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By In Faith Integration

Religious, Spiritual, and Cultural Influences of Dysphagia

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By In Faith Integration

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

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By In Adoption & Foster Care

Memorable messages regarding adoption and religion: Perspectives of adult adoptees

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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
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
Predictors and Correlates of Inattentive/Overactive Behaviors in Internationally Adopted Children Adoption & Foster CareChildhood AdversityNeuropsychology & NeurosciencePapers & Presentations

Predictors and Correlates of Inattentive/Overactive Behaviors in Internationally Adopted Children

Originally Authored by Emily Helder, Brianne Brooker, Laura Ring Kapitula, Brooke Goalen & Marjorie J. Gunnoe in Applied Neuropsychology: Child Download Full Text PDF Abstract Children adopted internationally following deprived early care have an elevated risk for difficulties with inattention/overactivity (Kreppner et al., 2001). The…
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March 15, 2016
A longitudinal investigation of children internationally adopted at school age Adoption & Foster CareChildhood AdversityNeuropsychology & NeurosciencePapers & Presentations

A longitudinal investigation of children internationally adopted at school age

Originally Authored by Emily J. Helder, Elizabeth Mulder & Marjorie Linder Gunnoe in Child Neuropsychology Download Full Article PDF Abstract Most existing research on children adopted internationally has focused on those adopted as infants and toddlers. The current study longitudinally tracked several outcomes, including cognitive,…
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November 7, 2014