Katarina Cook

“Katarina is an MD/PhD student at UC Davis, currently in the PhD phase of her training in Transportation Technology and Policy. Her research focuses on injury prevention for vulnerable road users. She draws on novel health data sources to complement police-reported crash data, studies injury epidemiology among high-risk groups such as people experiencing homelessness, and develops strategies for clinician intervention. Most recently, her work has focused on increasing helmet use among micromobility riders. 

 

Before joining UC Davis, Katarina worked as a research strategist on Project Look Out, a behavior change campaign addressing distracted driving. She holds a BA in Molecular and Cell Biology from UC Berkeley (2022), and an SM in Media, Medicine, and Health from Harvard University (2023)