J. Nicole Shelton is an American psychologist and Stuart Professor of Psychology at

Princeton University Princeton University is a private university, private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the List of Colonial Colleges, fourth-oldest ins ...

. Her research focuses on racial prejudice and interactions between whites and ethnic minorities.

Early life and education

Shelton grew up in Virginia and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from the

College of William & Mary The College of William & Mary (officially The College of William and Mary in Virginia, abbreviated as William & Mary, W&M) is a public research university in Williamsburg, Virginia. Founded in 1693 by letters patent issued by King William III ...

in 1993. She received a Master of Arts in 1996 and a Ph.D. in psychology in 1998, both from the

University of Virginia The University of Virginia (UVA) is a Public university#United States, public research university in Charlottesville, Virginia. Founded in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson, the university is ranked among the top academic institutions in the United S ...

Career

Shelton joined the Department of Psychology at

in 2000 and is currently a Stuart Professor of Psychology. She leads the Stigma and Social Perception Lab there with professor

Stacey Sinclair Stacey Sinclair (born May 31, 1971) is an American psychologist and professor of psychology and public affairs, and associate professor of African American studies at Princeton University. Her research focuses on how interpersonal interactions tr ...

. From 2012 to 2020, Shelton also served as the head of

Butler College Lee D. Butler College is one of the six residential colleges of Princeton University, founded in 1983. It houses about 500 freshmen and sophomores, 100 juniors and seniors, 10 Resident Graduate Students, a faculty member in residence, as well a ...

and serves as an Athletics Fellow to the Princeton women's basketball team.

Selected articles

*Shelton, J.N. (2000). A reconceptualization of how we study issues of racial prejudice. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 4, 374–390. *Shelton, J.N. (2003). Interpersonal concerns in social encounters between majority and minority group members. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 6, 171–186. *Richeson, J.A. & Shelton, J. N. (2003). When prejudice does not pay: Effects of interracial contact on executive function. Psychological Science, 14, 287–290. *Sellers, R.M. & Shelton, J.N. (2003). The role of racial identity in perceived racial discrimination. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 84, 1079–1092. * Shelton, J. N. (2003). Interpersonal concerns in social encounters between majority and minority group members. ''Group Processes & Intergroup Relations'', ''6''(2), 171–185. * "Richeson, J. A., & Shelton, J. N. (2003). When prejudice does not pay: Effects of interracial contact on executive function. ''Psychological Science'', ''14''(3), 287–290. *Sellers, R. M., & Shelton, J. N. (2003). The role of racial identity in perceived racial discrimination. ''Journal of personality and social psychology'', ''84''(5), 1079..

External links

Nicole Shelton Faculty Profile, Princeton University

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shelton, Nicole Living people Year of birth missing (living people) African-American psychologists College of William & Mary alumni Princeton University faculty Social psychologists University of Virginia alumni American women psychologists 21st-century American psychologists