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Adjunct rank detailsElena Grigorenko, PhD
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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.
Last Updated on April 07, 2025.
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Child Study Center
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Education & Training
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- Yale University (1996)
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- Moscow State University (1990)
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- 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 Research Interests
Child Development; Chronic Disease; Epidemiology; Global Health; Learning Disabilities; Psychology; Public Health; Russia; Saudi Arabia; Zambia
Public Health Interests
Child/Adolescent Health
ORCID
0000-0001-9646-4181
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46Publications
197Citations
Zambia
Learning Disabilities
Publications
2025
Neuroimaging genetics and developmental psychopathology: A systematic review.
Cheek C, Dobrynin P, Khafizova G, Koirala N, Mahaffy K, Grigorenko E. Neuroimaging genetics and developmental psychopathology: A systematic review. Development And Psychopathology 2025, 1-23. PMID: 40888338, DOI: 10.1017/s0954579425100400.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImaging GeneticsBrain imaging phenotypesGenetic basisSocio-emotional developmentDevelopmental psychopathologyBrain structuresEarly adolescenceLate adolescenceNeuroimaging techniquesLate childhoodNeurodevelopmental disordersGenetic dataDevelopmental ageGenetic markersMolecular geneticsAdolescentsBehavior predictionImaging phenotypesChildhoodClinical traitsAnimal studiesPsychopathologyGeneticsNeuroimagingInclusion criteriaExamining the Long-Term Impact of Malaria Chemoprophylaxis in Everyday Life in Rural Gambian Adolescents
Miller B, Hoang A, Litwin G, Jukes M, Kilani H, Grigorenko E. Examining the Long-Term Impact of Malaria Chemoprophylaxis in Everyday Life in Rural Gambian Adolescents. Adolescents 2025, 5: 46. DOI: 10.3390/adolescents5030046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial well-beingGender differencesRural African contextWell-beingSub-Saharan AfricaLong-term impactWalking interviewsNo significant treatment group differencesSocial-ecological frameworkCross-sectional follow-up studySocial themesSignificant treatment group differencesSocial-emotional developmentYears post-trialGender-specific patternsVillage locationSocial dynamicsTreatment group differencesAfrican contextMalaria chemoprophylaxisPlacebo groupCentrality indicatorsFollow-up studyChemoprophylaxis groupGenderThe Co-Occurrence of Autism Spectrum Disorder and Aarskog–Scott Syndrome in an Accomplished Young Man
Romanova R, Talantseva O, Lind K, Manasevich V, Kuznetsova J, Grigorenko E. The Co-Occurrence of Autism Spectrum Disorder and Aarskog–Scott Syndrome in an Accomplished Young Man. Pediatric Reports 2025, 17: 73. PMID: 40700061, PMCID: PMC12286160, DOI: 10.3390/pediatric17040073.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsAutism spectrum disorderAttention deficit/hyperactivity disorderNeurodevelopmental disordersIntellectual disabilitySpectrum disorderAdaptive functioningCo-occurrence of autism spectrum disorderCombination of autism spectrum disorderExecutive function deficitsComorbid neurodevelopmental disordersPrevalence of neurodevelopmental disordersDiagnostic criteriaNonverbal IQNonverbal intelligenceADOS-2Deficit/hyperactivity disorderADI-RBehavioral assessmentCognitive AssessmentNeurodevelopmental difficultiesComprehensive assessmentFunctional deficitsDevelopmental progressionNeurodevelopmental presentationsDisordersEvidence-Based Educational Interventions for Developing and Improving Reading Comprehension in Adolescents
Логвиненко Т, Стрельцова А, Отставнов Н, Кустова Т, Иванова А, Аракелян И, Григоренко Е. Evidence-Based Educational Interventions for Developing and Improving Reading Comprehension in Adolescents. Educational Studies Moscow 2025 DOI: 10.17323/vo-2025-20957.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReading comprehensionEvidence-based reading interventionsLogical-semantic analysisWorking Memory TrainingImprove reading comprehensionWorking memoryMemory trainingEducational interventionReading interventionReading difficultiesReading fluencyInferential skillsMeta-analysesReading motivationEducation systemMetacognitive skillsMultiple meta-analysesEffect sizeText structureReplication of interventionsComprehensionEvidence of effectivenessEvidence-based educational interventionDuration of effectIntervention typeResponse Inhibition and Working Memory in Virtual Reality: Behavioral and Event-Related Potential Effects of Stress in a Military Sample
Ledesma L, Hyland M, Chinn L, Blacker K, McHail D, Grigorenko E. Response Inhibition and Working Memory in Virtual Reality: Behavioral and Event-Related Potential Effects of Stress in a Military Sample. Military Medicine 2025, usaf224. PMID: 40577103, DOI: 10.1093/milmed/usaf224.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGo/No-Go taskResponse inhibitionGo/No-GoWorking memoryEffects of stressSleep deprivationGo trialsCognitive performanceP300 amplitudeInfrequent no-go targetEvent-related potential effectsEvent-related potential amplitudesNo-go targetsCorrect Go trialsWorking memory performanceWorking Memory TaskReaction timeMemory taskWithholding responsesAttentional processesInhibitory controlNeural efficiencyMemory performanceMilitary sampleBehavioral performanceThe modulating role of interactional contexts in executive functioning of bilinguals: a scoping review
