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Gariepy A, Hieftje K, Pendergrass T, Miller E, Dziura J, Fiellin L. Development and feasibility testing of a videogame intervention to reduce high-risk sexual behavior in Black and Hispanic adolescents. Games for Health Journal: Research, Development, and Clinical Applications. E-pub ahead of print. https://doi.org/10.1089/g4h.2017.0142
Hieftje, KD, Pendergrass, T., Montanaro, E., Kyriakides, T., Florsheim, O., and Fiellin, L., “But do they like it?” Participant satisfaction and gameplay experience of a public health videogame intervention in adolescents,” 2018 IEEE 6th International Conference on Serious Games and Applications for Health (SeGAH), Vienna, 2018, pp. 1-7. doi: 10.1109/SeGAH.2018.8401349.
Camenga, DR, Fiellin, LE, Pendergrass, T., Miller, E., Pentz, M, Hieftje, K. Adolescents’ perceptions of flavored tobacco products, including E-cigarettes: A qualitative study to inform FDA tobacco education efforts through videogames. Addictive Behavior. 2018; Jul; 82: 189-194. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2018.03.021
Duncan, LR, Hieftje, KD, Pendergrass, TM, Sawyer, BG, Fiellin, LE. Preliminary investigation of a videogame prototype for cigarette and marijuana prevention in adolescents. Substance Abuse, 2018; Feb 9; 1-5. https://doi.org/10.1080/08897077.2018.1437862
Fiellin, LE, Hieftje, KD, Pendergrass, TM, Kyriakides, TC, Duncan, LR, Dzuira, JD, Sawer, BG, Mayes, L, Crusto, CA, Forsyth, BW, Fiellin, DA. Video Game Intervention for Sexual Risk Reduction in Minority Adolescents: Randomized Controlled Trial. J Med Internet Res. 2017; Sept 18; 19(9):e314. https://doi.org/10.2196/jmir.8148
Hieftje, K., Pendergrass, T., Kyriakides, T.C., Gilliam, W., Fiellin, L. An Evaluation of an Educational Video Game on Mathematics Achievement in First Grade Students. Technologies. 2017;30(5):2-8. https://doi.org/10.3390/technologies5020030
Hieftje, K., Duncan, L., Pendergrass, T., Sawyer, B., & Fiellin, L. Development of a HIV prevention videogame: Lessons learned. International Journal of Serious Games. 2016 April-June; 3(2):83-90. http://dx.doi.org/10.17083/ijsg.v1i4.47
Fiellin, L.E., Kyriakides, T.C., Hieftje, K.D., et al. The design and implementation of a randomized controlled trial of a risk reduction and human immunodeficiency virus prevention videogame intervention in minority adolescents: PlayForward: Elm City Stories. Clinical Trials: Journal of the Society for Clinical Trials. 2016; March 25: 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1740774516637871
Pendergrass, T., Hieftje, K., Crusto, C., Montanaro, E., & Fiellin, L. If we build it, will they come? A qualitative study of key stakeholder opinions on the implementation of a videogame intervention for risk reduction in adolescents. Games for Health Journal. 2015; 5(4):1-7. https://doi.org/10.1089/g4h.2015.0092
Brown, K., Bull, S., Christensen, J., Hieftje, K., Jozkowski, K., & Ybarra, M. Serious games for sexual health. Games for Health Journal, 4(2), 1-9. 2015. doi: 10.1089/g4h.2014.0139