Jill Grose-Fifer

Jill Grose-Fifer is a Professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York (CUNY). Her work focuses on cognitive neuroscience, particularly using EEG to study brain development in adolescents and emotional processing. She also contributes to the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, emphasizing pedagogical interventions for college students.

Education:

• PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Aston, Birmingham, UK
• BSc in Psychology, University of Aston, Birmingham, UK

Research Interests:

• Adolescent and infant brain development
• ERP recording methodologies
• Neural correlates of psychopathy and emotional perception
• Educational pedagogy for improving student writing and active learning

Publications reflect her dual focus on neuroscience and teaching innovation, with recent work on mental health stigma and flipped classroom approaches.

Scientific Awards:

• John Jay Distinguished Teaching Prize (2009, 2019)
• John Jay Outstanding Scholarly Mentor Award (2012)

Advising & Grants: Mentored multiple students in EEG research projects and co-authored a textbook on evidence-based psychology teaching. Her lab employs cutting-edge neuroimaging techniques to explore developmental and cognitive processes.