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

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

Miller, P., Betancur, L., Kammerzell, J., Libertus, M., Bachman, H. J., & Votruba-Drzal, E. (2022). Relations between play and preschoolers’ self-regulation and academic skills. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology .

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.

Miller, P., Betancur, L., Kammerzell, J., Libertus, M., Bachman, H., Votruba-Drzal, E. (2022). Time spent playing predicts early reading and math skills through associations with self-regulation Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 83, 101470.

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Contact

623 MURDC

hbachman@pitt.edu