Elena Grigorenko, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Child Study Center, Psychology
Associate Professor, Psychology, Moscow University

Email:
elena.grigorenko@yale.edu

URL:
EG Lab
Child Study Center
Psychology Department

 

Elena Grigorenko’s research is in the fields of psychology, learning disabilities, and neuropsychiatric genetics. Her research involves a number of areas of childhood adaptive and maladaptive behaviors, including cognitive development, environmental factors and developmental risk, and the etiology of learning disabilities. She is also interested in translational studies linking theoretical knowledge and practical applications in classrooms.

Select Publications

Grigorenko, E. L. (2006). Learning disabilities in juvenile offenders. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 15 , 353-371.

Grigorenko, E. L. (2006). Working as a psychologist in a medical school. In R. Sternberg (Ed.) Career paths in psychology (2 nd ed.), pp. 69-81. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Grigorenko, E. L., Ngorosho, D., Jukes, M., & Bundy, D. (2006). Reading in able and disabled readers from around the world: Same or different? An illustration from a study of reading-related processes in a Swahili sample of siblings. Journal of Research in Reading, 29, 104-123.

Grigorenko, E. L., Sternberg, R. J., Jukes, M., Alcock, K., Lambo, J., Ngorosho, D., Nokes, C., & Bundy, D. A. (2006). Effects of antiparasitic treatment on dynamically and statically tested cognitive skills over time. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 27, 499-526.

Grigorenko, E. L., Sternberg, R. J., & Strauss, S. (2006). Practical intelligence and elementary-school teacher effectiveness in the United States and Israel: Measuring the predictive power of tacit knowledge. Thinking Skills and Creativity, 1, 14-33.

Cianciolo, A. T., Grigorenko, E. L., Jarvin, L., Gil, G., Drebot, M. E., & Sternberg, R. J. (2006). Practical intelligence and tacit knowledge: Advancements in the measurement of developing expertise. Learning and Individual Differences, 16 , 235–253.

Stemler, S. E., Grigorenko, E. L., Jarvin, L., & Sternberg, R. J. (2006). Using the theory of successful intelligence as a basis for augmenting AP exams in Psychology and Statistics. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 31 , 344-376.

Stepanossova, O., & Grigorenko, E. L. (2006). Creativity in Soviet-Russian psychology. In J. Kaufman & R. J. Sternberg (Eds.), International handbook of creativity (pp. 235-269). New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.

Sternberg, R. J., & Grigorenko, E. L. (2006). Reviewing articles for methods. In R. J. Sternberg (Ed.) Reviewing scientific works in psychology (pp. 31-42). Washington, D. C.: American Psychological Association.

Sternberg, R. J., & Grigorenko, E. L. (2006). Cultural intelligence and successful intelligence. Group Organization Management, 31 , 27-39.