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Budge M., Opara I., Weser V.U., Sands B.E., & Hieftje, K.D. (2023). Black Adolescent Females’ Perceptions of PrEP for HIV Risk Reduction. Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care (JIAPAC). 2023;22.
Marks A., Garbatini A., Hieftje K., Puthenpura V., Weser V., Fernandes, C.F. (2023). Use of Immersive Virtual Reality Spaces to Engage Adolescent and Young Adult Patients With Cancer in Therapist-Guided Support Groups: Protocol for a Pre-Post Study. JMIR Res Protoc 2023;12:e48761.
Xu, Z., Weser, V., Peng, L., & Laffidy, M. (2023). Incorporating Virtual Reality in Public Health Campaigns: COVID-19 as the Context. Social Science Computer Review, 0(0).
Puthenpura V, Nadkarni S, DiLuna M, et al. (March 20, 2023) Personality Changes and Staring Spells in a 12-Year-Old Child: A Case Report Incorporating ChatGPT, a Natural Language Processing Tool Driven by Artificial Intelligence (AI). Cureus 15(3): e36408. doi:10.7759/cureus.36408
Claudia-Santi F. Fernandes, Yanhong Deng, Alvin H. Tran, Kimberly D. Hieftje, Tyra M. Pendergrass Boomer, Carolyn K. Taylor, and Lynn E. Fiellin.
A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate a Cognitive Behavioral Videogame Intervention: empowerED.
Games for Health Journal.Feb 2023.42-52.http://doi.org/10.1089/g4h.2021.0118
Weser V, Opara I, Budge M, Duncan L, Fernandes CF, Hussett-Richardson S, Sands B, Hieftje K
Pilot-testing a Multiplayer HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infection Prevention Video Game Intervention for Black Adolescent Girls: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial
JMIR Res Protoc 2023;12:e43666
Roberts S, Havill N, Flores R, Hendrix II C, Williams M, Feinn R, Martinello R, Marks A, Murray T. Disinfection of virtual reality devices in healthcare settings: in-vitro assessment and survey study. PubMed. 2022 Oct 10.2196/42332.
Opara I, Weser V, Sands B, Fernandes CS, Hussett-Richardson S, Hieftje K. Feeling Invisible and Unheard: A Qualitative Exploration of Gendered-Racist Stereotypes Influence on Sexual Decision Making and Mistreatment of Black Teen Girls. Youth & Society. 2022 Feb 15:0044118X221075051. https://doi.org/10.1177/0044118X221075051
Hieftje, K. GFHJ: Moving Forward in 2021. Games for Health Journal. Feb 2021.1-1.
Fernandes, CF., Pendergrass, TM., Hieftje, KD, Evanko, A., Fiellin, LE. Promoting Student Health and Well-Being with Digital Games. In: D. Seelow (ed), Teaching in the Game-Based Classroom: Practical Strategies for Grades 6-12. 2021: Routledge, New York.