Kimberly Hieftje, PhD, MS
Research Scientist; Director, play4REAL Lab at Yale, Internal Medicine; Deputy Director, Yale Center for Health & Learning Games; Deputy Director, play2PREVENT Lab at Yale
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- Evaluation of a virtual reality E-cigarette prevention game for adolescentsWeser, Veronica & Duncan, Lindsay & Sands, Brandon & Schartmann, Andrew & Jacobo, Sandra & François, Bernard & Hieftje, Kimberly. (2021). Evaluation of a Virtual Reality E-cigarette Prevention Game for Adolescents. Addictive Behaviors. 122. 107027. 10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.107027.
- 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 2021, 112:106639.
- G4HJ: Moving Forward in 2021.Hieftje K. G4HJ: Moving Forward in 2021. Games For Health Journal 2021, 10:1.
- One Night Stan: Feasibility Study of an HIV Prevention and Sexual Risk Reduction Social Card Game for Young Black Women.Hieftje K, Duncan L, Florsheim O, Sawyer B, Fiellin LE. 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, 8:112-120.
- 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.Egan JE, Corey SL, Henderson ER, Abebe KZ, Louth-Marquez W, Espelage D, Hunter SC, DeLucas M, Miller E, Morrill BA, Hieftje K, Sang JM, Friedman MS, Coulter RWS. 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. The Journal Of Adolescent Health : Official Publication Of The Society For Adolescent Medicine 2021, 69:604-614.
- Effectiveness of a web-based tobacco product use prevention videogame intervention on young adolescents' beliefs and knowledge.Hieftje KD, Fernandes CF, Lin IH, Fiellin LE. Effectiveness of a web-based tobacco product use prevention videogame intervention on young adolescents' beliefs and knowledge. Substance Abuse : Official Publication Of The Association For Medical Education And Research In Substance Abuse 2021, 42:47-53.
- Videogame intervention to encourage HIV testing and counseling among adolescents.Pendergrass T, Hieftje K, Duncan L, Fiellin L. Videogame intervention to encourage HIV testing and counseling among adolescents. MHealth 2020, 6:26.
- A videogame intervention for tobacco product use prevention in adolescents.Pentz MA, Hieftje KD, Pendergrass TM, Brito SA, Liu M, Arora T, Tindle HA, Krishnan-Sarin S, Fiellin LE. A videogame intervention for tobacco product use prevention in adolescents. Addictive Behaviors 2019, 91:188-192.
- Pilot Testing the Feasibility of a Game Intervention Aimed at Improving Help Seeking and Coping Among Sexual and Gender Minority Youth: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.Coulter RW, Sang JM, Louth-Marquez W, Henderson ER, Espelage D, Hunter SC, DeLucas M, Abebe KZ, Miller E, Morrill BA, Hieftje K, Friedman MS, Egan JE. Pilot Testing the Feasibility of a Game Intervention Aimed at Improving Help Seeking and Coping Among Sexual and Gender Minority Youth: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Research Protocols 2019, 8:e12164.
- Preliminary investigation of a videogame prototype for cigarette and marijuana prevention in adolescents.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 : Official Publication Of The Association For Medical Education And Research In Substance Abuse 2018, 39:275-279.
- Adolescents' perceptions of flavored tobacco products, including E-cigarettes: A qualitative study to inform FDA tobacco education efforts through videogames.Camenga DR, Fiellin LE, Pendergrass T, Miller E, Pentz MA, Hieftje K. Adolescents' perceptions of flavored tobacco products, including E-cigarettes: A qualitative study to inform FDA tobacco education efforts through videogames. Addictive Behaviors 2018, 82:189-194.
- Development and Feasibility Testing of a Videogame Intervention to Reduce High-Risk Sexual Behavior in Black and Hispanic Adolescents.Gariepy AM, Hieftje K, Pendergrass T, Miller E, Dziura JD, Fiellin LE. Development and Feasibility Testing of a Videogame Intervention to Reduce High-Risk Sexual Behavior in Black and Hispanic Adolescents. Games For Health Journal 2018, 7:393-400.
- Video Game Intervention for Sexual Risk Reduction in Minority Adolescents: Randomized Controlled Trial.Fiellin LE, Hieftje KD, Pendergrass TM, Kyriakides TC, Duncan LR, Dziura JD, Sawyer BG, Mayes L, Crusto CA, Forsyth BW, Fiellin DA. Video Game Intervention for Sexual Risk Reduction in Minority Adolescents: Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal Of Medical Internet Research 2017, 19:e314.
- 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.Fiellin LE, Kyriakides TC, Hieftje KD, Pendergrass TM, Duncan LR, Dziura JD, Sawyer BG, Fiellin DA. 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 (London, England) 2016, 13:400-8.
- 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.Pendergrass TM, Hieftje K, Crusto CA, Montanaro E, Fiellin LE. 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 2016, 5:279-85.
- Serious Games for Sexual Health.Shegog R, Brown K, Bull S, Christensen JL, Hieftje K, Jozkowski KN, Ybarra ML. Serious Games for Sexual Health. Games For Health Journal 2015, 4:69-77.
- Progress in Early Childhood Caries and Opportunities in Research, Policy, and Clinical Management.Garcia R, Borrelli B, Dhar V, Douglass J, Gomez FR, Hieftje K, Horowitz A, Li Y, Ng MW, Twetman S, Tinanoff N. Progress in Early Childhood Caries and Opportunities in Research, Policy, and Clinical Management. Pediatric Dentistry 2015, 37:294-9.
- Novel methods to collect meaningful data from adolescents for the development of health interventions.Hieftje K, Duncan LR, Fiellin LE. Novel methods to collect meaningful data from adolescents for the development of health interventions. Health Promotion Practice 2014, 15:714-22.
- The use of message framing to promote sexual risk reduction in young adolescents: a pilot exploratory study.Camenga DR, Hieftje KD, Fiellin LE, Edelman EJ, Rosenthal MS, Duncan LR. The use of message framing to promote sexual risk reduction in young adolescents: a pilot exploratory study. Health Education Research 2014, 29:360-6.
- Videogames, here for good.Fiellin LE, Hieftje KD, Duncan LR. Videogames, here for good. Pediatrics 2014, 134:849-51.
- Game playbooks: tools to guide multidisciplinary teams in developing videogame-based behavior change interventions.Duncan LR, Hieftje KD, Culyba S, Fiellin LE. Game playbooks: tools to guide multidisciplinary teams in developing videogame-based behavior change interventions. Translational Behavioral Medicine 2014, 4:108-16.
- Electronic media-based health interventions promoting behavior change in youth: a systematic review.Hieftje K, Edelman EJ, Camenga DR, Fiellin LE. Electronic media-based health interventions promoting behavior change in youth: a systematic review. JAMA Pediatrics 2013, 167:574-80.
- A qualitative study to inform the development of a video game for adolescent HIV prevention.Hieftje K, Rosenthal MS, Camenga DR, Edelman EJ, Fiellin LE. A qualitative study to inform the development of a video game for adolescent HIV prevention. Games For Health Journal 2012, 1:294-298.