We’re thrilled to introduce Helina Iyod-Tessema, who is joining our team as an intern this semester! Helina brings a unique perspective to public health, combining her experience as a pediatric dental resident with the University of California San Francisco with her graduate studies in pursuit of her Master of Public Health at San Jose State […]
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We’re thrilled to introduce Bella Phan, the newest member of the dfusion team! Bella is currently pursuing her Master of Public Health at San Jose State University with a concentration in Community Health Education, and she brings a wealth of passion and experience working with the exact communities we serve. Her dedication to youth development
When BA and Mia first pitched the idea of creating STEMPlay Labs as a dedicated division within dfusion, I knew it was an All-Star idea. As dfusion’s CEO and the Principal Investigator who launched our STEM and sports work with STEMadium and our Science of Sport collaboration, I’ve lived by one principle: research science shouldn’t
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Mia Barrett’s revelations from EdTech Week 2025 The 40-Year-Old Curriculum Problem When I walked into EdTech Week 2025, I carried 40 years of evidence-based sex education with me—literally. I work with Making Proud Choices!, a teen pregnancy prevention curriculum first developed in the 1980s. Multiple randomized controlled trials prove it works. It’s the gold standard
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From relationships to innovation, here’s what matters most in 2025 and beyond Walking through Columbia University during EdTech Week 2025, surrounded by innovators, educators, investors, and thought leaders, one truth became inescapable: the EdTech landscape has matured. The lessons shared weren’t about shortcuts or growth hacks—they were about building sustainable, impactful companies that genuinely serve
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The latest results from the Nation’s Report Card shows that 8th grade students have fewer opportunities to practice scientific inquiry activities in the classroom. In 2024, that has translated to lower science achievement and lower rates of enjoying science compared to 2019. Only 31% of 8th graders were proficient in science and even fewer were
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Building culturally responsive technology requires authentic community input. Here’s what we learned from our comprehensive UX testing with Caribbean-American educators. In a project designed to create culturally responsive evidence-based sexual health education for Caribbean youth in the U.S., dfusion has reimagined how to bridge the successful FOY-C program implemented in Caribbean schools and the unique
At dfusion, we believe that truly effective training resources can only emerge from authentic collaboration . That’s why formative research with stakeholders sits at the heart of our SkillFlix approach—particularly when developing video libraries for complex, underserved populations like autistic individuals seeking treatment for substance use. The Foundation: Listen FirstWhen we set out to create
dfusion is thrilled to share our latest published research article: “Designing and Pilot Testing SkillFlix for Autistic Young Adults: A Communication and Healthy Relationship Skills Video Library” – now published in Autism in Adulthood! Working closely with autistic young adults and autism experts, we developed and tested SkillFlix AYA – a video library of 20
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dfusion was honored to be chosen to provide research to the National Women’s Business Council. The National Women’s Business Council is a non-partisan federal advisory committee serving as an independent source of advice and policy recommendations to the President, the U.S. Congress, and to the Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration on issues of
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