Selected Publications

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Fernandes, C.S.F., Pendergrass Boomer, T.M., Hieftje, K.D., Evanko, A., & Fiellin, L.E. (2021). Chapter Ten: Promoting Student Health and Well-Being with Digital Games. Book chapter in Teaching in the Game-Based Classroom: Practical Strategies for Grades 6-12. Routledge Books.  

Fernandes, C.S.F., Schwartz, M.B., Ickovics, J.R., Basch, C.E. (2019). Educator perspectives: Selected barriers to implementation of school-level nutrition policies. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2018.12.011 

Fernandes, C.S.F., Deng, Y., Tran, A., Hieftje, K., Pendergrass Boomer, T.M., Taylor, C.K., & Fiellin, L.E. (2023). A pilot randomized controlled trial to evaluate a cognitive-behavioral intervention: empowerED. Games for Health Journal. https://doi.org/10.1089/g4h.2021.0118

Aneni, K.*, Fernandes, C.S.F.*, Hoerner, L. A., Szapary, C., Pendergrass Boomer, T. M., & Fiellin, L. E. (2023). A Video Game Intervention to Prevent Opioid Misuse Among Older Adolescents: Development and Preimplementation Study. JMIR Serious Games, 11, e46912. doi:10.2196/46912

*co-first authors

Fernandes, C.S.F., & Fiellin, L.E. (2023). The Secret Ingredient to Caring for our Trainees: Community Connection. Connecticut Medicine, 87(2).

Fernandes, C.S.F., Kannoth, S., Pendergrass Boomer, T.M., Hieftje, K.D., and Fiellin, LE. Systematic Review of Interventions with Some School Involvement for School Refusal in High School–Age Adolescents. Children & Schools, Volume 46, Issue 2, April 2024, Pages 85–95, https://doi.org/10.1093/cs/cdae003

Yule, A.M., Fernandes, C.S.F., Stormshak, E.A., Yang, Y., Shelley, L., Fiellin, L.E., Larkin, K., Ridenour, T.A., Saavedra, L.M., Kelleher, K.  Feng, X., Walton, M., & Bonar, E.E. (2023). Multidisciplinary strategies for preventing opioid misuse and escalation by targeting mental health symptoms and conditions. Prevention Science, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11121-023-01556-8

Hieftje, K.D., Fernandes, C.S.F., Lin, I., Fiellin, L.E. (2019). Impact of a web-based tobacco product use prevention videogame intervention. Substance Abuse. https://doi.org/10.1080/08897077.2019.1691128 

Boomer, T. P., Larkin, K., Duncan, L. R., Fernandes, C.S.F., & Fiellin, L. E. (2023). A serious video game targeting HIV testing and counseling: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Adolescent Health. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2023.08.016

Weser, V.U., Duncan, L.R., Pendergrass Boomer, T.M., Fernandes, C.S.F., Fiellin, L.E., & Hieftje, K.D. (2020). A quasi-experimental test of a virtual reality game prototype for adolescent e- cigarette prevention. Addictive Behaviors. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2020.106639 

Ridenour, T. A., Cruden, G., Yang, Y., Bonar, E. E., Rodriguez, A., Saavedra, L. M., ... & Fernandes, C. S.F. (2022). Methodological Strategies for Prospective Harmonization of Studies: Application to 10 Distinct Outcomes Studies of Preventive Interventions Targeting Opioid Misuse. Prevention Science, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11121-022-01412-1

Patel, S. V., Cance, J. D., Bonar, E. E., Carter, P.M., Dickerson, D. L., Fiellin, L.E., Fernandes, C.S.F., Palimaru, A. I., Pendergrass Boomer, T. M., Saldana, L., Singh, R. R., Tinius, E., Walton, M. A., Youn, S., Young, S., Philbrick, S., & Lambdin, B. H. (In press). Accelerating solutions for the overdose crisis: An effectiveness-implementation hybrid protocol for the HEAL Prevention Cooperative. Prevention Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11121-022-01465-2

Dunlap, L.J., Kuklinski, M.R., Cowell, A., McCollister, K.E., Bowser, D.M., Campbell, M., Fernandes, C.S.F., Kemburu, P., Livingston, B.J., Prosser, L.A. & Rao, V., Smart, R., & Yilmazer, T. (2022). Economic Evaluation Design within the HEAL Prevention Cooperative. Prevention Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11121-022-01400-5

Weser, V. U., Opara, I., Sands, B. E., Fernandes, C.S.F., & Hieftje, K. D. (2021). How Black teen girls navigate social media to form romantic relationships. Social Media+ Society, 7(3), https://doi.org/10.1177%2F20563051211033823 

Opara, I.; Weser, V.; Sands, B.; Fernandes, C.S.F.; Hussett-Richardson, S. & Hieftje, K. (2022). Feeling invisible & unheard: A qualitative exploration of gendered-racist stereotypes influence on sexual decision making and mistreatment of Black teen girls. Youth & Society. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0044118X221075051 

Weser V.,  Opara I., Budge M., Duncan L., Fernandes C.S.F., Hussett-Richardson S., Sands B., & Hieftje K. Pilot-testing a multiplayer HIV and sexually transmitted infection prevention video game intervention for Black adolescent girls: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial. JMIR Res Protoc 2023;12:e43666 https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0044118X221075051 

Blog for Channel Kindness. (2023, June) Advice from our Behavioral Scientist: Let Young People Lead: https://www.channelkindness.org/let-young-people-lead/

Guest Blogger for the JED Foundation. (2021, October)  If I could do it over: Understanding Substance Misuse https://jedfoundation.org/news-views/if-i-could-do-it-over-understanding-substance-misuse/ 

Guest Blogger for PILOTed and Schell Games. (2019, May) If you could go back in time… https://www.schellgames.com/blog/if-you-could-go-back-in-time/ https://academicbiz.typepad.com/piloted/games/ 

 Guest Blogger for Born This Way Foundation https://bornthisway.foundation/being-fearless/ 

 Guest Blogger for Born This Way Foundation https://bornthisway.foundation/support-teen-bravery/