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Overview

J. Nicole Shelton is affiliated with Princeton University in the United States, focusing research primarily within the social sciences and psychology disciplines. Their work spans several subfields including education, sociology and political science, social psychology, political science and international relations, and gender studies.

Their main research topics cover a range of themes such as social and intergroup psychology, cultural differences and values, higher education research studies, higher education governance and development, gender diversity and inequality, early childhood education and development, and the relationships between education discipline and inequality.

Recent publications by Shelton include:

  • "How university diversity rationales inform student preferences and outcomes," 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Beyond students: how teacher psychology shapes educational inequality," 2021, Trends in Cognitive Sciences
  • "Responsiveness in interracial interactions," 2023, Current Opinion in Psychology
  • "Emerging Insights on the Role of Social Networks in Intergroup Friendship," 2024, Current Directions in Psychological Science

Shelton frequently collaborates with several coauthors, notably Kate M. Turetsky, Jordan G. Starck, Stacey Sinclair, and Yeji Park. These collaborations have resulted in multiple joint publications within various prominent journals.

Publication venues where Shelton's work appears include:

  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Trends in Cognitive Sciences
  • Current Opinion in Psychology
  • Current Directions in Psychological Science

Best Publications

  • Multidimensional Model of Racial Identity: A Reconceptualization of African American Racial Identity:

    Robert M. Sellers;Mia A. Smith;J. Nicole Shelton;Stephanie A.J. Rowley

  • The role of racial identity in perceived racial discrimination.

    Robert M. Sellers;J. Nicole Shelton

  • Multidimensional Inventory of Black Identity: A Preliminary Investigation of Reliability and Construct Validity

    Robert M. Sellers;Stephanie A. J. Rowley;Stephanie A. J. Rowley;Tabbye M. Chavous;J. Nicole Shelton

  • When Prejudice Does Not Pay Effects of Interracial Contact on Executive Function

    Jennifer A. Richeson;J. Nicole Shelton

  • An fMRI investigation of the impact of interracial contact on executive function

    Jennifer A Richeson;Abigail A Baird;Heather L Gordon;Todd F Heatherton

  • Disparities and distrust: The implications of psychological processes for understanding racial disparities in health and health care

    John F. Dovidio;Louis A. Penner;Terrance L. Albrecht;Wynne E. Norton

  • To be liked versus respected: Divergent goals in interracial interactions.

    Hilary B. Bergsieker;J. Nicole Shelton;Jennifer A. Richeson

  • Intergroup contact and pluralistic ignorance.

    J. Nicole Shelton;Jennifer A. Richeson

  • Expecting To Be the Target of Prejudice: Implications for Interethnic Interactions

    J. Nicole Shelton;Jennifer A. Richeson;Jessica Salvatore

  • Situational Stability and Variability in African American Racial Identity.

    J. Nicole Shelton;Robert M. Sellers

  • Cognitive Costs of Exposure to Racial Prejudice

    Jessica Salvatore;J. Nicole Shelton

  • Predicting Behavior During Interracial Interactions: A Stress and Coping Approach

    Sophie Trawalter;Jennifer A. Richeson;J. Nicole Shelton

  • Negotiating Interracial Interactions Costs, Consequences, and Possibilities

    Jennifer A. Richeson;J. Nicole Shelton

  • Interpersonal concerns in social encounters between majority and minority group members.

    J. Nicole Shelton

  • CONFRONTING PERPETRATORS OF PREJUDICE: THE INHIBITORY EFFECTS OF SOCIAL COSTS

    J. Nicole Shelton;Rebecca E. Stewart

  • Ironic Effects of Racial Bias During Interracial Interactions

    J. Nicole Shelton;Jennifer A. Richeson;Jessica Salvatore;Sophie Trawalter

  • African Americans' Implicit Racial Attitudes and the Depletion of Executive Function after Interracial Interactions.

    Jennifer A. Richeson;Sophie Trawalter;J. Nicole Shelton

  • A Reconceptualization of How We Study Issues of Racial Prejudice

    J. Nicole Shelton

  • Interracial Interactions: A Relational Approach

    J. Nicole Shelton;Jennifer A. Richeson

  • You deplete me: The cognitive costs of colorblindness on ethnic minorities

    Deborah Son Holoien;J. Nicole Shelton

Frequent Co-Authors

Jennifer A. Richeson
Jennifer A. Richeson Yale University
John F. Dovidio
John F. Dovidio Yale University
Tessa V. West
Tessa V. West New York University
Michelle R. Hebl
Michelle R. Hebl Rice University
Sophie Trawalter
Sophie Trawalter University of Virginia
Robert M. Sellers
Robert M. Sellers University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Stacey Sinclair
Stacey Sinclair Princeton University
Tiffany Yip
Tiffany Yip Fordham University
Samuel L. Gaertner
Samuel L. Gaertner University of Delaware
Tabbye M. Chavous
Tabbye M. Chavous University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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