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Emily Helder

Adoption Roundtable Podcast: Introducing the Routledge Handbook of Adoption Adoption & Foster CareChildhood AdversityPodcast & Radio Interviews

Adoption Roundtable Podcast: Introducing the Routledge Handbook of Adoption

Season 1, Episode 1: The co-editors of the Routledge Handbook of Adoption discuss how they came to be working together and their main goals in putting together the Handbook. They preview the sections of the Handbook and the topics that are included, ending with a…
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August 25, 2020
Religious Motivation to Adopt as a Predictor of Adoptive Family Structure, Parental Discipline, and Outcomes Adoption & Foster CareChildhood AdversityFaith IntegrationPapers & Presentations

Religious Motivation to Adopt as a Predictor of Adoptive Family Structure, Parental Discipline, and Outcomes

Originally Authored by Emily J. Helder, Marjorie L. Gunnoe, and Hannah Timmermans in Adoption Quarterly Download Full Text Article PDF Abstract The purpose of this study was to examine religious motivation to adopt and how this relates to decisions families made while adopting, firm discipline,…
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July 21, 2020
The Routledge Handbook of Adoption – Chapter 1: Historical and Contemporary Contexts of US Adoption Adoption & Foster CareChapterChildhood AdversityFaith IntegrationMental Health Policy

The Routledge Handbook of Adoption – Chapter 1: Historical and Contemporary Contexts of US Adoption

Originally Authored By Elisha Marr, Emily Helder, and Gretchen Miller Wrobel in The Routledge Handbook of Adoption Download Full Text PDF Introduction Complex family forms, such as those created through adoption, are becoming increasingly commonplace in the US. Our contemporary familiarity with adoptive families, whether…
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March 3, 2020
The Routledge Handbook of Adoption – Chapter 21: Religiosity and Adoption Adoption & Foster CareChapterChildhood AdversityFaith IntegrationMental Health Policy

The Routledge Handbook of Adoption – Chapter 21: Religiosity and Adoption

Originally Authored by Emily Helder and Elisha Marr in The Routledge Handbook of Adoption Download Full Chapter PDF Introduction In the US, religious groups are regularly called upon to consider adopting in order to provide a home for a child in need (ABBA, n.d; Daly,…
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March 3, 2020
Are Disinhibited Social Behaviors Among Internationally Adopted Children Mediated by the Attachment Environment or by Children’s Difficulties with Inhibitory Control? Adoption & Foster CareNeuropsychology & NeurosciencePapers & Presentations

Are Disinhibited Social Behaviors Among Internationally Adopted Children Mediated by the Attachment Environment or by Children’s Difficulties with Inhibitory Control?

Article Originally Authored by Bethany Gorter, Emily J. Helder, Ye In Oh & Marjorie Lindner Gunnoe in Adoption Quarterly Download Full Article PDF Abstract Internationally adopted children show higher rates of disinhibited social behavior (DSB). Two competing explanations for DSB include difficulties in attachment specifically…
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July 5, 2017
Attachment Disturbances Delay Language Acquisition in Internationally Adopted Children Adoption & Foster CareChildhood AdversityNeuropsychology & NeurosciencePapers & Presentations

Attachment Disturbances Delay Language Acquisition in Internationally Adopted Children

Originally Authored by Rachel M. Jensen, Emily J. Helder & Marjorie Linder Gunnoe in Adoption Quarterly Download Full Article PDF Abstract Cross-sectional research on internationally adopted children has indicated an association between early attachment disturbances and language deficits. Raaska et al. (2013) have speculated that…
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July 29, 2016
Executive functioning and lateralized semantic priming in older adults Neuropsychology & NeurosciencePapers & Presentations

Executive functioning and lateralized semantic priming in older adults

Download Full Text Article PDF Abstract Normal aging is associated with a number of cognitive deficits, including changes in executive functioning. Research suggests that hemispheric asymmetry during certain tasks becomes less pronounced in the elderly, reflected in greater bilateral patterns of cortical activation among older…
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May 27, 2016