Jessica D Hoffmann, PhD

Jessica Hoffmann, Ph.D., is an assistant professor at the Yale Child Study Center and the Director of Research for the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence.

Jessica received her B.A. in psychology and sociology from Brandeis University, and her M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in clinical psychology from Case Western Reserve University. Jessica specializes in conducting research within school settings to implement social and emotional learning (SEL) approaches aimed at enhancing children’s creative problem-solving and emotion regulation, through building more positive school climates. Her current research focuses on the efficacy of two such SEL approaches (RULER and inspirED), and the impact of emotion skills instruction on educator and student well-being.