News

September 2020

Games and Learning, Inc. Webinar Series

What partnerships, systems, development and support are required to accelerate potentially transformative strategies?

What partnerships, systems, development and support are required to accelerate potentially transformative strategies? Invited Panelist. Games and Learning, Inc. Webinar Series. Virtual. September 2020.

September 2020

Addiction Fellowships Summer Course at the Yale Program in Addiction Medicine

Digital Game Interventions: An Innovation Approach to Substance Use Prevention

Digital Game Interventions: An Innovation Approach to Substance Use Prevention. Invited Guest Lecturer in Addiction Fellowships Summer Course at the Yale Program in Addiction Medicine. Virtual.  September 2020.

September 2020

Yale School of Medicine

Yale Partners With Connecticut Department of Education to Launch Instructional COVID-19 Website

Tyra Pendergrass, Associate Director of the Yale play2PREVENT Lab, and Lynn Fielliln, MD, Professor of Medicine, partnered with several other members of the Yale School of medicine to create COV-Ed, a learning an online resource tool for educators and students to learn about the challenges of the pandemic. More >

July 2020

020 Annual Games For Change (G4C) Virtual Festival

Games to Train the HealthCare Force

"Games to Train the HealthCare Force." Moderator at the 2020 Annual Games For Change (G4C) Virtual Festival. July 2020.

July 2020

020 Annual Games For Change (G4C) Virtual Festival

Raising Good Gamers

"Raising Good Gamers," Research Round Table. Panelist at the 2020 Annual Games For Change (G4C) Virtual Festival. July 2020.

July 2020

Serious Game Market

3 Healthcare Digital Learning Game Winners Announced in Serious Play’s 2020 Award Competition

play2PREVENT’s game smokeSCREEN won gold in Serious Play’s 2020 Healthcare Digital Learning Game Competition. More >

July 2020

2020 Annual Games For Change (G4C) Virtual Festival

Games to Address National Health Crises

"Games to Address National Health Crises." Panelist at the 2020 Annual Games For Change (G4C) Virtual Festival. July 2020.

June 2020

International College of Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD)

A Research Program to Address Prevention of Opioid Misuse in Adolescents: Development, Evaluation, and Implementation of a Videogame Intervention

"A Research Program to Address Prevention of Opioid Misuse in Adolescents: Development, Evaluation, and Implementation of a Videogame Intervention." Oral presentation at the International College of Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD). June 23, 2020.

May 2020

First of All Livestream Web Series

Advocating for Change: Addressing the Opioid Crisis through Youth Voice

"Advocating for Change: Addressing the Opioid Crisis through Youth Voice." Panelist in First of All livestream webseries created in partnership with the Drug Policy Alliance and Made of Millions. May 2020.

May 2020

RCT to evaluate the efficacy of a videogame that promotes personal health advocacy in adolescents

"RCT to evaluate the efficacy of a videogame that promotes personal health advocacy in adolescents." Virtual poster presentation at the 2020 UConn Center for mHealth and Social Media Conference. May 2020.