Lynn E Fiellin, MD
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Professor Adjunct
Director, Yale Center for Health & Learning Games, Internal Medicine; Director, play2PREVENT Lab at Yale, Internal Medicine; Instructor, Investigative Medicine Program; Director, ForAGirl Program, Yale School of Medicine, Internal MedicineBiography
Lynn E. Fiellin, M.D. is a Professor Adjunct, Yale University School of Medicine and a Professor, Biomedical Data Science, the Center for Technology and Behavioral Health, The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice, and the Department of Medicine at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College. Her work focuses on developing and testing novel videogame interventions to promote health and reduce risk in youth and young adults. She has received funding from the National Institutes of Health including NICHD, NIDA, and NIAAA, the CVS Health Foundation, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the NIH/FDA, and the BEST Foundation/Conrad N. Hilton Foundation. She and her team of researchers, game developers, and community partners have and currently are creating and evaluating interactive evidence-based games addressing a number of health-related and medical issues including HIV prevention and risk reduction, HIV testing and counseling, tobacco and marijuana smoking, e-cigarette use and vaping prevention, and most recently opioid misuse prevention in adolescents. She builds collaborations and partnerships between researchers, educators, commercial game developers, and community-based organizations with the goal of developing and rigorously testing innovative, effective, and targeted game interventions, tailored for specific populations and with the scientific data behind them to demonstrate that they work.
Appointments
General Internal Medicine
Professor AdjunctPrimaryChild Study Center
ProfessorSecondarySocial and Behavioral Sciences
ProfessorSecondary
Other Departments & Organizations
- Addiction Medicine Fellowship Program
- Center for Brain & Mind Health
- Child Study Center
- General Internal Medicine
- Internal Medicine
- Program in Addiction Medicine
- Social and Behavioral Sciences
- WHRY Pilot Project Program Investigators
- Women's Health Research at Yale
- Wu Tsai Institute
- Yale Center for Health & Learning Games
- Yale Institute for Global Health
- Yale School of Public Health
- Yale Tobacco Center of Regulatory Science
- Yale Ventures
- Yale-Drug use, Addiction, and HIV prevention Research Scholars (DAHRS)
- Yale-UPR Integrated HIV Basic and Clinical Sciences Initiative
Education & Training
- MD
- Yale University School of Medicine
- BA
- University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Research
Publications
2024
Systematic Review of Interventions with Some School Involvement for School Refusal in High School–Age Adolescents
Fernandes C, Kannoth S, Boomer T, Hieftje K, Fiellin L. Systematic Review of Interventions with Some School Involvement for School Refusal in High School–Age Adolescents. Children & Schools 2024, 46: 85-95. DOI: 10.1093/cs/cdae003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSchool-based componentCognitive-behavioral therapySchool-aged adolescentsSystematic reviewSystematic Reviews of InterventionsQuality appraisal toolDevelopment of interventionsReviews of InterventionsRandomized controlled trialsChronic absenteeismPublic health concernAppraisal ToolEmotional distressStudy designEligibility criteriaControlled trialsHigh school-aged adolescentsHealth concernQuality studiesSchool settingsInterventionAbsenteeismHigher ratesDuplicate recordsAdolescents
2023
Identifying Game-Based Digital Biomarkers of Cognitive Risk for Adolescent Substance Misuse: Protocol for a Proof-of-Concept Study
Aneni K, Chen C, Meyer J, Cho Y, Lipton Z, Kher S, Jiao M, de la Vega I, Umutoni F, McDougal R, Fiellin L. Identifying Game-Based Digital Biomarkers of Cognitive Risk for Adolescent Substance Misuse: Protocol for a Proof-of-Concept Study. JMIR Research Protocols 2023, 12: e46990. PMID: 37995115, PMCID: PMC10704313, DOI: 10.2196/46990.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA Video Game Intervention to Prevent Opioid Misuse Among Older Adolescents: Development and Preimplementation Study
Aneni K, Fernandes C, Hoerner L, Szapary C, Boomer T, Fiellin L. A Video Game Intervention to Prevent Opioid Misuse Among Older Adolescents: Development and Preimplementation Study. JMIR Serious Games 2023, 11: e46912. PMID: 37921851, PMCID: PMC10656656, DOI: 10.2196/46912.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOpioid misuseVideo game interventionMental health crisisMental healthPreventive interventionsOlder adolescentsGame interventionHealth Belief ModelMental health risksHealth crisisComorbid conditionsCurrent opioidFocus groupsSubstance misuseMental disordersProtective factorsBelief ModelInterventionDigital interventionsAdolescentsHealth risksFormative workHealthMisuseRiskA Serious Video Game Targeting HIV Testing and Counseling: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Boomer T, Larkin K, Duncan L, Fernandes C, Fiellin L. A Serious Video Game Targeting HIV Testing and Counseling: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal Of Adolescent Health 2023, 74: 252-259. PMID: 37815773, PMCID: PMC10841098, DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2023.08.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHIV testingPrimary outcome measureSecondary outcomesControlled TrialsHIV statusParental consent formsVideo game interventionOutcome measuresAge groupsConsent formTrialsMonthsWeeksGame interventionControl conditionOutcomesParticipantsCounselingStudy conditionsAdolescentsGroupSubjects ANOVASessionsParticipants' attitudesA digital health game to prevent opioid misuse and promote mental health in adolescents in school-based health settings: Protocol for the PlaySmart game randomized controlled trial
