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Contact Information

 

nmeq@umbc.edu


Office:
Math/Psychology 325
p.410-455-3704
f.410-455-1055

 

 

 

Status:

 

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Curriculum Vitaebullet

 

 

Nicole Else-Quest, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
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Education

Ph.D. University of Wisconsin, Madison, 2006
M.S. University of Wisconsin, Madison, 2002
B.A. University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1999

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Area of Study

Gender development, self-conscious emotion and STEM attitudes in adolescence.

 

Research Interests

Dr. Nicole Else-Quest's research interests lie at the intersection of gender and emotions and attitudes about the self and academics. Using a variety of methods - including longitudinal studies, meta-analysis, behavioral observations and surveys - research in her lab focuses on gender differences in emotions (e.g., anxiety, pride) and attitudes (e.g. self-concept, confidence and value) about science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Despite gender similarities in STEM achievement, gender differences persist in STEM emotions and attitudes; Dr. Else-Quest's research examines factors that are linked to variations in these gender gaps. Previous projects in this line of research include a meta-analysis of cross-national variations in gender differences in STEM achievement, attitudes and emotions; current projects include a longitudinal study of how gender differences in STEM attitudes and emotions vary across major ethnic groups over the course of adolescence, as well as an examination of links between single-sex high schools and attitudes and emotions about STEM.

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Selected Publications

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

Else-Quest, N. M., Hyde, J. S., & Hejmadi, A.  (2008).  Mother and child emotions during mathematics homework. Mathematical Thinking and Learning, 10, 5-35.

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.

Hyde, J. S., Else-Quest , N. M., Alibali, M.W., Knuth, E., & Romberg, T. (2006).  Mathematics in the home: Mother-child interactions doing mathematics. Journal of Mathematical Behavior, 25, 136-152.

Else-Quest, N. M., Hyde, J. S., & DeLamater, J. D.  (2005).  Context counts: Long-term sequelae of premarital intercourse or abstinence.  Journal of Sex Research, 42, 102-112.