Jenna E. Finch, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Department of Psychology

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

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Email: jenna.finch@unl.edu

Dr. Jenna E. Finch is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a faculty fellow at the Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools. She is also a member of the Nebraska Academy for Early Childhood Research. Jenna’s research is centered around the development of children’s self-regulation skills, which play a critical role in their learning, school success, and long-term well-being. Her work delves into how children’s home and school experiences impact their self-regulation development, with a particular focus on families facing socioeconomic adversity. Her research combines insights from the fields of developmental psychology and education, using a multi-method approach to gain a holistic view of children’s self-regulation skills. Jenna is committed to open science practices and aims to conduct translational work that can impact the lives of children and the adults who support them.

Jenna teaches classes in developmental psychology, statistics, and research methods. She also serves as the Graduate Training Coordinator for the Department of Psychology’s Inclusive Excellence Workgroup.

For fun, Jenna enjoys teaching ballet, training her dogs, crochet, gluten-free baking, and going on walks (when the weather cooperates, because she is from California originally).