Elena Grigorenko, PhD
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
Child Study Center
Professor AdjunctPrimary
Other Departments & Organizations
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)
Academic Achievements and Community Involvement
Links & Media
News
- July 20, 2015
Making ‘miniature brains’ from skin cells to better understand autism
- March 26, 2014
Book: The Dyslexia Debate
- March 12, 2014
Levels of key brain chemicals predict children’s reading ability
- April 23, 2013
NIMH Research Training Program in Childhood-onset Neuropsychiatric Disorders recruits new fellows for its 29th year