York at Albany

Date Completed: 05/15/2008

Graduate School

Peking University

Date Completed: 05/15/1997

Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 06/13/2016

Graduate School

State University of New York at Albany

Date Completed: 05/15/2008

Graduate School

Peking University

Date Completed: 05/15/1997

Professional Experience

2016 - Present The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Associate Professor of Pediatrics2008 - Present West Virginia University School of Public Health, Assistant and Associate Professor of Epidemiology

Professional Experience

2016 - Present The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Associate Professor of Pediatrics2008 - Present West Virginia University School of Public Health, Assistant and Associate Professor of Epidemiology

Professional Experience

2016 - Present The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Associate Professor of Pediatrics2008 - Present West Virginia University School of Public Health, Assistant and Associate Professor of Epidemiology

2016 - Present The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Associate Professor of Pediatrics2008 - Present West Virginia University School of Public Health, Assistant and Associate Professor of Epidemiology

2016 - Present The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Research Funding

CDC, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control Disparities in cell phone law effectiveness across population subgroups and geographic regions, Other NIH, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Do cell phone laws reduce calling, texting, and crashes among young drivers?, Other NIH, National Institute on Aging Licensing laws, mobility, and traffic safety among older adults, Other NIH, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development A phone app to reduce cell phone usage among young drivers: a pilot study, Other

Research Funding

CDC, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control Disparities in cell phone law effectiveness across population subgroups and geographic regions, Other NIH, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Do cell phone laws reduce calling, texting, and crashes among young drivers?, Other NIH, National Institute on Aging Licensing laws, mobility, and traffic safety among older adults, Other NIH, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development A phone app to reduce cell phone usage among young drivers: a pilot study, Other

Research Funding

CDC, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control Disparities in cell phone law effectiveness across population subgroups and geographic regions, Other NIH, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Do cell phone laws reduce calling, texting, and crashes among young drivers?, Other NIH, National Institute on Aging Licensing laws, mobility, and traffic safety among older adults, Other NIH, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development A phone app to reduce cell phone usage among young drivers: a pilot study, Other

CDC, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control Disparities in cell phone law effectiveness across population subgroups and geographic regions, Other NIH, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Do cell phone laws reduce calling, texting, and crashes among young drivers?, Other NIH, National Institute on Aging Licensing laws, mobility, and traffic safety among older adults, Other NIH, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development A phone app to reduce cell phone usage among young drivers: a pilot study, Other

Disparities in cell phone law effectiveness across population subgroups and geographic regions, Other

Do cell phone laws reduce calling, texting, and crashes among young drivers?, Other

Licensing laws, mobility, and traffic safety among older adults, Other

A phone app to reduce cell phone usage among young drivers: a pilot study, Other

Contact Information

Center for Injury Research & Policy

Call us at: (614)355-6687

Email Motao Zhu

                    700 Children's DriveColumbus, OH 43205 (map)

Contact Information

Center for Injury Research & Policy

Call us at: (614)355-6687

Email Motao Zhu

                    700 Children's DriveColumbus, OH 43205 (map)

Contact Information

Center for Injury Research & Policy

Call us at: (614)355-6687

Email Motao Zhu

                    700 Children's DriveColumbus, OH 43205 (map)

Center for Injury Research & Policy

Call us at: (614)355-6687

Email Motao Zhu

                    700 Children's DriveColumbus, OH 43205 (map)

Call us at: (614)355-6687

Email Motao Zhu

                    700 Children's DriveColumbus, OH 43205 (map)

Call us at: (614)355-6687

Email Motao Zhu

                    700 Children's DriveColumbus, OH 43205 (map)

• Call us at:
• (614)355-6687
• Email Motao Zhu
• 700 Children’s DriveColumbus, OH 43205 (map)