Speaker

Heather Kirkorian, PhD

Laura M. Secord Chair in Early Childhood Development, Professor and Chair
Department of Human Development and Family Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Dr. Heather Kirkorian is a Professor of Human Development and Family Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she holds the Laura M. Secord Chair in Early Childhood Development. Dr. Kirkorian is a developmental psychologist who studies the ecology of media use and cognitive development in infants and young children. Her recent studies examine how media use affects and is affected by children’s cognitive skills (e.g., attention, memory, learning), parents’ mental health, and parent-child interactions. Her published work includes Early Childhood and the Digital World (Cambridge University Press) and empirical papers in Psychological Science, Pediatrics, and Child Development.

Funding/Conflicts of Interest:  Dr. Heather Kirkorian reports grant funding from the NICHD that supported the presented work, as well as grant funding from the NSF that is unrelated to the presented work. In addition, Dr. Kirkorian has been a scientific advisor to Children and Screens, Sesame Workshop, Common Sense Media, and the Center for Scholars and Storytellers.