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Jennifer Greif Green

Associate Professor School of Education at Boston University

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    Jennifer Greif Green is an Assistant Professor in Special Education and a child clinical psychologist. Her research focuses on understanding the role of schools in providing services to students with emotional and behavioral disorders. She is particularly interested in how teachers can contribute to facilitating early identification of students who may benefit from mental health services, as one way to reduce disparities in mental health service access. Dr. Green also studies school bullying. She specializes in assessing bullying and determining how assessments can be used to inform school safety planning. She has collaborated with a number of local schools to provide feedback on student bullying experiences. Dr. Green completed her doctorate at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Prior to joining BU, she trained at Yale School of Medicine and in the Department of Health Care Policy at Harvard Medical School.

    Dr. Green is associated with the Social Adjustment and Bullying Prevention Laboratory.

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    Parents navigate political discussions with their children

    November 15, 2016

    Eagle Tribune Jennifer Greif Green & Melissa Holt, School of Education The most divisive presidential campaign in recent memory divided families, communities and the nation. Expert quotes: “It can be very helpful for parents to introduce the topic, that they’re willing or open to talk about it, and that can give the children the invitation […]

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    College friends can ease the pain of past bullying

    April 14, 2016

    Deccan Chronicle Melissa Holt, School of Education Jennifer Greif Green, School of Education A new study shows some cautious optimism for bullied students moving into college… Expert quotes: Holt: “Nobody in the field had really focused on college as an environment. Would entering college be a time of heightened risk? Or would the new environment […]

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    Schools discuss students’ social, emotional health

    March 10, 2015

    Wicked Local Jennifer Greif Green, School of Education Research shows that students can not perform to their full potential at school if their social and emotional well-being is suffering… Expert quote: “Research consistently shows that children with emotional problems are much less likely to feel like they belong and are connected to school, to pass […]

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    Experts Media Alert – The effects of graphic images from the Boston bomber trial on children

    March 5, 2015

    After two months of jury selection and several motions to change the venue, the Boston bomber trial is expected to last until June. The prosecution in the Dzhokhar Tsarnaev trial will present graphic evidence, including videos and photographs of the bombing which will undoubtedly be shown by the media and on the Internet exposing millions […]

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    Student hospitalizations spike, NPS teams up with BU to support kids emotionally

    October 21, 2014

    WickedLocal.com Jennifer Greif Green, School of Education Students can’t learn to the best of their ability if they’re suffering internally, and school officials are taking note… Expert quote: “Research consistently shows that children with emotional problems are much less likely to feel like they belong and are connected to school, to pass their classes, and […]

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    ED prof Jennifer Green receives award from Alberti Center for Bullying Abuse Prevention

    September 4, 2014

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    Post-traumatic stress disorder: Bombings impact on children

    June 3, 2014

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    On The Fringe Of Boston’s “Painful Map”

    April 22, 2014

    BuzzFeed Jennifer Greif Green, School of Education A city grieved when two bombs exploded at the Boston Marathon finish line last year, killing three and injuring more than 260. But the violent, chaotic manhunt that came afterward left many traumatized in a different way… Expert quote: “The bombing was more of a discrete event. It […]

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    Support ‘helpers’ on crisis duty

    April 6, 2014

    Boston Herald By Jennifer Greif Green, School of Education and Jonathan Comer,College of Arts & Sciences In the days following the Boston Marathon bombing, this quote by Fred Rogers circulated on websites and through social media: “When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to […]

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    What impact did the Boston Marathon bombing have on children?

    March 31, 2014

    As we approach the first anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombing, many of us will be exposed to the horrifying images and videos of that day. Jennifer Greif Green and Melissa Holt are professors in Boston University’s School of Education. In the following Q&A with Professor Voices, Green and Holt discuss their research on the […]

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