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Nicole Else-Quest

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Nicole Else-Quest

Professor

Nicole Else-Quest is a developmental psychologist whose interdisciplinary and collaborative research applies the core feminist theory of intersectionality across the sciences to understand gendered patterns of development among diverse groups.

A first-generation college student, she earned her Ph.D. in developmental psychology at the University of Wisconsin—Madison. Prior to joining the Education Department at UCLA, she was Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Dr. Else-Quest is currently Principal Investigator on two collaborative grants from the National Science Foundation. These projects are invested in expanding participation in STEM, in partnership with educators from elementary mathematics classrooms through undergraduate chemistry and doctoral engineering programs, to improve outcomes for students from diverse historically-excluded groups (including women, students of color, first-generation college students, and students with disabilities). She is especially interested in developing the quantitative and qualitative methodological repertoire within feminist social sciences research.

In addition to her scholarly work, Dr. Else-Quest is author of the undergraduate textbook, The Psychology of Women and Gender: Half the Human Experience+ (11th edition due in 2025).

Departments

Expertise

Titles and Positions

  • Professor, Department of Education at UCLA

Awards, Honors, and Fellowships

  • Fellow, American Psychological Association

Education

  • Ph.D., Psychology, University of Wisconsin—Madison, 2006

  • M.S., Psychology, University of Wisconsin—Madison, 2002

  • B.A., Psychology, University of Wisconsin—Madison, 1999

  • A.A., University of Wisconsin—Waukesha County, 1997

Select Publications

  • Else-Quest, N. M., French, A. M., & Telfer, N. A. (2023). The intersectionality imperative: Calling in stigma and health research. Stigma and Health, 8(3), 269-278.

  • Harackiewicz, J. M., Hecht, C. A., Asher, M. W., Beymer, P. N., Lamont, L. B.*, Wheeler, N. S., Else-Quest, N. M., Priniski, S. J., Smith, J. L., Hyde, J. S., & Thoman, D. B. (2023). A prosocial value intervention in gateway STEM courses. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 125(6), 1265–1307.

  • Sun, S., Else-Quest, N. M., Hodges, L., French, A. M., & Dowling, R. (2021). The effects of ALEKS on mathematics learning in k-12 and higher education: A meta-analysis. Investigations in Mathematics Learning, 13 (3), 182-196.

  • Else-Quest, N. M. & Hyde, J. S. (2016). Methods for the quantitative analysis of intersectionality in psychology: I. Theoretical and epistemological issues. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 40, 155-170.

  • Else-Quest, N. M., & Hyde, J. S. (2016). Methods for the quantitative analysis of intersectionality in psychology: II. Methods & techniques. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 40, 319-336.

  • Else-Quest, N. M., Mineo, C. C., & Higgins, A. (2013). Math and science attitudes and achievement at the intersection of gender and ethnicity. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 37, 293-309.

  • Else-Quest, N. M., Higgins A., Allison, C., & Morton, L. C. (2012). Gender differences in self-conscious emotional experience: A meta-analysis. Psychological Bulletin, 138, 947-981.

  • Else-Quest, N. M., & Grabe, S. (2012). The political is personal: Measurement and application of nation-level indicators of gender equity in psychological research. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 36, 131-144.

  • Else-Quest, N. M., Hyde, J. S., & Linn, M. C. (2010). Cross-national patterns of gender differences in mathematics: A meta-analysis. Psychological Bulletin, 136, 103-127.

  • Else-Quest, N. M., Hyde, J. S., Goldsmith, H. H., & Van Hulle, C. (2006). Gender differences in temperament: A meta-analysis. Psychological Bulletin, 132, 33-72.