Dr Helen Hodgetts
Reader in Applied Cognitive Psychology
Cardiff School of Sport & Health Sciences
Overview
Helen gained a BSc in Applied Psychology and Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology from Cardiff University. She completed an ESRC post-doctoral fellowship and ESRC grant at Cardiff University, as well as a post-doctoral fellowship at Université Laval, Quebec, before joining Cardiff Metropolitan University in 2013 Helen’s research is broadly in the field of cognitive psychology, with particular interest in the effects of interruptions and distraction on task performance.
Research Publications
Initial validation of SENIC: a cognitive test for assessing concussion in team sports
Croteau, C., Chamberland, C., Hodgetts, H. M. & Tremblay, S., 25 Aug 2025, In: Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology. p. 1-14 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Emerging perspectives on distraction and task interruptions—Part III: contexts, mechanisms, and metacognitive blind spots
Marsh, J. E., Bell, R., Röer, J. P. & Hodgetts, H. M., 21 Aug 2025, In: Journal of Cognitive Psychology. p. 1-9 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial
Breaking through the ‘wall of complexity’ in a politically themed microworld: a challenge for elected officials and the general public
Béchard, B., Hodgetts, H. M., Teyssier-Roberge, G., Morneau-Guérin, F., Ouimet, M. & Tremblay, S., 7 Feb 2025, In: Cognitive Processing. 26, 3, p. 689-706 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Emerging perspectives on distraction and task interruptions: metacognition, cognitive control, and facilitation-Part 2
Marsh, J. E., Bell, R., Röer, J. P. & Hodgetts, H. M., 29 Jul 2024, In: Journal of Cognitive Psychology. 36, 5, p. 535-540 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial
Emerging perspectives on distraction and task interruptions: metacognition, cognitive control and facilitation - part I
Marsh, J. E., Bell, R., Röer, J. P. & Hodgetts, H. M., 15 Feb 2024, In: Journal of Cognitive Psychology. 36, 1, p. 1-7 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial
Political complexity and the pervading role of ideology in policy-making
Béchard, B., Ouimet, M., Hodgetts, H. M., Morneau-Guérin, F. & Tremblay, S., 12 Jan 2024, In: Journal of Dynamic Decision Making. p. Vol.-9 (2023)Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A microworld simulation of dynamic cognition as a test of executive function
Hodgetts, H. M., Packwood, S., Vachon, F. & Tremblay, S., 18 May 2023, In: Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology. 45, 2, p. 165-181 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Who can best find Waldo? Exploring individual differences that bolster performance in a security surveillance microworld
Marois, A., Hodgetts, H. M., Chamberland, C., Williot, A. & Tremblay, S., 16 May 2021, In: Applied Cognitive Psychology. 35, 4, p. 1044-1057 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Human Error in Information Security: Exploring the Role of Interruptions and Multitasking in Action Slips
Williams, C., Hodgetts, H. M., Morey, C., Macken, B., Jones, D. M., Zhang, Q. & Morgan, P. L., 10 Jul 2020, HCI International 2020 - Posters - 22nd International Conference, HCII 2020, Proceedings. Stephanidis, C. & Antona, M. (eds.). Springer, p. 622-629 8 p. (Communications in Computer and Information Science; vol. 1226 CCIS).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
Momentary lapse of control: A cognitive continuum approach to understanding and mitigating perseveration in human error
Dehais, F., Hodgetts, H. M., Causse, M., Behrend, J., Durantin, G. & Tremblay, S., 21 Mar 2019, In: Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews. 100, p. 252-262 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review