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Federico E. Vaca

Professor and Executive Vice Chair Faculty Associate

University of California, Irvine

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School of Medicine

Federico E. Vaca is currently serving as a School Of Medicine Professor and Executive Vice Chair Faculty Associate at University of California, Irvine.

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Federico E. Vaca

University of California, Irvine

Professor and Executive Vice Chair Faculty Associate

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public health emergency medicine driver behavior criminology injury prevention adolescent health behavioral sciences road traffic safety transport safety safety mental health traffic psychology traffic medicine trauma epidemiology adolescent psychology transportation engineering safety science respiratory medicine driver performance transport accident substance abuse emergency management adolescence emergency care harm reduction emergency department disaster medicine juvenile delinquency alcohol abuse behavioral health young adults addictive behaviors correctional practice alcohol misuse regional studies system safety mobility brief intervention sport medicine transportation research traffic management adolescent medicine united states disaster risk reduction occupational safety community health safety policy fatal crashes transport geography accident investigation ehealth emergency medical services youth justice pedestrian injuries secondary task engagement computerized alcohol screening young female drivers impaired driving risky driving addiction medicine popular medium travel medicine child psychology human safety critical emergency medicine parental care safety analysis transport sector task performance alcohol dependence future directions southern california driving licensure emergency medicine residents spanish-speaking patients

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An Adapted Brief Negotiation Interview for Alcohol and Cannabis Use Among Assault-Injured Emerging Adults: A Randomized Pilot Trial Protocol. Contemporary Clinical Trials (2026)

public healthalcohol (drug)substance abusesexual abusepsychological traumaalcohol misusepsychiatryaddictiontraumasubstance use disordersaddictive behaviorssubstance usealcohol abusecannabis useharm reduction

Utah’s Move From 0.08 to 0.05 Blood Alcohol Concentration Per Se Policy: Effects on Driver Crash Fatalities Compared With Contiguous States. American Journal of Preventive Medicine (2026)

injury preventioncontiguous statessafetyutah ’traffic enforcementpublic policytraffic medicineroad traffic safetysafety sciencehealth policytransport accidenttraffic psychologytemporary removalpolicy analysis

Greater Readiness to Cut Down on Drinking Behaviors Increases Effects of a Digital Behavioral Health Intervention Tool in Reducing Unhealthy Alcohol Use Among Latino Emergency Department Patients. Alcohol and Alcoholism (2025)

public healthsubstance abusealcohol (drug)unhealthy alcohol usepositive behavior interventionsbehavioral healthalcohol misusedigital interventionshealth promotiondrinking behaviorssubstance useaddictive behaviorsalcohol abusegreater readinessmedical internet researchbehavior change (public health)health policy

Riding With Alcohol-Impaired Drivers in Fatal Crashes: Modeling Historical Trends and Future Projections Using a System Dynamics Approach. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (2025)

Niyousha HosseinichimehRod MacDonaldKaigang LiJames C FellDenise L HaynieBruce Simons-MortonBarbara C BanzDeepa R CamengaRonald J IannottiLeslie CurryJames DziuraDavid F AndersenFederico E. Vaca

safetyepidemiologysystem safetydriver performancepublic healthbehavioral sciencesaddictionsubstance use disordersdriver behaviorsubstance addictionroad traffic safetysubstance useyoung adultsalcohol abusetraffic psychologysubstance abuseviolent behaviorfatal crashesalcohol-impaired driverssystems modelingtobacco control

ΟΑ2063. Facilitators Barriers to Occupant Restraint System Use in the Eastern Med Reg: A Scoping Review. European Journal of Public Health (2025)

injury preventionrehabilitationscoping revieweastern med regpatient safetyimplementation researchemergency medicinetraumaanesthesiologyemergency nursingrestraint-free carejama psychiatrypre-hospital emergency medicinerestraint system use

Adolescent Parental Monitoring Offers Protection Against Later Recurrent Driving After Drinking. Journal of Adolescent Health (2024)

Rebecca SchulteFederico E VacaKaigang Li

public healthrecurrent drivingdriver behaviorepidemiologyadolescent health

The Phenomenon of Teen Delay in Driving Licensure: Considerations at the Intersection of Mobility and Social Welfare for Emerging Adults. The Journal of Law Medicine & Ethics (2024)

Federico E. VacaEmmanuel Fulgence DraboKaigang Li

jurisprudenceintersectionalityhealth lawmental healthmobility analysismedical lawmobilitysocial mobilitymobility supporteducationlawsocial welfareteen delayadult developmentlegal medicinemedical ethicshealth policy

