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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).
Hieftje K. & Marks, A. (2023). Player 2 Has Entered the Game: Extended Reality and Games for Health. Games for Health Journal. Dec 2023.427-428
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).