James Gross
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James J. Gross is a psychologist
Psychologist
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 best known for his research in emotion
Emotion
Emotion is a complex psychophysiological experience of an individual's state of mind as interacting with biochemical and environmental influences. In humans, emotion fundamentally involves "physiological arousal, expressive behaviors, and conscious experience." Emotion is associated with mood,...

 and emotion regulation. He is currently a professor
Professor
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 at Stanford University
Stanford University
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 and the director of the Stanford Psychophysiology Laboratory.

Education

James J. Gross received his B.A. in philosophy from Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...

 in 1987. He was a graduate visiting student at Oxford University from 1987 to 1988 and received a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology
Clinical psychology
Clinical psychology is an integration of science, theory and clinical knowledge for the purpose of understanding, preventing, and relieving psychologically-based distress or dysfunction and to promote subjective well-being and personal development...

 from the University of California, Berkeley
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

James Gross has been the recipient of numerous academic awards from psychological and educational associations:
  • Bass University Fellow in Undergraduate Education, Stanford University
    Stanford University
    The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...

    , 2004-2009.
  • Outstanding Young Researcher Award, Western Psychological Association, 2003.
  • Gordon and Dailey Pattee Faculty Fellowship, Stanford University
    Stanford University
    The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...

    , 2001-2002.
  • Early Career Award, American Psychological Association
    American Psychological Association
    The American Psychological Association is the largest scientific and professional organization of psychologists in the United States. It is the world's largest association of psychologists with around 154,000 members including scientists, educators, clinicians, consultants and students. The APA...

    , 2001.
  • Early Career Award, Society for Psychophysiological Research, 2000.
  • Banks Faculty Fellow in the Social Sciences, Stanford University
    Stanford University
    The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...

    , 1997-1998.
  • Fellow, American Psychological Society, 1997.
  • Dean's Award for Distinguished Teaching, Stanford University
    Stanford University
    The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...

    , 1996-1997.
  • Robert E. Harris Award, University of California, San Francisco
    University of California, San Francisco
    The University of California, San Francisco is one of the world's leading centers of health sciences research, patient care, and education. UCSF's medical, pharmacy, dentistry, nursing, and graduate schools are among the top health science professional schools in the world...

    , 1994.
  • Tursky Award, Society for Psychophysiological Research, 1991.
  • Berkeley Graduate Fellowship, University of California, Berkeley
    University of California, Berkeley
    The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...

    , 1988-1991.
  • Alpheus Henry Snow Prize, Yale University
    Yale University
    Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...

    , 1987.

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