Congruency of Crash- and Hospital- Reported Injuries Among Child Passengers. American Journal of Preventive Medicine (2024)

Emma B SartinMelissa R PfeifferThomas HartkaMark R ZonfrilloFederico E VacaKristina B MetzgerAnthoni M GoodmanAllison E CurryRachel K Myers

rehabilitationsafetychild neurologypediatricschild passengerspublic healthinjury preventionpatient safetypsychological traumatrauma in childtransport accidenttraumaharm reductionchild protectionchild developmentchild abusepreventive medicinetransport safetydisease prevention

How the Cognitive Load of Simulated Driving Affects the Brain Dynamics Underlying Auditory Attention. Traffic Injury Prevention (2024)

Barbara C. BanzJia WuDeepa R. CamengaLinda C. MayesMichael J. CrowleyFederico E. Vaca

cognitive neurosciencerehabilitationneurodynamicsbehavioral neurosciencecognitiondevelopmental cognitive neuroscienceauditory attentionbrain functioncognitive sciencecognitive psychologycognitive loaddriver behaviorattention disorderssystems neurosciencetraffic psychologycognitive ergonomicsbrain dynamicsattentionsimulated drivinghearing researchapplied cognitive psychologyneuroscience

Individual and Social-Environmental Factors Among Young Drivers Informing Decisions to Ride With an Impaired Driver and Drive Impaired: A Sequential Mixed Methods Assessment. Traffic Injury Prevention (2024)

Federico E. VacaDeepa R. CamengaKaigang LiVanessa ZunigaBarbara BanzRonald J. IannottiCandice GraytonBruce Simons-MortonDenise L. HaynieLeslie A. Curry

public healthinjury preventionsafetydriver behaviormental healthsocial problemssocial impactapplied social psychologysocial sciencesenvironmental psychologyroad traffic safetysocial-environmental factorsimpaired driveryoung driverssocietal influencesocial isolationtraffic psychologybehavioral sciences

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Federico E. Vaca

Professor and Executive Vice Chair Faculty Associate

University of California, Irvine

Affiliations

School of Medicine

Federico E. Vaca is currently serving as a School Of Medicine Professor and Executive Vice Chair Faculty Associate at University of California, Irvine.

Honors

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Federico E. Vaca

University of California, Irvine

Professor and Executive Vice Chair Faculty Associate

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

An Adapted Brief Negotiation Interview for Alcohol and Cannabis Use Among Assault-Injured Emerging Adults: A Randomized Pilot Trial Protocol. Contemporary Clinical Trials (2026)

Utah’s Move From 0.08 to 0.05 Blood Alcohol Concentration Per Se Policy: Effects on Driver Crash Fatalities Compared With Contiguous States. American Journal of Preventive Medicine (2026)

Riding With Alcohol-Impaired Drivers in Fatal Crashes: Modeling Historical Trends and Future Projections Using a System Dynamics Approach. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (2025)

Niyousha HosseinichimehRod MacDonaldKaigang LiJames C FellDenise L HaynieBruce Simons-MortonBarbara C BanzDeepa R CamengaRonald J IannottiLeslie CurryJames DziuraDavid F AndersenFederico E. Vaca

ΟΑ2063. Facilitators Barriers to Occupant Restraint System Use in the Eastern Med Reg: A Scoping Review. European Journal of Public Health (2025)

Adolescent Parental Monitoring Offers Protection Against Later Recurrent Driving After Drinking. Journal of Adolescent Health (2024)

Rebecca SchulteFederico E VacaKaigang Li

public healthrecurrent drivingdriver behaviorepidemiologyadolescent health

The Phenomenon of Teen Delay in Driving Licensure: Considerations at the Intersection of Mobility and Social Welfare for Emerging Adults. The Journal of Law Medicine & Ethics (2024)

Federico E. VacaEmmanuel Fulgence DraboKaigang Li

Congruency of Crash- and Hospital- Reported Injuries Among Child Passengers. American Journal of Preventive Medicine (2024)

Emma B SartinMelissa R PfeifferThomas HartkaMark R ZonfrilloFederico E VacaKristina B MetzgerAnthoni M GoodmanAllison E CurryRachel K Myers

How the Cognitive Load of Simulated Driving Affects the Brain Dynamics Underlying Auditory Attention. Traffic Injury Prevention (2024)

Barbara C. BanzJia WuDeepa R. CamengaLinda C. MayesMichael J. CrowleyFederico E. Vaca

Federico E. VacaDeepa R. CamengaKaigang LiVanessa ZunigaBarbara BanzRonald J. IannottiCandice GraytonBruce Simons-MortonDenise L. HaynieLeslie A. Curry

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