Kimberly Hieftje

@khieftje

Assoc. Prof at Yale Pediatrics & co-director of XRPeds and the Yale Center for Immersive Technologies in Pediatrics. Sharing my "BTS Saved Me" research.

New Haven, CT xrpeds.org Joined May 2009

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Kimberly Hieftje @khieftje Jun 12, 2023

With #FESTA2023 here, I'm reflecting on the journey my daughter and I took together w/ #BTS during COVID. I still need to write up the 600 stories that #ARMY shared w/me about their own journey w/ #mentalhealth & #BTS. @bts_bighit @BTS_twt @BTSW_official

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Kimberly Hieftje @khieftje Jun 18, 2024

Day #3 of quotes from our research study about how #BTS impacted #ARMY's #mentalhealth. @bts_bighit #BTSFESTA2024 @UNICEF @UNICEFUSA @unicefkorea #OnMyMind @ARMYWritersClub @BangtanScholars @halsey @cypherluscious @tanniefairie

Kimberly Hieftje @khieftje Jun 13, 2024

Quote #2: Another great quote from our study about how #BTS impacted #ARMY's #mentalhealth. @bts_bighit #BTSFESTA2024 @UNICEF @UNICEFUSA @unicefkorea #OnMyMind

Kimberly Hieftje @khieftje Jun 11, 2024

For the past 2 years, I've been working on a research project about how BTS impacted the mental health of their fans. With #festa2024 and #unicef's new #OnMyMind campaign here, it seems like the perfect time to start sharing some quotes.

Kimberly Hieftje @khieftje Jun 11, 2024

This weekend I flew out to Northern Illinois to hear the cicadas. We captured lots of audio and images for our game about grief and loss (Year of the Cicadas). It was like being transported back in time to 2004, when my son died and the 17-year cicadas emerged to grieve with me.