@article{mott_taylor_lee_rowe_saleh_glazewski_hmelo-silver_lester_2019, title={Designing and Developing Interactive Narratives for Collaborative Problem-Based Learning}, volume={11869}, ISBN={["978-3-030-33893-0"]}, ISSN={["1611-3349"]}, DOI={10.1007/978-3-030-33894-7_10}, abstractNote={Narrative and collaboration are two core features of rich interactive learning. Narrative-centered learning environments offer significant potential for supporting student learning. By contextualizing learning within interactive narratives, these environments leverage students’ innate facilities for developing understandings through stories. Computer-supported collaborative learning environments offer students rich, collaborative learning experiences in which small groups of students engage in constructing artifacts, addressing disciplinary challenges, and solving problems. Narrative and collaboration have distinct affordances for learning, but combining them poses significant challenges. In this paper, we present initial work on solving this problem by introducing collaborative narrative-centered learning environments. These environments will enable small groups of students to collaboratively solve problems in rich multi-participant storyworlds. We propose a novel framework for designing and developing these environments, which we are using to create a collaborative narrative-centered learning environment for middle school ecosystems education. In the learning environment, students work on problem-solving scenarios centered on how to support optimal fish health in aquatic environments. Results from pilot testing the learning environment with 45 students suggest it supports the creation of engaging and effective collaborative narrative-centered learning experiences.}, journal={INTERACTIVE STORYTELLING, ICIDS 2019}, author={Mott, Bradford W. and Taylor, Robert G. and Lee, Seung Y. and Rowe, Jonathan P. and Saleh, Asmalina and Glazewski, Krista D. and Hmelo-Silver, Cindy E. and Lester, James C.}, year={2019}, pages={86–100} }
 @article{riddell_taylor_alford_2018, title={Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Use of Covered Contraceptives in Women Ages 20-25}, volume={21}, ISSN={["1942-7905"]}, DOI={10.1089/pop.2017.0050}, abstractNote={Abstract Although many impacts of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) have been well studied, less attention has been paid to whether use of contraceptives (especially those covered by health insurance) changed in young adults. The ACA did several things that might influence contraceptive use: allowed children to stay on a parent's health insurance until age 26, required insurers to impose no co-payment for contraceptives beginning in 2012, and increased funding for family planning services. The authors examined data from the National Survey of Family Growth for 3 time periods: 2006–2010 (pre ACA), 2011–2013, and 2013–2015 (post ACA). In the earlier data set, 50% of female respondents ages 20 to 25 were using a prescribed form of birth control; by 2011–2013, the percentage using prescribed birth control rose to 89% (CI 95%: 0.83 – 0.92). However, by 2013–2015, the percentage of women using prescribed birth control had decreased to 55%, a nonsignificant change from 2006–2010. The percentage of respondents ages 2...}, number={3}, journal={POPULATION HEALTH MANAGEMENT}, author={Riddell, Linda and Taylor, Raymond and Alford, Olivia}, year={2018}, month={Jun}, pages={231–234} }