Jeffrey A. Greene is the McMichael Professor and Interim Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development in the School of Education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He holds a Ph.D. in Human Development with a specialization in Educational Psychology from the University of Maryland (2007), an M.A. in Measurement, Statistics, and Evaluation from the University of Maryland (2006), an M.Ed. in Education, Counseling, and Personnel Services from the University of Maryland (1998), and a B.A. in Psychology from Carleton College (1995). Greene joined the UNC School of Education as an Assistant Professor in 2007, was promoted to Associate Professor in 2012 and Professor in 2019, and has held leadership roles including Area Chair for Learning, Development, and Psychological Sciences (2021-2024), Program Coordinator for Learning Sciences and Psychological Studies (2022-2023), and Associate Dean for Academic Programs and Director of Graduate Studies (2018-2020). He also serves as Distinguished International Professor at the Hector Research Institute, University of Tübingen (2023-2025), and Faculty Fellow at UNC's Applied Epistemology Project (2022-present).

Greene's research centers on the science of learning, self-regulated learning, epistemic cognition, and digital literacy, particularly how individuals use technology to learn and thrive in online environments. He has secured over $8 million in funding from the National Science Foundation, Institute of Education Sciences, and Spencer Foundation. Key publications include co-editing the Handbook of Self-Regulation of Learning and Performance (2nd ed., Routledge, 2018), authoring Self-Regulation in Education (Routledge, 2018), and co-editing the Handbook of Epistemic Cognition (Routledge, 2016). Highly cited articles feature "A theoretical review of Winne and Hadwin’s model of self-regulated learning" (Review of Educational Research, 2007, with R. Azevedo) and "Mobile technology, learning, and achievement" (Contemporary Educational Psychology, 2020, with M.L. Bernacki and H. Crompton). With over 100 peer-reviewed publications, his work advances understanding of self-regulation in hypermedia and computer-based learning. Greene has been elected Fellow of Division 15 (Educational Psychology) of the American Psychological Association and Division C of the American Educational Research Association, received the 2024 AERA Fellowship, the Richard E. Snow Award for Early Career Contributions (APA Division 15, 2016), and multiple Outstanding Reviewer Awards from Review of Educational Research. He serves as Co-Editor of Educational Psychologist (2020 and 2025 terms) and on editorial boards including Journal of Educational Psychology and Journal of the Learning Sciences.

Professional Email: jagreene@email.unc.edu