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Religious, Spiritual, and Cultural Influences of Dysphagia

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Congenital disabilities and gender non-conforming identities as parts of God’s intended creation

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Memorable messages regarding adoption and religion: Perspectives of adult adoptees

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Co-sleeping, regressive parenting, and onset of punishment as predictors of child adjustment five years after international adoption Adoption & Foster CareChildhood AdversityPapers & Presentations

Co-sleeping, regressive parenting, and onset of punishment as predictors of child adjustment five years after international adoption

An empirical evaluation of controversial practices in popular adoption manuals Marjorie Lindner Gunnoe & Emily Helder Download full text article Abstract Co-sleeping, regressive parenting, and punishment the first year post-adoption were used to predict externalizing, internalizing, attachment disturbances and full-scale IQ at five years post-adoption…
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January 16, 2023
Use of the Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS) intervention to improve social skills and peer relationships among adolescent adoptees Adoption & Foster CareChildhood AdversityNeuropsychology & NeurosciencePapers & Presentations

Use of the Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS) intervention to improve social skills and peer relationships among adolescent adoptees

Emily Helder, Tami Rigterink, Rachel Cush, Corey Mettler, and Lynnae Guffie Download Full Text Article pdf Abstract The present study evaluated the efficacy of the Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS) among 45 adolescent adoptees who were struggling with peer relationships.…
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January 10, 2023
Long-term follow-up of the Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS) with adolescent adoptees Adoption & Foster CareChildhood AdversityPapers & Presentations

Long-term follow-up of the Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS) with adolescent adoptees

Emily Helder, Francie Bailey, Ana Li Warners, & Chloe Vallance Full TextDownload Abstract The present study sought to demonstrate the long-term impacts of the Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS; Laugeson et al., 2010) among adolescent adoptees struggling to navigate peer…
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January 25, 2024
Promoting the thriving and belonging of nonbinary and gender diverse people in our communities and families Articles & EssaysFaith Integration

Promoting the thriving and belonging of nonbinary and gender diverse people in our communities and families

by Emily Helder Originally published in Reformed Journal I’m a college professor, which means I have a front row seat to the experiences of young adults. I love the job because I get to witness and speak into their lives at a crucial stage of…
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January 16, 2024
Co-sleeping, regressive parenting, and onset of punishment as predictors of child adjustment five years after international adoption Adoption & Foster CareChildhood AdversityPapers & Presentations

Co-sleeping, regressive parenting, and onset of punishment as predictors of child adjustment five years after international adoption

An empirical evaluation of controversial practices in popular adoption manuals Marjorie Lindner Gunnoe & Emily Helder Download full text article Abstract Co-sleeping, regressive parenting, and punishment the first year post-adoption were used to predict externalizing, internalizing, attachment disturbances and full-scale IQ at five years post-adoption…
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January 16, 2023
Use of the Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS) intervention to improve social skills and peer relationships among adolescent adoptees Adoption & Foster CareChildhood AdversityNeuropsychology & NeurosciencePapers & Presentations

Use of the Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS) intervention to improve social skills and peer relationships among adolescent adoptees

Emily Helder, Tami Rigterink, Rachel Cush, Corey Mettler, and Lynnae Guffie Download Full Text Article pdf Abstract The present study evaluated the efficacy of the Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS) among 45 adolescent adoptees who were struggling with peer relationships.…
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January 10, 2023
Religious, Spiritual, and Cultural Influences of Dysphagia Faith IntegrationNeuropsychology & NeurosciencePapers & Presentations

Religious, Spiritual, and Cultural Influences of Dysphagia

Religion, Culture and Dysphagia paperDownload Helder, E.J., Oommen, E., Bekmetjev, N. Mosher, A., Schipper, L., Hoeksema, S., Georges, K., Willenstein, M., Bierma, A., Cameron, E. (2025) Religious, Spiritual, and Cultural Influences of Dysphagia in the USA. Journal of Religion and Health. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-025-02477-2 Abstract Dysphagia, difficulty with swallowing, affects…
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January 5, 2026
Congenital disabilities and gender non-conforming identities as parts of God’s intended creation Faith IntegrationPapers & PresentationsUncategorized

Congenital disabilities and gender non-conforming identities as parts of God’s intended creation

by Loren Haarsma, Kevin Timpe, Linda Naranjo-Huebl & Emily Helder Originally published in Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith (2024) PDF FileDownload Abstract Some Christians believe that God’s creational norm for humanity is binary sex and gender, and that intersex or transgender variations resulted from…
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November 7, 2024
Memorable messages regarding adoption and religion: Perspectives of adult adoptees Adoption & Foster CareChildhood AdversityFaith IntegrationPapers & Presentations

Memorable messages regarding adoption and religion: Perspectives of adult adoptees

Helder, E. J., Horstman, H. K., Henness, J., Lyssy, K., Vallance, C., Warners, A. L., Bailey, F. X. (2024). Memorable messages regarding adoption and religion: Perspectives of adult adoptees. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships. https://doi.org/10.1177/02654075241276696 Memorable Messages Study Results, 2-page infographicDownload PDF Download of…
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August 23, 2024