Boomer T, Hoerner L, Fernandes C, Maslar A, Aiudi S, Kyriakides T, Fiellin L. A digital health game to prevent opioid misuse and promote mental health in adolescents in school-based health settings: Protocol for the PlaySmart game randomized controlled trial. PLOS ONE 2023, 18: e0291298. PMID: 37683047, PMCID: PMC10490848, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0291298.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health outcomesOpioid misuseMental healthHealth gamesHealth outcomesMeasures of depressionMental health symptomsGreater riskHelp-seeking behaviorSecondary outcome measuresCritical developmental periodOpioid use disorderPerception of riskRisk of initiationHealth symptomsSchool gradesProfessional helpMisusing opioidsPrimary outcomeDevelopmental periodAdolescentsOutcome measuresSubstance misuseUse disordersHealth settingsMultidisciplinary Strategies for Preventing Opioid Misuse and Escalation by Targeting Mental Health Symptoms and Conditions
Yule A, Fernandes C, Stormshak E, Yang Y, Shelley L, Fiellin L, Larkin K, Ridenour T, Saavedra L, Kelleher K, Feng X, Walton M, Bonar E. Multidisciplinary Strategies for Preventing Opioid Misuse and Escalation by Targeting Mental Health Symptoms and Conditions. Prevention Science 2023, 24: 77-87. PMID: 37266870, PMCID: PMC10236392, DOI: 10.1007/s11121-023-01556-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health conditionsOpioid use disorderOpioid misuseMental health symptomsHealth conditionsHealth symptomsMental healthSubstance useEarly substance usePrevention interventionsHigh riskUse disordersMultidisciplinary strategyPrevention effortsIdentification of youthNational InstituteSymptomsHealthInterventionRiskMisuseAssociationLeveraging the Full Continuum of Care to Prevent Opioid Use Disorder
Cance J, Adams E, D’Amico E, Palimaru A, Fernandes C, Fiellin L, Bonar E, Walton M, Komro K, Knight D, Knight K, Rao V, Youn S, Saavedra L, Ridenour T, Deeds B. Leveraging the Full Continuum of Care to Prevent Opioid Use Disorder. Prevention Science 2023, 24: 30-39. PMID: 37261635, PMCID: PMC10689575, DOI: 10.1007/s11121-023-01545-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderContinuum of careUse disordersPrevention programsDisorder prevention programUnique risk profileOpioid misuseBaseline riskUnique cohortPrevention continuumRisk profileUniversal preventionYoung adultsCareOpioidsOlder adolescentsPreventionDisordersFull continuumMost substancesCohortSubstancesEvaluating the validity of game-based assessments measuring cognitive function among children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Aneni K, Gomati de la Vega I, Jiao M, Funaro M, Fiellin L. Evaluating the validity of game-based assessments measuring cognitive function among children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Progress In Brain Research 2023, 279: 1-36. PMID: 37661161, DOI: 10.1016/bs.pbr.2023.02.002.Peer-Reviewed Original Research30. The Association Between Extracurricular Activities and Perception of Risk of Harm from Adolescent Binge Drinking
Szapary C, Meyer J, Fernandes C, Pendergrass T, Fiellin L, Aneni K, Ermel A, Brown D, Kahn J. 30. The Association Between Extracurricular Activities and Perception of Risk of Harm from Adolescent Binge Drinking. Journal Of Adolescent Health 2023, 72: s24. DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2022.11.048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMixed methods evaluation of vaping and tobacco product use prevention interventions among youth in the Florida 4-H program
Bteddini D, LeLaurin J, Chi X, Hall J, Theis R, Gurka M, Lee J, Mobley E, Khalil G, Polansky C, Kellner A, Fahnlander A, Kelder S, Fiellin L, Gutter M, Shenkman E, Salloum R. Mixed methods evaluation of vaping and tobacco product use prevention interventions among youth in the Florida 4-H program. Addictive Behaviors 2023, 141: 107637. PMID: 36753933, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2023.107637.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsE-cigarette useE-cigarettesTobacco productsTobacco-related knowledgeRural settingsNovel prevention programFlavored tobacco productsDifferent recruitment methodsGroup intervention sessionsMixed-methods evaluationOutcome measuresPrevention interventionsControl groupTobacco knowledgePrevention programsFurther evaluationPilot studyIntervention sessionsBreathRisk perceptionInterventionRecruitment methodsScheduling of sessionsFocus group discussionsParticipants
Links & Media
News
- October 13, 2023Source: Tech Explorist
Encouraging HIV Testing in Teens Through Video Games
- October 10, 2023
Educational Videogame Intervention Encourages Teens to Get Tested for HIV
- August 01, 2023
Playbl Helps Market Behavioral Change Video Games to Teens
- May 24, 2023Source: Yale Ventures
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