Grants per year
Personal profile
Biography
Dr. Jess L. Gregory, Department Chair, is a Professor in the Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Department at Southern Connecticut State University, where she teaches courses in staff development, leadership, learning theory, research design, and quantitative methods. Her research centers on student engagement and teacher evaluation; focusing on trust, power, motivation, urban education, instrument development as well as teacher attitudes towards inclusion. Dr. Gregory was honored with the 2015 J. Philip Smith Outstanding Teaching Award for Teaching and the SCSU Board of Regents Teaching Award in 2016. Jess, an alumna of Dartmouth College (AB Classical Studies), earned her MS in Environmental Education from SCSU and taught Chemistry for 10 years in public schools in CT.
Education/Academic qualification
Educational Leadership, Ed.D., Mentoring and After-school Programs – A Comparative Study of Their Impact upon High Stakes Testing in Connecticut Public, Urban, High Schools, University of Bridgeport
… → 2007
Environmental Education, M.S., Southern CT State University
… → 2003
Classical Studies, AB, Dartmouth College
… → 1995
Grants
- 14 Finished
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AI over Inertia, using AI in Creative Activity and the Classroom (a hands-on introduction)
Soroya, S. (CoPI) & Gregory, J. L. (CoPI)
Southern Connecticut State University
07/1/24 → 06/30/25
Project: Research
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Creation of a New, Quantitative Measure to Assess Follettian Power, Outward Mindset, and Educator Demoralization.
Gregory, J. L. (Other)
Southern Connecticut State University
07/1/24 → 06/20/25
Project: Research
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Preventing predatory publishing and presentations: How to spot something suspicious
Gregory, J. L. (Other)
07/1/22 → 06/30/23
Project: Research
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Ed.D. in EDL: 20 Year Review of Course Objectives
Trombly, C. (PI) & Gregory, J. L. (Other)
Southern Connecticut State University
06/1/21 → 10/31/21
Project: Research
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Educator Demoralization, Outward Mindset, and Coactive Power: Developing the DOMP Scale: the DOMP V2 Analysis and Creation of the DOMP V3
Gregory, J. L., 2026, (Accepted/In press).Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Headlines in the Classroom: Media Narratives and the Selective Shifts in Teachers’ AI Judgments
Gregory, J. L., 2026, (Accepted/In press).Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Reduce AI Panic: Hands-On AI Practice for Productivity
Gregory, J. L., 2026, (Accepted/In press).Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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A comparative analysis of teachers’ attitudes towards including all students in six countries
Charitaki, G., Kourti, I., Gregory, J. L., Ozturk, M., Ismail, Z., Alevriadou, A., Soulis, S.-G., Kypriotaki, M., Sakici, Ş. & Demirel, C., Jan 1 2025, In: Educational Research and Evaluation. 30, 1-2, p. 74-114 41 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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AI Can Answer Questions—But Only We Can Teach Why They Matter
Gregory, J. L., 2025, In: The Delta Kappa Gamma Bulletin: Collegial Exchange. 92, 2, p. 28-29Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Professional Service
- 35 Professional Service