selected publications academic article The impact of a telehealth web-based solution on neurosurgery triage and consultation. 2010 Health extension in new Mexico: an academic health center and the social determinants of disease. 2010 Health extension in new Mexico: an academic health center and the social determinants of disease. 2010 Comparative usability studies of full vs. partial immersive virtual reality simulation for medical education and training.. Studies in health technology and informatics. 132:372-377. 2008 Medical students learn over distance using virtual reality simulation.. Simulation in healthcare : journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare. 3:10-15. 2008 Academic health center management of chronic diseases through knowledge networks: Project ECHO. 2007 The effect of degree of immersion upon learning performance in virtual reality simulations for medical education.. Studies in health technology and informatics. 125:155-160. 2007 A review of instruments assessing public health preparedness.. Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974). 120:532-542. 2005 Distributed immersive virtual reality simulation development for medical education. Journal of the International Association of Medical Science Educators. 15:19-31. 2005 Virtual reality training improves students' knowledge structures of medical concepts.. Studies in health technology and informatics. 111:519-525. 2005 Distributed interactive virtual environments for collaborative experiential learning and training independent of distance over Internet2.. Studies in health technology and informatics. 98:7-12. 2004 Integration of advanced technologies to enhance problem-based learning over distance: Project TOUCH.. Anatomical record. Part B, New anatomist. 270:16-22. 2003 The effect of a comprehensive prematurity prevention program on the number of admissions to the neonatal intensive care unit.. Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association. 15:305-309. conference paper Project TOUCH: Virtual Reality in Distance Medical Education. American Telemedicine Association, 2003 Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL. 2003 Access Grid Technology: Integrating TCP/IP, High Performance Computing, and 3-D Simulations into Telemedicine Applications.. American Telemedicine Association, 6th Annual Meeting, Ft. Lauderdale, FL. 2001