Semenova E, Norkina M, Logvinenko T, Ryseva K, Chinn L, Crabb K, Grigorenko E. The modulating role of interactional contexts in executive functioning of bilinguals: a scoping review. Bilingualism Language And Cognition 2025, 1-35. DOI: 10.1017/s1366728925100084.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdaptive control hypothesisExecutive functionInteraction contextBilingual advantage hypothesisEveryday language useEF tasksEF domainsBilingualsFunction of bilingualismControl hypothesisLanguage-use patternsSample characteristicsExperimental manipulationLanguage useModulating roleClearer predictionsLanguage-useHypothesisDefinitive conclusionsAssociationResearch designTaskContextOperationalizationResearchThe Role of the Sentence Constraint in New Word Acquisition While Reading in Adolescents: The ERP N400 and P600 and Reading-Related Skills
Norkina M, Rebreikina A, Markevich M, Grigorenko E. The Role of the Sentence Constraint in New Word Acquisition While Reading in Adolescents: The ERP N400 and P600 and Reading-Related Skills. Brain Sciences 2025, 15: 607. PMID: 40563778, PMCID: PMC12191284, DOI: 10.3390/brainsci15060607.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsConceptsEvent-related potentialsWord acquisitionReading comprehensionSentence constraintHigh contextual constraintAccuracy of word recognitionVerbal Working MemoryReading-related skillsHigher reading comprehensionWord recognition testOld/new effectP600 componentWord learningImplicit familiarityRecollection processWorking memoryRecognition testWord recognitionBehavioral measuresNeural responsesChance levelN400P600Vocabulary acquisitionContextual constraintsTargeted analysis of dyslexia-associated regions on chromosomes 6, 12 and 15 in large multigenerational cohorts
Chapman N, Navas P, Dorschner M, Mehaffey M, Wigg K, Price K, Naumova O, Kerr E, Guger S, Lovett M, Grigorenko E, Berninger V, Barr C, Wijsman E, Raskind W. Targeted analysis of dyslexia-associated regions on chromosomes 6, 12 and 15 in large multigenerational cohorts. PLOS ONE 2025, 20: e0324006. PMID: 40424442, PMCID: PMC12112411, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0324006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsEvidence of associationLarge-scale sequencing studiesCis-acting regulatory regionsGenome-wide association studiesAggregating rare variantsRare exonic variantsDetected significant evidenceSingle nucleotide polymorphismsGenomic variationDeleterious variantsAssociated with reduced performanceAssociation studiesLarge-effectRegulatory elementsTranscriptional regulationRegulatory regionsQuantitative phenotypesCandidate genesExonic variantsChromosome 6Sequencing studiesSingle variantsCoding exonsMultiple traitsGenetic basisChanges in household composition and their effects on the academic achievement of orphans and vulnerable children affected by HIV in rural Zambia
Tan M, Li N, Mungo A, Thuma P, Grigorenko E. Changes in household composition and their effects on the academic achievement of orphans and vulnerable children affected by HIV in rural Zambia. AIDS Care 2025, 37: 991-1002. PMID: 40168142, PMCID: PMC12167684, DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2025.2484633.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsRural ZambiaAfrican kinship systemEffects of migrationRural African householdsHousehold connectionsMigration-related variablesChildren’s home livesHousehold membershipRelated householdsHousehold dynamicsKinship systemAfrican householdsMitigate hardshipsHousehold compositionHousehold changesMovement of childrenVulnerable childrenPositive migrationHouseholdsPotential protective factorsDevelopmental outcomes of childrenMultilevel modelsHome lifeDevelopmental outcomesMovement of individualsPsychophysiological correlates of learner-instructor interaction: A scoping review
Kustova T, Vodneva A, Tcepelevich M, Tkachenko I, Oreshina G, Zhukova M, Golovanova I, Grigorenko E. Psychophysiological correlates of learner-instructor interaction: A scoping review. International Journal Of Psychophysiology 2025, 211: 112556. PMID: 40112952, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2025.112556.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsConceptsInter-brain synchronizationInterpersonal behaviorLearning interactionsLearning outcomesTemporal-parietal areasCorrelates of processesLearner-instructor interactionPrefrontal cortexPsychophysiological correlatesActive educational strategiesPhysiological arousalRelationship qualityGaze allocationPsychophysiological indicatorsInterpersonal relationshipsExperienced teachersInstructional strategiesStudent engagementStudents' attentionLearner engagementEye movementsMeditation processMental effortElectrodermal activityEducational strategies
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01/01/2008 - PresentResearchDetailsGhanaAbstract/SynopsisThis was a large-scale project designed to evaluate types and quantities of children with special educational needs both in and out of school in Ghana, as well as to assist in developing policies for providing services for these children. The project has been completed.
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