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InvestiDate Project Featured in The New Haven Register
Monday, February 7, 2022
Ed Stannard of the New Haven Register interviewed Dr. Ijeoma Opara and participants in the focus groups that formed the backbone of InvestiDate: Read the New Haven Register Article here!
InvestiDate Project Featured in Yale News
Wednesday, January 26, 2022
Yale reporter Rick Harrison wrote a feature on play4REAL’s project InvestiDate detailing the game’s origins as a card game and describing the gameplay: Read the Yale News article here!
InvestiDate Project Featured in Yale News
Sunday, January 2, 2022
Yale reporter Dante Motley interviewed our SASH Lab Partners, Dr. Ijeoma Opara and Sydney Hussett-Richardson to find out how InvestiDate can help Black teen girls make healthy dating decisions: Read the Yale News article here!
Dr. Hieftje Discussed the Invite Only VR Study on BYU Radio
Thursday, August 5, 2021
Dr. Hieftje was interviewed about the Invite Only VR study by Julia Rose for the Top of the Mind Segment at BYU Radio. Listen to the interview here and read the publication in the Journal of Addictive Behaviors here!
InvestiDate Formative Research Study Featured in Yahoo! Life
Wednesday, July 28, 2021
MadameNoire reporter Natasha Decker wrote a feature on play4REAL’s recent publication regarding the formative focus group work we did for InvestiDate: Read the Yahoo! Life article here and the open access publication in the Social Media + Society Journal here!
InvestiDate Formative Research Study Featured in Yale News
Monday, July 26, 2021
Yale reporter Brita Belli wrote a feature on play4REAL’s recent publication regarding the formative focus group work we did for InvestiDate: Read the Yale News article here and the open access publication in the Social Media + Society Journal here!
Invite Only VR Study Featured in Yale News
Tuesday, July 20, 2021
Yale reporter Isabella Backman wrote a feature on play4REAL’s recent publication evaluating Invite Only VR: Read the Yale News article here and the publication in the Journal of Addictive Behaviors here!
A safe space: Medical researchers use virtual reality to reach youth
Friday, May 7, 2021
For years, Dr. Asher Marks, an assistant professor of pediatrics at Yale School of Medicine and director of the Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Cancer Program at Yale New Haven Hospital, has urged his young patients to attend support groups. Meeting with other patients is well known to improve survival chances and alleviate depression.
Dr. Hieftje and Invite Only VR Spotlighted in Yale Article
Friday, May 7, 2021
Check out this writeup about Yale researchers using VR to connect with teens featuring Dr. Hieftje.
Dr. Hieftje is the new Editor-in-Chief of the Games for Health Journal
Sunday, January 3, 2021
Dr. Hieftje has taken on the new role of Editor-in-Chief of the Games for Health Journal, a peer-reviewed journal dedicated to advancing the impact of game research, technologies, and applications on human health and well-being.