Publications

* denotes equal contribution

pre-print
Dynamics of topic exploration in conversation

Helen Schmidt, Claire Augusta Bergey, Changyi Zhou, Chelsea Helion, & Robert D. Hawkins. (pre-print). PsyArXiv.

When and why does shared reality generalize?

Wasita Mahaphanit*, Christopher L. Welker*, Helen Schmidt, Luke J. Chang, & Robert D. Hawkins. (pre-print). PsyArXiv.

Changes in reward-specific learning parameters across adolescence and associations with depression risk

Holly Sullivan-Toole, Jeremy Haynes, Helen Schmidt, Bart Larsen, Nathaniel Haines, & Thomas Olino. (pre-print). PsyArXiv.

2025
Neural signatures of recollection are sensitive to memory quality and specific event features

Natalia Ladyka-Wojcik*, Helen Schmidt*, Rose A. Cooper*, & Maureen Ritchey. (2025). Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience.

Dopamine function in adolescent social anxiety: Insights from neuromelanin-sensitive MRI

Margherita L. Calderaro*, Ronan M. Cunningham*, Megan Quarmley, Tessa Clarkson, Helen Schmidt, Clifford M. Cassidy, & Johanna M. Jarcho. (2025). Journal of Mood & Anxiety Disorders.

Conversational linguistic features inform social-relational inference

Helen Schmidt*, Sophia Tran*, John D. Medaglia, Virginia Ulichney, William J. Mitchell, & Chelsea Helion. (2025). Psychonomic Bulletin & Review.

Linguistic properties of memory expression differentially relate to accuracy, specificity, and perceived veracity

Steven A. Martinez, Kate Cliver, William J. Mitchell, Helen Schmidt, Virginia Ulichney, Chelsea Helion, Jason Chein, & Vishnu Murty. (2025). Psychonomic Bulletin & Review.

Emotion regulation strategy use and forecasting in response to dynamic, multimodal stimuli

William J. Mitchell, Joanne Stasiak, Steven A. Martinez, Katelyn G. Cliver, David F. Gregory, Samantha S. Reisman, Helen Schmidt, Vishnu P. Murty, & Chelsea Helion. (2025). Journal of Experimental Psychology: General.

Integrated Neural Circuitry Supporting Emotion Regulation and Decision Making

Helen Schmidt & Chelsea Helion. (2025). Neuroeconomics: Core Topics and Current Directions.

2024
Storytelling changes the content and perceived value of event memories

Devlin Eckardt, Chelsea Helion, Helen Schmidt, Janice Chen, & Vishnu P. Murty. (2024). Cognition.

Perceived Relational Support Is Associated With Everyday Positive, But Not Negative, Affectivity in a U.S. Sample

Virginia Ulichney, Helen Schmidt, & Chelsea Helion. (2024). Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.