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dfusion We innovate science-driven solutions to advance health and well-being. We are interested in a broad span of possibilities.

Science-Driven Behavioral Health Solutions

dfusion and its partners develop, test, evaluate, scale, and disseminate innovative solutions in the health and education arenas. We also offer consultation services and provide professional development opportunities to the field. We put the Diffusion of Innovation model to work in new and practical ways, building our capacity to expand implementation of

both promising and proven interventions. Through our projects, dfusion examines and promotes the steps necessary to adopt healthier behaviors and identifies effective strategies to support every stage of the adoption process. We bring particular focus to health, risk and protective factors affecting youth development, economic opportunity, and technology learning and career paths.

The final whistle is coming. Don't let the last 3 weeks of school go into a timeout. 🏈STEMPlay Labs is dropping 20% off ...
05/30/2026

The final whistle is coming. Don't let the last 3 weeks of school go into a timeout. 🏈
STEMPlay Labs is dropping 20% off storewide on Teachers Pay Teachers — so you can finish the school year with game-based STEM activities your students will actually be excited about.
Grab your plays before the clock runs out. ⏱️
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Your students can smell summer break from here. 👀☀️Keep them in the game with hands-on, game-based STEM activities from ...
05/28/2026

Your students can smell summer break from here. 👀☀️
Keep them in the game with hands-on, game-based STEM activities from STEMPlay Labs — and score 20% off everything in our Teachers Pay Teachers store through the end of the school year.
Because the best last play of the season? Leaving your students actually wanting more. 🏆
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You've coached your students all year. Don't punt on the final stretch. 🎯STEMPlay Labs has game-based STEM resources bui...
05/27/2026

You've coached your students all year. Don't punt on the final stretch. 🎯
STEMPlay Labs has game-based STEM resources built to keep middle and elementary learners locked in — and right now you can get 20% off our entire Teachers Pay Teachers store.
Real engagement. Real learning. Real end zone. 🏈
Shop the sale → teacherspayteachers.com/store/stemplay-labs

dfusion is presenting at ABAI 2026, the annual meeting of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, in San Fr...
05/26/2026

dfusion is presenting at ABAI 2026, the annual meeting of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, in San Francisco today, and we're proud to share the work our team is bringing to the field.
Izzy Schieber is presenting twice as part of a symposium chaired by A. Gushchyan: "The use of video modeling and virtual reality to teach practitioners and autistic clients."

Presentation 1:
SkillTalk for autistic young adults: Video modeling for relationship skills for healthy and independent living
Schieber, E., Edwards, L., Firpo, R., Laris, B., Graham-Holmes, L., & Firpo-Triplett, R.
SkillTalk uses video modeling to help autistic young adults build the relationship and social skills that support healthy, connected, and independent lives — an area where evidence-based tools remain critically underserved.

Presentation 2:
SkillFlix for substance use disorder counselors: Video modeling compassionate care when working with autistic clients
Kidane, H.T., Laris, B., Barrett, M., Graham Holmes, L., Firpo-Triplett, R., & Schieber, E.

Autistic individuals face elevated rates of substance use and significant barriers to receiving care that's actually responsive to their needs. SkillFlix brings video modeling to SUD counselor training — building the specific skills needed to deliver compassionate, autism-affirming care.

Together, these presentations reflect something central to how dfusion works: we develop tools grounded in behavioral science, we study them rigorously, and we share what we find with the field.

Congratulations to Izzy and the full research team. We're proud to be in the room. 🙌

Environmental health literacy is a STEM skill — and it’s one most students never formally learn.S3E (Simulation for Envi...
05/21/2026

Environmental health literacy is a STEM skill — and it’s one most students never formally learn.

S3E (Simulation for Environmental Exposure Education) is our NIEHS-funded serious game platform that teaches middle school students about indoor air quality through engaging, simulation-based gameplay. It’s currently in Phase II development and evaluation.

At dfusion, we believe the most important STEM topics are the ones that connect to students’ real lives. What’s the air quality in your classroom right now?

Parents of autistic youth often tell us they want to have these conversations — they just don’t know where to start.That...
05/19/2026

Parents of autistic youth often tell us they want to have these conversations — they just don’t know where to start.

That’s exactly why we built our parent-facing video series to help model these conversations. Our evidence-based milestones and conversation starters help parents feel confident talking about bodies, safety, relationships, and consent.

Parents don’t have to wait for their child to ask. They can lead.
*xEdForAll

Meet STEMadium — dfusion’s NIH-funded serious game that makes math and physics genuinely exciting for middle schoolers.T...
05/14/2026

Meet STEMadium — dfusion’s NIH-funded serious game that makes math and physics genuinely exciting for middle schoolers.

The concept: a baseball-themed mobile game where gameplay mechanics are built around real math and physics concepts. The result: an RCT-proven increase in STEM learning outcomes — plus kids who actually wanted to keep playing.

This is the kind of learning dfusion’s STEMPlay Labs division is built to create. Rigorous research. Real engagement.

S*x Ed for All Month is here — and at dfusion, it’s a week that means something to us.For years, we’ve been developing e...
05/12/2026

S*x Ed for All Month is here — and at dfusion, it’s a week that means something to us.

For years, we’ve been developing evidence-based tools to help educators and parents support autistic youth with healthy relationship skills, body autonomy, and communication. Because “for all” has to actually mean all.

What does inclusive s*x ed look like in your community?

Every young person deserves accurate, inclusive s*x ed — especially autistic youth, who are too often left out of the conversation entirely.

At dfusion, our research-backed work centers the young people most overlooked by standard curricula. This S*x Ed for All Month, we’re proud to stand for education that actually reaches everyone.

*xEdForAll *xEdWeek *xEd

We want to close out National Small Business Week with a finding from our original spatial research — because it says so...
05/08/2026

We want to close out National Small Business Week with a finding from our original spatial research — because it says something important.

dfusion analyzed PPP loan repayment rates for Black women, Hispanic women, and White men across four metro areas: Charlotte, Los Angeles, Phoenix, and San Antonio.

Repayment rates? Black women: 88–91% paid in full. Hispanic women: 93–97%. White men: 97–98%.

All three groups repaid at high rates. The difference in outcomes is not about creditworthiness or commitment.

What was different: Black women received 1% of PPP loans under $150K nationally. Hispanic women received 4%. The systemic barriers to access — complex applications, lack of banking relationships, discriminatory lending — kept funds out of reach for the very businesses that were ready to use them.

dfusion produced this analysis for the National Women’s Business Council. We’re proud of this research. And we think it matters.

This Teacher Appreciation Week, dfusion wants to celebrate a specific kind of educator: the early adopters.The teachers ...
05/06/2026

This Teacher Appreciation Week, dfusion wants to celebrate a specific kind of educator: the early adopters.

The teachers who brought technology into their classrooms before it was mainstream. Who looked at a serious game and saw a serious learning opportunity. Who didn't wait for permission to try something different.

These are the educators who understood early that a truly great classroom is built on more than content — it's built on safety, curiosity, and a genuine commitment to reaching every kind of learner.

We've been building tools for teachers like you — from game-based STEM learning to video-based professional development — because you were already asking the right questions.

Thank you for being ahead of the curve.

Read our full blog post at dfusioninc.com/insights.

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