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Egan, J.E., Corey, S.L., Henderson, E.R., Abebe, K.Z., Louth-Marquez, W., Espelage, D., Hunter, S.C., DeLucas, M., Miller, E., Morrill, B.A. and Hieftje, K., 2021. Feasibility of a web-accessible game-based intervention aimed at improving help seeking and coping among sexual and gender minority youth: results from a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Adolescent Health.
Weser VU, Opara I, Sands BE, Fernandes CS, Hieftje KD. How Black Teen Girls Navigate Social Media to Form Romantic Relationships. Social Media+ Society. 2021 Jul 7.3 https://doi.org/10.1177/20563051211033823
Weser VU, Duncan LR, Sands BE, Schartmann A, Jacobo S, François B, Hieftje KD. Evaluation of a Virtual Reality E-cigarette Prevention Game for Adolescents. Addictive Behaviors. 2021 Jun 23:107027. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.107027
Puthenpura V, Marks AM. Clinical Application of Digital Technologies in Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology Supportive Care. J Adolesc Young Adult Oncol. 2020 Dec 9. doi: 10.1089/jayao.2020.0153. PMID: 33296259.
Marks, A. “Virtual Reality: Looking to the Future of Telehealth.” Managed Healthcare Executive, 1 Oct 2020, https://www.managedhealthcareexecutive.com/view/virtual-reality-looking-to-the-future-of-telehealth.
Weser VU, Duncan LR, Pendergrass TM, Fernandes CS, Fiellin LE, Hieftje KD. A Quasi-Experimental Test of a Virtual Reality Game Prototype for Adolescent E-Cigarette Prevention. Addictive Behaviors. 2020 Sep 2:106639. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2020.106639
Weser, V., Hieftje, K.D. Invite Only VR: A Vaping Prevention Game: An Evidence-Based VR Game for Health and Behavior Change. In Special Interest Group on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques Conference Talks (SIGGRAPH ’20 Talks), 2020 Aug. ACM, New York, NY, USA, 2 pages. https://doi.org/10.1145/3388767.3407355
Pendergrass, T., Hieftje, K., Duncan, L., Fiellin, L. Videogame Intervention to Encourage HIV Testing and Counseling among Adolescents: A Pilot Study. https://dx.doi.org/10.21037%2Fmhealth.2020.01.05
Hieftje, K., Fernandes, C., Lin, I, Fiellin, L. Effectiveness of a Web-Based Tobacco Product Use Prevention Videogame Intervention on Young Adolescents’ Beliefs and Knowledge. Substance Abuse. 2019 Dec 11:1-7. https://doi.org/10.1080/08897077.2019.1691128
Hieftje, K, Duncan, L, Florsheim, O, Sawyer, B, Fiellin, E, One Night Stan: Feasibility Study of an HIV Prevention and Sexual Risk Reduction Social Card Game for Young Black Women. Games for Health Journal, 2019 Apr;8(2):112-120. https://doi.org/10.1089/g4h.2017.0106