Claudia-Santi F. Fernandes, LLC

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Claudia-Santi F. Fernandes, LLC

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    Selected Publications

    Book Chapters

    Promoting Student Health and Well-Being with Digital Games

    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.  


    Peer-Reviewed First Author Publications

    Educator perspectives

    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 

    A pilot RCT to evaluate a cognitive-behavioral intervention

    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

    A video game intervention to prevent opioid misuse among older adolescents

    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

    The secret ingredient to caring for our trainees: Community connection.

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

    Systematic Review of Interventions with Some School Involvement

    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


    Additional Peer-Reviewed Original Research

    Multidisciplinary strategies for preventing opioid misuse and escalation

    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

    Impact of a web-based tobacco product use prevention videogame intervention

    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 

    A serious video game targeting HIV testing and counseling

    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

    A quasi-experimental test of a virtual reality game prototype

    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 

    Methodological strategies for prospective harmonization of studies

    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

    Accelerating solutions for the overdose crisis

    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

    Economic evaluation design within the HEAL Prevention Cooperative

    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

    How Black teen girls navigate social media to form romantic relationships

    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 

    Feeling invisible & unheard

    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 

    Protocol for a randomized controlled trial

    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 


    Non-Academic Publications

    Advice from our Behavioral Scientist: Let Young People Lead

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

    If I could do it over: Understanding substance misuse

    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/ 

    If you could go back in time…

    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/ 

    Being fearless

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

    Support teen bravery

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


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