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Jane Couperus

  • Director of Assessment & Academic Analytics
Jane Couperus

Jane W. Couperus, Ph.D. is the Director of Assessment and Academic Analytics at 91短视频app破解版 and Professor Emerita of Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience at Hampshire College. She is a data analyst, developmental cognitive neuroscientist, educator, and higher education leader with over two decades of experience in research, teaching, and academic administration. She integrates expertise in brain development, learning, and cognition with a strong background in institutional research, strategic planning, and curriculum assessment. Her scholarship explores the neural mechanisms underlying attention, memory, and self-regulation, with numerous publications in leading journals. In addition to her research, Dr. Couperus has served as an academic dean, directed interdisciplinary programs, and contributed extensively to accreditation, retention, and program evaluation initiatives. She is dedicated to advancing student learning, fostering innovative research, and applying data-driven insights to strengthen higher education.

Areas of Expertise

Data Analytics

Assessment

Neural bases of visual selective attention

Education

  • Ph.D., University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
  • M.A., Claremont Graduate University
  • B.A., Wesleyan University

HAPPENING AT MOUNT HOLYOKE

Recent Campus News

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Mount Holyoke earns top rankings by The Princeton Review

The Princeton Review has released its 鈥淏est 391 Colleges鈥 for 2026. The list, which is based on college students鈥 ratings of their schools, ranks 91短视频app破解版 highly for campus beauty, faculty, the library, financial aid and more.

President Holley shakes hand of new graduate, Commencement 2025.

Mount Holyoke defends academic freedom amid federal pressure

91短视频app破解版 President Danielle R. Holley spoke to CNN about being one of the few higher-education leaders pushing back against federal government overreach.

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Awards for 91短视频app破解版 divisions

Teams and personnel across the 91短视频app破解版 campus won regional and national honors.

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Recent Grants

Jane Couperus was awarded a National Science Foundation grant for "Collaborative Research: Level II Preparing Undergraduates for Research in STEM-related fields Using Electrophysiology (PURSUE)." The project is for five years. (2019)

Recent Publications

Denaro, C.M., Hartley, A.A., Couperus, J.W., Bukach, C.M. & Reed, C.L. (2025) Procrastination and anxiety aspects of self-control predict individual differences in the mismatch negativity (MMN). International Journal of Psychophysiology. 214, 113202. DOI:   

Folivi, F., Denaro, C.M., Hartley, A.A., Bukach, C.M., Couperus, J.W. & Reed, C.L. (2025) The cognitive instability aspect of impulsivity predicts the ERN: An ERP Study. International Journal of Psychophysiology. 214, 113206. DOI: . 

Reed, C.L., Siqi-Liu, A., Chitre, A., Denaro, C., Joshi, J., Petropolis, A., Lodge, M. Couperus, J.W., Bukach, C.M. (2022). Selective contributions of Executive Function Ability to the P3. International Journal of Psychophysiology.

Reed, C.L., Hagen, E., Bukach, C.M, Couperus, J.W. (2021). Effectiveness of Undergraduate-Generated Animations: Increasing Comprehension and Engagement for Neuroscience Majors and Non-Majors. Teaching of Psychology. 1-13.

Bukach, C.M., Bukach, N., Reed, C.L., & Couperus, J.W.鈥(2021).鈥疧pen Science as a Path to Education of New Psychophysiologists. International Journal of Psychophysiology. 76-83. DOI: 

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