Heather Bachman

Research Scientist, Applied Developmental Psychology Program

Department of Psychology

Research Interests

Community & Family-based Learning Socio-cultural Factors

Related Research Areas

Developmental Processes and Outcomes

Recent Publications

Duong, S., Elliott, L., Sidoti, O., Bachman, H. J., Libertus, M. L., & Votruba-Drzal, E. (2024) Money talks! The role of parents’ discussion of money for preschoolers’ math knowledge. Journal of Numerical Cognition.

Coulanges, L., Bachman, H.J., Libertus, M., & Votruba-Drzal, E. (2024). Examining profiles of U.S. children’s screen time and associations with academic skills. Journal of Children and Media.

Fox, D., Elliott, L., Bachman, H. J., Votruba-Drzal, E., & Libertus, M. (2023). Diversity of spatial activities and parents’ spatial talk complexity predict preschoolers’ gains in spatial skills. Child Development.

Duong, S., Bachman, H.J., Votruba-Drzal, E., & Libertus, M. E. (2023). Exploring the role of “in the moment” and global caregiver and child factors in caregiver questioning during shared book viewing." Cognitive Development

Carver, C., Duong, S., Bachman, H., Votruba-Drzal, E., Libertus, M. (2022). Examining relations between parental feedback types and preschool-aged children’s academic skills. International Journal of Psychological Studies, 14, 4.

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Contact

623 MURDC

hbachman@pitt.edu