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Beth Kurtz-Costes

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Psychology

D-Index
32
Citations
5305
World Ranking
10823
National Ranking
5662

Beth Kurtz-Costes publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 63 publications — 2nd percentile

2% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

Beth Kurtz-Costes D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Beth Kurtz-Costes sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 32 D-Index — 6th percentile

6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Beth Kurtz-Costes is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Social Sciences, with a significant focus on Education, Sociology and Political Science, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Safety Research, and Clinical Psychology.

Their work addresses multiple topics, including:

  • Early Childhood Education and Development
  • Education, Achievement, and Giftedness
  • Career Development and Diversity
  • Youth Development and Social Support
  • Social and Intergroup Psychology
  • Parental Involvement in Education
  • Racial and Ethnic Identity Research

Beth Kurtz-Costes has published extensively, with frequent contributions to the UNC Libraries and several peer-reviewed journals. Notable publication venues include:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Journal of Research on Adolescence
  • PLoS ONE

Recent papers illustrate the range of their research interests, including:

  • "Ethnic-racial identity, gender identity, and well-being in Cherokee early adolescents." (2020) published in Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology
  • "The development of academic and nonacademic race stereotypes in African American adolescents." (2020) published in Developmental Psychology
  • "Math and language gender stereotypes: Age and gender differences in implicit biases and explicit beliefs." (2020) published in PLoS ONE
  • "The Effect of Mindfulness Programs on Collegiate Test Anxiety." (2022) published in Mindfulness
  • "Curricular Tracking, Students' Academic Identity, and School Belonging." (2020) published in The Journal of Early Adolescence

Throughout their career, Beth Kurtz-Costes has collaborated frequently with other researchers. Key frequent co-authors include:

  • Stephanie J. Rowley
  • Olivenne D. Skinner
  • Marketa Burnett
  • Heidi A. Vuletich
  • Adam J. Hoffman

The array of research published by Beth Kurtz-Costes highlights their involvement across multiple interdisciplinary aspects of social science, with a particular emphasis on educational development, identity, and diversity issues in youth and adolescence.

Best Publications

  • Family Influences on School Achievement in Low-Income, African American Children.

    Tamara G. Halle;Beth Kurtz-Costes;Joseph L. Mahoney

  • Perceived Racial Discrimination and Self-Esteem in African American Youth: Racial Socialization as a Protective Factor

    April Harris-Britt;Cecelia R. Valrie;Beth Kurtz-Costes;Stephanie J. Rowley

  • Why and How Working Women Choose Child Care: A Review with a Focus on Infancy

    Elizabeth Puhn Pungello;Beth E Kurtz-Costes

  • Gender and doctoral studies: the perceptions of Ph.D. students in an American university

    Beth Kurtz‐Costes;Laura Andrews Helmke;Beril Ülkü‐Steiner

  • Gender Stereotypes about Mathematics and Science and Self-Perceptions of Ability in Late Childhood and Early Adolescence

    Beth Kurtz-Costes;Stephanie J. Rowley;April Harris-Britt;Taniesha A. Woods

  • Social status as a predictor of race and gender stereotypes in late childhood and early adolescence

    Stephanie J. Rowley;Beth Kurtz-Costes;Rashmita Mistry;Laura Feagans

  • Self-Concept, Attributional Beliefs, and School Achievement: A Longitudinal Analysis

    Beth E. Kurtz-Costes;Wolfgang Schneider

  • Academic Race Stereotypes, Academic Self-Concept, and Racial Centrality in African American Youth

    Ndidi A. Okeke;Lionel C. Howard;Beth Kurtz-Costes;Stephanie J. Rowley

  • Introduction: The Schooling of Ethnic Minority Children and Youth

    Judith L. Meece;Beth Kurtz-Costes

  • The Development of Stereotypes About the Rich and Poor: Age, Race, and Family Income Differences in Beliefs

    Taniesha A. Woods;Beth E Kurtz-Costes;Stephanie J. Rowley

  • Doctoral student experiences in gender-balanced and male-dominated graduate programs

    Beril Ülkü-Steiner;Beth Kurtz-Costes;C. Ryan Kinlaw

  • Cognitive and Motivational Determinants of Reading Comprehension in Good and Poor Readers

    Marie-France Ehrlich;Beth Kurtz-Costes;Catherine Loridant

  • Framing black boys: parent, teacher, and student narratives of the academic lives of black boys.

    Stephanie J. Rowley;Latisha Ross;Fantasy T. Lozada;Amber Williams

  • Academic Self-concept in Black Adolescents: Do Race and Gender Stereotypes Matter?

    Ashley B. Evans;Kristine E. Copping;Stephanie J. Rowley;Beth Kurtz-Costes

  • Skin tone bias among African Americans: Antecedents and consequences across the life span

    Elizabeth A. Adams;Beth E. Kurtz-Costes;Adam J. Hoffman

  • Mothers' academic gender stereotypes and education-related beliefs about sons and daughters in African American families.

    Dana Wood;Beth E Kurtz-Costes;Stephanie J. Rowley;Ndidi Okeke-Adeyanju

  • Gender and Age Differences in Awareness and Endorsement of Gender Stereotypes about Academic Abilities.

    Beth Kurtz-Costes;Kristine E. Copping;Stephanie J. Rowley;C. Ryan Kinlaw

  • Gender differences in motivational pathways to college for middle class African American youths.

    Dana Wood;Beth E Kurtz-Costes;Kristine E. Copping

  • Working Women's Selection of Care for Their Infants: A Prospective Study*

    Elizabeth Puhn Pungello;Beth Kurtz-Costes

  • Television Viewing, Educational Quality of the Home Environment, and School Readiness

    Angela Teresa Clarke;Beth E Kurtz-Costes

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephanie J. Rowley
Stephanie J. Rowley University of Virginia
Wolfgang Schneider
Wolfgang Schneider University of Würzburg
Rashmita S. Mistry
Rashmita S. Mistry University of California, Los Angeles
Judith L. Meece
Judith L. Meece University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
B. Keith Payne
B. Keith Payne University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Kenneth A. Bollen
Kenneth A. Bollen University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Sandra L. Martin
Sandra L. Martin University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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