SMITH RECEIVES ACADEMIC PROMOTION
Thursday, October 01, 2009
Founder and Director of the Center for Injury Research and Policy, Dr. Gary Smith was promoted in October to Professor of Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. Dr. Smith has been a researcher and advocate in the field of injury for more than 25 years. He is active in numerous injury research and prevention organizations nationally and internationally, including serving as immediate past chairperson of the Committee on Injury, Violence, and Poison Prevention of the American Academy of Pediatrics. He was named as the first recipient of the Dimon R. McFerson Endowed Chair in Injury Research in 2007. His research focuses on injuries to children and adolescents, including motor vehicle-related injuries, consumer product-related injuries, and home safety.