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Singh, K.P., Camenga, D.R., Aneni, K., Hieftje, K. (2025). Beyond User-Centered Design: Designing Digital Health Technologies for Substance Use Prevention and Treatment in Children and Youth. In: Wells, J.L. (eds) A Clinical Lens on Pediatric Engineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-84655-7_10
Hieftje K. Year of the Cicadas. JAMA. Published online April 24, 2025. doi:10.1001/jama.2025.2814
Marks A, Weser V, Caruso TJ, Persky S, Homer A, Gold J, Williamson E, Hieftje K (2025) AMXRA Guidelines on Extended Reality and Children: Considerations and Recommendations for Application Development and Use, Journal of Medical Extended Reality 2:1, 104–113, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1089/JMedXR.2024.0054.
Meade N, Ralston A, Weser V, Hieftje K, Olezeski C, Marks A (2025) Feasibility and acceptability study of virtual reality support groups for transgender and gender expansive youth. Journal of Medical Extended Reality 2:1, 51–60, DOI: 10.1089/jmedxr.2024.0040.
Hieftje, K., Stemler, S.E., Sinha, S.-M., Schully, N.S., Arms, R., & Sun, S. (2024). Virtual Reality in Connecticut Public High Schools: A Comprehensive Study. https://portal.ct.gov/ccerc/-/media/ccerc/reports/ccerc-report-virtual-reality_dec-20-2024.pdf?rev=b5c7776599ed48a1a69416aeb7128636
Weser, V. U., Crocker, A., Murray, T. S., Wright, J., Truesdell, E. J. K., Ciaburri, R., Marks, A. M., Martinello, R. A., & Hieftje, K. D. (2024). Barriers to effective infection prevention in the neonatal intensive care unit: A qualitative study. Advances in Neonatal Care, 24(5), 475–484. https://doi.org/10.1097/ANC.0000000000001195
Claudi-Santi F Fernandes, Sneha Kannoth, Tyra M Pendergrass Boomer, Kimberly D Hieftje, Lynn E Fiellin, Systematic Review of Interventions with Some School Involvement for School Refusal in High School–Age Adolescents, Children & Schools, Volume 46, Issue 2, April 2024, Pages 85–95, https://doi.org/10.1093/cs/cdae003
Aronson P.L., Nolan S.A., Schaeffer P., Hieftje K.D., Ponce K.A., Calhoun C.L. (2024). Perspectives of Adolescents and Young Adults With Sickle Cell Disease and Clinicians on Improving Transition Readiness With a Video Game Intervention. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2024 Mar 1;46(2):e147-e155. Epub 2024 Jan 15. PMID: 38237001.
Weser, V.U., Sieberer, J., Berry, J., Tuakli-Wosornu, Y.A. (2024). Navigation in immersive virtual reality: a comparison of 1:1 walking to 1:1 wheeling. Virtual Reality 28(4).