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
A Quantitative Analysis of 21st Century Skills: A Case of Semantic and Psychometric Overlap
Teyssier‐Roberge, G., Gagnon, J., Tremblay, S. & Hodgetts, H., 14 Nov 2025, In: International Journal of Selection and Assessment. 33, 4Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A Quantitative Analysis of 21st Century Skills: A Case of Semantic and Psychometric Overlap
Teyssier-Roberge, G., Gagnon, J., Tremblay, S. & Hodgetts, H., Nov 2025, In: International Journal of Selection and Assessment. 33, 4, e70030.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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. 47, 6, p. 580-593 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. 37, 6, p. 501-509 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