Scholar
Heather Kirkorian
Google Scholar ID: 8rASwIkAAAAJ
Associate Professor, Human Development and Family Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Citations & Impact
Citations
3,082
H-index
25
i10-index
44
Publications
20
Co-authors
1
Publications
Resume
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