Featured Publications
Evaluation of a virtual reality E-cigarette prevention game for adolescents
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, 122: 107027. PMID: 34225030, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.107027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial perceptionPerceptions of harmIntervention acceptabilityE-cigarette knowledgeVR experienceAdolescents' satisfactionSocial approvalVR gameplayPerceptionGameplay experiencePreliminary efficacySubjects ANOVAE-cigarette useNon-equivalent control groupMiddle schoolVR playerSatisfactionNicotine addictionVirtual reality hardwareGameplayAdolescentsVRDependent variableControl groupGame
2023
Black Adolescent Females’ Perceptions of PrEP for HIV Risk Reduction
Budge M, Opara I, Weser V, Sands B, Hieftje K. Black Adolescent Females’ Perceptions of PrEP for HIV Risk Reduction. Journal Of The International Association Of Providers Of AIDS Care (JIAPAC) 2023, 22: 23259582231206934. PMID: 37853731, PMCID: PMC10588402, DOI: 10.1177/23259582231206934.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdolescent femalesPrEP awarenessHIV transmissionHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) preventionAdoption of PrEPBlack adolescent femalesHIV prevention strategiesHIV risk reductionPerceptions of PrEPPreexposure prophylaxisAdherence concernsPrEP useSide effectsPrevention strategiesVirus preventionEducational campaignsPrEPNegative side effectsRisk reductionHigh rateConstant comparative methodFemalesFocus groupsEthnic groupsProphylaxis
2020
A quasi-experimental test of a virtual reality game prototype for adolescent E-Cigarette prevention
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, 112: 106639. PMID: 32920455, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2020.106639.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial norm perceptionsGame prototypePerceptions of harmNorm perceptionsQuasi-experimental testPaired-samples t-testParticipants' enjoymentSocial normsPreliminary impactPerceptionEffect sizeE-cigarette preventionVirtual reality hardwarePost designAdolescentsSatisfactionVRDependent variableAttitudesHarm perceptionsE-cigarettesGameEnjoymentParticipantsGameplay
2017
Multisensory integration induces body ownership of a handtool, but not any handtool
Weser V, Finotti G, Costantini M, Proffitt DR. Multisensory integration induces body ownership of a handtool, but not any handtool. Consciousness And Cognition 2017, 56: 150-164. PMID: 28720401, DOI: 10.1016/j.concog.2017.07.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRubber hand illusionTool embodimentSynchronous multisensory stimulationAction repertoiresTool useMultisensory integrationMotoric accountsMultisensory stimulationBody ownershipExperiment 1Hand illusionBody representationExperiment 2Bodily illusionsSkilled participantsPerceptual embodimentIllusionPresent experimentsFuture avenuesBodily boundariesEmbodimentMultisensory