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PhD, 2021, University of Massachusetts Amherst

MS, 2018, University of Massachusetts Amherst

BA, 2015, Colby College

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Advisor: 

Jennifer McDermott PhD

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Learning Lab

Research Area(s): 

Developmental Science

Center and Institute Affilitation: 

Healthy Development Initiative at Springfield

Dissertation: 

Mental Fatigue: Examining Cognitive Performance and Driving Behavior in Young Adults

Masters Thesis: 

Children's Self-Regulation during Reward Delay

Research

Graduate Research Assistant, University of Massachusetts Amherst                    

Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences: Learning Lab

Lab Director: Jennifer Martin McDermott, Ph.D.

 

Early Academic Development Lab

Lab Director: David Arnold, Ph.D.

 

Individual Differences in Development Lab

Lab Director: Kirby Deater-Deckard, Ph.D.

 

Cognition and Action Lab

Lab Director: Rebecca Spencer, Ph.D.

Teaching

Graduate Teaching Assistant: Introductory Psychology                                    

University of Massachusetts Amherst, Department of Psychology:

Supervising Professor:  Tamara Rahhal, Ph.D.

 

Graduate Teaching Assistant: Methods of Inquiry in Psychology                    

University of Massachusetts Amherst, Department of Psychology:

Supervising Professor:  Matt Davidson, Ph.D. 
 

Graduate Teaching Assistant: Developmental Psychology                                  

University of Massachusetts Amherst, Department of Psychology:

Supervising Professor:  Erik Cheries, Ph.D.

Publications

Helm, A. F., & McDermott, J.M. Short-term cognitive impacts of technology use in young children.
Manuscript under review.

Arnold, D. H., Chary, M., Gair, S., Helm, A. F., Herman, R., Kang, S., & Lokhandwala, S. Fostering
preliteracy skills in low-SES preschool children with an educational app: A randomized controlled
trial. Manuscript under review.

Helm, A. F., McCormick, S. A., Deater-Deckard, K., Smith, C. L., Calkins, S. D., & Bell, M. (2020). Parenting
and children’s executive function stability across the transition to school. Infant and Child
Development.

Helm, A. F.Spencer, R. M. C. (2019). Television use and its effects on sleep in early childhood. Sleep Health.

Presentations

Helm, A. F., & McDermott, J. M. (2020). Temperament and the short-term effects of tablet use in young children. 23rd Occasional Temperament Conference, Blacksburg, VA.

Helm, A. F., & McDermott, J. M. (2019). The short-term cognitive impacts of technology use in young children. Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Baltimore, MD.