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Writing

Selected peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and other written content. 

Book

Therapeutically Applied Role-Playing Games: The Game to Grow Method

Kilmer, E.D., Davis, A.D., Kilmer, J.N., Johns, A.R. (2023). Routledge. ISBN: 1032251859​

Therapeutically Applied Role-Playing Games provides a comprehensive approach to implementing therapeutically applied role-playing game (TA-RPG) groups for mental health practitioners.

White Papers

Research Papers

From avoidance to action: A call for open dialogue on hate, harassment, and extremism in the gaming industry

Kilmer, E.D., Aslan, Z., Kowert, R. (2024). Games: Research and Practice. doi: 10.1145/3656559

Culturally justified hate: Prevalence and mental health impact of dark participation in games

Kowert, R. , Kilmer, E.D., Newhouse, A(2024). Proceedings of the 57th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. URI: hdl.handle.net/10125/106708

Therapeutically applied RPGs to support adolescent social connection and growth during the COVID-19 pandemic

Kilmer, E.D.*, Rubin, J.*, Scanlon, M. , & Kilmer, J. (2023). Journal of Creativity in Mental Health. doi: 10.1080/15401383.2023.2239703

Therapeutically applied Minecraft groups with neurodivergent youth

Kilmer, E.D., Spangler, J., Kilmer, J. (2023) [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review]. F1000Research, 12:216 doi:10.12688/f1000research.129090.1

Review of the roles of materials, permissiveness, and structure in play-based social interventions for autistic youth

MacCormack, J., Kilmer, E.D. (2022) International Journal of Play. 1-14 doi: 10.1080/21594937.2022.2152534

The dose-effect model is good enough

Schuler, K., Kilmer, E.D., Callahan, J., Dziurynski, K., Swift., J. (2021) . Counseling and Psychotherapy Research. doi: 10.1002/capr.12337

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