James J. Gross is a
psychologist best known for his research in
emotion
Emotions are mental states brought on by neurophysiology, neurophysiological changes, variously associated with thoughts, feelings, behavioral responses, and a degree of pleasure or suffering, displeasure. There is currently no scientific ...
and emotion regulation. He is a
professor
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at
Stanford University and the director of the Stanford Psychophysiology Laboratory.
Education
Gross received his B.A. in philosophy from
Yale University
Yale University is a Private university, private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the List of Colonial Colleges, third-oldest institution of higher education in the United Sta ...
in 1987, where he was awarded the
Alpheus Henry Snow Prize. He was a graduate visiting student at
Oxford University
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from 1987 to 1988 and received a Ph.D. in
Clinical Psychology from the
University of California, Berkeley
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in 1993.
Work in psychology
Gross' contributions to psychology lie primarily in the area of emotion regulation through psychophysiological research. He has published numerous, frequently cited papers regarding emotion regulation, and recently edited the Handbook of Emotion Regulation.
Awards and fellowships
Gross has been the recipient of numerous academic awards from psychological and educational associations:
*Bass University Fellow in Undergraduate Education,
Stanford University, 2004–2009.
*Outstanding Young Researcher Award,
Western Psychological Association
The Western Psychological Association (abbreviated WPA) is an American learned society dedicated to the study of psychology and other behavioral sciences. It is a regional association focused on the Western United States, and is affiliated with th ...
, 2003.
*Gordon and Dailey Pattee Faculty Fellowship,
Stanford University, 2001–2002.
*Early Career Award,
American Psychological Association
The American Psychological Association (APA) is the largest scientific and professional organization of psychologists in the United States, with over 133,000 members, including scientists, educators, clinicians, consultants, and students. It ha ...
, 2001.
*Early Career Award,
Society for Psychophysiological Research, 2000.
*Banks Faculty Fellow in the Social Sciences,
Stanford University, 1997–1998.
*Fellow,
American Psychological Society
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, 1997.
*Dean's Award for Distinguished Teaching,
Stanford University, 1996–1997.
*Robert E. Harris Award,
University of California, San Francisco
The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) is a public land-grant research university in San Francisco, California. It is part of the University of California system and is dedicated entirely to health science and life science. It con ...
, 1994.
*Tursky Award,
Society for Psychophysiological Research, 1991.
*Berkeley Graduate Fellowship,
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California) is a public land-grant research university in Berkeley, California. Established in 1868 as the University of California, it is the state's first land-grant u ...
, 1988–1991.
*
Alpheus Henry Snow Prize,
Yale University
Yale University is a Private university, private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the List of Colonial Colleges, third-oldest institution of higher education in the United Sta ...
, 1987.
References
External links
James Gross's homepage
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Emotion psychologists
Jewish American scientists
Stanford University Department of Psychology faculty
21st-century American Jews
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