Morse Scholar Alumni 2020–2021
Current Position
Assistant Professor, Psychology
Neurodiversity Lab
Lafayette Collage
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About
Jessie Greenlee is an Assistant Professor in the Psychology Department at Lafayette College in Easton, PA.
She earned a BA in psychology from Kenyon College (2009) and an MS (2016) and PhD (2019) in Developmental Psychology from Virginia Commonwealth University. She was a T32-funded postdoctoral research fellow in the Waisman Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (2019-2021), and a visiting assistant professor at Kenyon College (2021-2022).
In 2022 Dr. Greenlee joined the faculty in the Psychology Department at Lafayette College where she is the principal investigator of Neurodiversity Lab.
Research in the Neurodiversity Lab aims to understand factors associated with the socioemotional well-being of neurodiverse children and youth and their families. We use multiple methods to explore how and why some neurodiverse individuals do well (build resilience) while others are at increased risk for mental health challenges. Current research topics include using electrodermal activity as a biomarker for child dysregulation, parenting experiences in the context of autism, and risk and resilience factors in neurodivergent college students.
She am originally from Nashville, TN but has moved all over the South and Midwest since college. She has two dogs – Lela and Lucy – who run her house. She loves to kayak, read, and travel with her partner.
Education
| 2009 | BA | Psychology | Kenyon College |
| 2016 | MS | Psychology | Virginia Commonwealth University |
| 2019 | PhD | Psychology | Virginia Commonwealth University |
| 2019–2021 | Postdoctoral Research Fellow | Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison | |
| 2020–2021 | Morse Scholar | Major Professor: Sigan Hartley, PhD | Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
In the News
- Student-faculty research aims to help neurodivergent children thrive
September 19. 2023 - New staff: Jessie Greenlee
September 26, 2022
Selected Publications
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Greenlee, J. L., Stelter, C. R., Hickey, E., Burton, C., Carlson, M., & Winter, M. A. (2024). Using the Three-Minute Speech Sample to Examine the Parent-Adolescent Relationship in Autistic Youth: A Qualitative Analysis. Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 54(6), 2274–2285. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-023-05942-7
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Greenlee, J. L., Putney, J. M., Hickey, E., Winter, M. A., & Hartley, S. L. (2024). An Exploratory Study of Resilience to Stressful Life Events in Autistic Children. Research in autism spectrum disorders, 114, 102371. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2024.102371
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Greenlee, J. L., Lorang, E., Olson, R. H., Rodriquez, G., Yoon, D. M., & Hartley, S. (2024). Comparative analysis of electrodermal activity metrics and their association with child behavior in autism spectrum disorder. Developmental psychobiology, 66(2), e22461. https://doi.org/10.1002/dev.22461
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Greenlee, J. L., Hickey, E., Stelter, C. R., Huynh, T., & Hartley, S. L. (2023). Profiles of the parenting experience in families of autistic children. Autism, 27(7), 1919–1932. https://doi.org/10.1177/13623613221147399
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Greenlee, J. L., Piro-Gambetti, B., Putney, J., Papp, L. M., & Hartley, S. L. (2022). Marital satisfaction, parenting styles, and child outcomes in families of autistic children. Family process, 61(2), 941–961. https://doi.org/10.1111/famp.12708
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Piro-Gambetti, B., Rodriguez, G., Papp, L. M., Greenlee, J. L., & Hartley, S. L. (2021). Parent couple conflict and emotional and behavioral problems in youth with autism: Longitudinal investigation of bidirectional effects. Development and psychopathology, 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954579421000596
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Greenlee, J. L., Mosley, A. S., Shui, A. M., Veenstra-VanderWeele, J., & Gotham, K. O. (2016). Medical and Behavioral Correlates of Depression History in Children and Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder. Pediatrics, 137 Suppl 2(Suppl 2), S105–S114. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2015-2851I