Heather Kirkorian
Scholar

Heather Kirkorian

Google Scholar ID: 8rASwIkAAAAJ
Associate Professor, Human Development and Family Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Developmental PsychologyCognitive DevelopmentMedia Effects
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Background
  • Director of the Cognitive Development and Media Lab at the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Human Ecology
  • Research focuses on how children play and learn in the digital age
  • Examines how family stress and wellbeing relate to children's media use
  • Studies the impact of background television on play and parent-child interactions
  • Investigates which types of educational media are most effective for preschoolers
  • Explores whether babies can actually learn from media such as Baby Einstein
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