Join XRPeds at one of our upcoming events or workshops! Scroll down to view listings of our previous events and presentations.
Past Events
4th Annual Yale Postdoc Symposium–WINNER!
Dr. Veronica Weser won a top prize for her presentation, “Developing a Multiplayer Dating Game to Empower Black Teen Girls” at the virtual 4th Annual Yale Postdoc Symposium on June 15, 2021.
Dr. Hieftje presented in the Health Services Research Seminar
On Jun 3, 2021, Dr. Hieftje presented Extended Reality (XR) in Health and Medicine in the Health Services Research Seminar jointly hosted by the Center for Research on Health Care, The Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, and RAND-University of Pittsburgh Health Institute.
Society for Public Health Education 72nd Annual Conference
Dr. Veronica Weser presented the latest on InvestiDate in her talk, Development of A Multi-Player Videogame Intervention to Empower Black Teen Girls Around Healthy Relationships and Partner Communication at virtual SOPHE 2021.
Dr. Marks was an invited speaker for Teen Cancer America Monthly Drip to review AYA VR-Based Support Groups
December 9, 2020: Dr. Marks was an invited speaker for Teen Cancer America Monthly Drip to review AYA VR-Based Support Groups
The Serious Games Showcase & Challenge 2020
Dr. Veronica Weser will be demoing Invite Only VR at the Serious Games Showcase & Challenge in Orlando, FL. Come by and play the game December 2-5!
SIGGRAPH 2020
Dr. Veronica Weser presented preliminary findings from the NCT study of Invite Only VR: A Vaping Prevention Game at virtual SIGGRAPH 2020.
3rd Annual Yale Postdoc Symposium–WINNER!
Dr. Veronica Weser won a top prize for her presentation, “Feasibility Study of a Virtual Reality Game Prototype for Adolescent E-Cigarette Prevention” at the virtual 3rd Annual Yale Postdoc Symposium on July 16, 2020.
Serious Play 2020
Dr. Kimberly Hieftje presented “XR in Health & Education: Are We Ahead of the Game?” on June 25th as part of the virtual conference.
Virtual Reality and Healthcare Global Symposium 2020
Dr. Kimberly Hieftje presented “Invite Only VR: A Vaping Prevention Game for Teens” and was a panelist in the discussion of “Building Mental Health Interventions in VR: Failures, Successes, and Future Directions” at the VR and Healthcare Global Symposium in Nashville, TN from March 2-3, 2020.
Forum on the Impact of Youth Vaping 2019
Dr. Veronica Weser represented the play4REAL XR Lab as a panelist on youth vaping prevention forum hosted by the city of Milford, CT.