News & Press

Monday, October 9, 2023

XR Pediatrics was thrilled to host the Inaugural Virtual Reality and Pediatrics Healthcare Symposium on September 19 and 20 at the Yale West Campus in West Haven, CT, in partnership with the International Virtual Reality and Healthcare Association. This two-day symposium featured talks and demos from more than 30 leaders in care, technology, research, and policy.

Wednesday, May 24, 2023

Abigail Crocker, a master's student at Yale School of Nursing, recently joined XR Peds as a student collaborator. Her previous career in journalism and interest in the intersections between medicine, media, and tech make her an insightful addition to the team.

Saturday, May 20, 2023

XR Peds Co-Director Dr. Asher Marks and Collaborator Amanda Garbatini were recently featured in a new video published by Yale Medicine focusing on their work using VR Support Groups in adolescent cancer populations.

Tuesday, May 16, 2023

XR Pediatrics Postgraduate Associate Joshua Rigsby presented at UCONN mHealth's 7th Annual Conference. His video poster focuses on our project, No Time Wasted, an Alcohol Harm Reduction game.

Thursday, May 4, 2023

We've been busy these last few months! See what's new at XR Pediatrics in our May Newsletter!

Monday, April 10, 2023

XR Pediatrics is one of six recipients of the 2023 Unity For Humanity Grant. Our project, "The Year of The Cicadas" is a virtual reality experience following a mother’s journey to find meaning after the loss of her son. We can't wait to share more about this very special and personal project with you!

Thursday, March 9, 2023

The XR Pediatrics team traveled this month to GDC in San Francisco. Co-Directors Drs. Asher Marks and Kimberly Hieftje spoke about XR tech and kids at the Future Realities Summit on Tuesday, 3/21. After returning home, members of the GDC team went to Boston for this year's PAX East conference. Both of these events brought our team closer to the other talented members of the games industry.

Monday, February 13, 2023

The first-ever Medicine in the Metaverse Conference was a great success! Organized by XR Pediatrics' Randy Rode, dozens of healthcare and XR specialists came together for insightful conversation and demos of the new innovations utilizing VR and AR technologies in the clinical space. We look forward to next year's event!

Sunday, January 29, 2023

See what's new at XR Pediatrics in our January Newsletter!

Friday, January 27, 2023

Members of the XR Pediatrics team and collaborators had their work published by Mary Ann Liebert for their Pilot Study of empowerED, a video game aimed at mental health issues in youth populations.