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Elena Grigorenko, PhD

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About

Biography

Dr. Elena L. Grigorenko received her Ph.D. in general psychology from Moscow State University, Russia, in 1990, and her Ph.D. in developmental psychology and genetics from Yale University, United States, in 1996. Dr. Grigorenko has published more than 350 peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and books. She has received awards for her work from five different divisions of the American Psychological Association (Divisions 1, 7, 10, 15, and 24). She also won the APA Distinguished Award for Early Career Contribution to Developmental Psychology and the AERA Sylvia Scribner Award for research representing significant advancement in the understanding of learning and instruction. Dr. Grigorenko has worked with children and their families in the United States as well as in Africa (Kenya, Tanzania and Zanzibar, the Gambia, and Zambia), India, Saudi Arabia, and Russia. Her research has been funded by the NIH, NSF, NIJ, DOE, and other federal and private sponsoring organizations.

Appointments

Education & Training

PhD
Yale University (1996)
PhD
Moscow State University (1990)

Research

Overview

  • Cognitive and linguistic adaptation of international adoptees in the US
  • Learning disabilities in harsh developmental environments and their relation to infection, intoxication, and poverty in Africa
  • Genes involved in language disorders in a genetically isolated population
  • Genes involved in learning disabilities and cognitive processing, with special emphasis on studying minority samples in the US
  • Interactions between genetic and environmental risk factors for conduct problems and the role of these factors in response to interventions in juvenile detainees

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Child Development; Chronic Disease; Epidemiology; Global Health; Learning Disabilities; Psychology; Public Health; Russia; Saudi Arabia; Zambia

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of Elena Grigorenko's published research.

Publications

2024

Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

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    Education Quality for All

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Contacts

Mailing Address

Child Study Center

PO Box 207900, 230 South Frontage Road

New Haven, CT 06520-7900

United States