Faculty

Amanda Cremone-Caira

Academic Title

Assistant Professor, Psychology

Contact Information

Research Interests

Executive Functioning
Risk-Taking
Socioemotional Development
EEG and ERP
Neurodevelopmental Disorders (ADHD, ASD)
Cognition

Research Summary

The overarching goal of my research is to identify factors that increase vulnerability to symptoms and comorbidity of neurodevelopmental disorders. To explore these research questions, I combine measures of cognitive electrophysiology (i.e., EEG and ERP) with behavioral tasks in order to characterize neural correlates of cognitive and socioemotional outcomes during early childhood and inform targeted interventions.

Education

Ph.D., Neuroscience, University of Massachusetts Amherst
B.S., Psychology & Biology, Merrimack College

Areas of Expertise

Cognitive Neuroscience
Developmental Neuroscience
Executive Functioning
Socioemotional Development

Recent Publications

Cremone-Caira, A.+, Braverman, Y.+, MacNaughton, G., Nikolaeva, J.I. & Faja, S. (2023). Short Report: Characterizing the Visual Evoked Potential (VEP) at the Intersection of Autism Spectrum Disorder and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.
- +Authors contributed equally to this work

St. Laurent, C.W., Lund Rasmussen, C., Holmes, J.F. Cremone-Caira., A., Desrochers, P.C., Kurdziel, L.B.F., & Spencer, R.M.C. (2023). Associations of movement behavior compositions with cognitive and social-emotional health in early childhood: A cross-sectional study. Journal of Activity, Sedentary, and Sleep Behaviors, 2(7).
Cremone-Caira, A., Trier, K., Sanchez, V., Kohn, B., Gilbert, R., & Faja, S. (2021). Inhibition in Developmental Disorders: A Comparison of Inhibition Profiles between Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, and Comorbid Symptom Presentation. Autism, 25(1), 227-243.
Cremone-Caira, A., Vaidyanathan, A., Hyatt, D., Gilbert, R., & Faja, S. (2020). Test-Retest Reliability of the N2 Event-Related Potential in School-Aged Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Clinical Neurophysiology, 131(1), 406-413.
Cremone-Caira, A., Root, H.*, Harvey, E.A., McDermott, J.M., & Spencer, R.M.C. (2020). Effects of Sleep Extension on Inhibitory Control in Young Children with ADHD: A Pilot Study. Journal of Attention Disorders, 24(4), 601-610.
Cremone-Caira, A., Buirkle, J., Gilbert, R., Nayudu, N., & Faja, S. (2019). Relations between Caregiver-Report of Sleep and Executive Function Problems in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Comorbid Symptoms of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 94, 103464.
- Featured in the Centre for Autism, Middletown, UK Research Bulletin

Cremone, A., Lugo-Candelas, C.I., Harvey, E.A., McDermott, J.M., & Spencer, R.M.C. (2018). Positive Emotional Attention Biases in Young Children with Symptoms of ADHD. Child Neuropsychology, 24(8), 1137-1145.
Cremone, A., Lugo-Candelas, C.I., Harvey, E.A., McDermott, J.M., & Spencer, R.M.C. (2017). REM Sleep Theta Activity Enhances Inhibitory Control in Typically Developing Children but not Children with ADHD Symptoms. Experimental Brain Research, 235(5), 1491-1500.
Cremone, A., McDermott, J.M., & Spencer, R.M.C. (2017). Naps Enhance Executive Attention in Preschool-Aged Children. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 42(8), 837-845.
Cremone, A., de Jong, D.M., Kurdziel, L.B.F., Desrochers, P., Sayer, A., LeBourgeois, M., Spencer, R.M.C., & McDermott, J.M. (2017). Sleep Tight, Act Right: Negative Affect, Sleep and Behavior Problems During Early Childhood. Child Development, 89(2), e42-e59.
Cremone, A., Kurdziel, L.B.F., Fraticelli, A., McDermott, J.M., & Spencer, R.M.C. (2016). Napping Reduces Emotional Attention Bias During Early Childhood. Developmental Science, 20(4), e12411.
de Jong, D.M., Cremone, A., Kurdziel, L.B.F., Desrochers, P., LeBourgeois, M., Sayer, A., Ertel, K., & Spencer, R.M.C. (2016). Maternal Depressive Symptoms and Household Income in Relation to Sleep in Early Childhood. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 41(9), 961-970.
Spencer, R.M.C., Campanella, C., de Jong, D.M., Desrochers, P., Root, H.*, Cremone, A., & Kurdziel, L.B.F. (2016). Sleep and Behavior of Preschool Children Under Typical and Nap-Promoted Conditions. Sleep Health, 2(1), 35-41.

Faculty

Amanda Cremone-Caira

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