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Dr Nicole Wen
Lecturer in Psychology

Summary

Dr Nicole Wen is a Lecturer in Psychology in the Centre for Culture and Evolution at Brunel University London  and Director of the Culture and Minds Lab. Dr Wen is a developmental psychologist studying the ontogeny of social learning strategies and cooperative behaviors within and across cultures.

Qualifications

  • PhD, Psychology with a Portfolio in Applied Statistical Modeling, The University of Texas at Austin, 2018
  • MA, Psychology, The University of Texas at Austin, 2015
  • BSc, Psychology with Departmental Honors with a Minor in History, The University of Texas at Austin, 2013
  • BA, Plan II Honors Program with Departmental Honors, The University of Texas at Austin, 2013

Academic Appointments

  • Lecturer in Psychology, Department of Life Sciencces, Brunel Univesrity London, 2020-present
  • Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, 2018-2020

Newest selected publications

Clegg, JM., Wen, NJ. and Rawlings, B. (2022) 'Culture is an optometrist: Cultural contexts adjust the prescription of social learning bifocals'. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 45. pp. e255 - e255. ISSN: 0140-525X

Journal article

Watson-Jones, RE., Wen, NJ. and Legare, CH. (2021) 'The psychological foundations of ritual learning', in Gelfand, MJ., Chiu, C-Y. and Hong, Y-Y. (eds.) Handbook of Advances in Culture and Psychology. Oxford : Oxford University Press. , 8. pp. 163 - 194. ISBN 10: 0-19-007978-9. ISBN 13: 978-0-19-007974-1.

Book chapter

Clegg, JM., Wen, NJ., DeBaylo, PH., Alcott, A., Keltner, EC. and Legare, CH. (2020) 'Teaching Through Collaboration: Flexibility and Diversity in Caregiver–Child Interaction Across Cultures'. Child Development, 92 (1). pp. e56 - e75. ISSN: 0009-3920 Open Access Link

Journal article

Wen, NJ., Willard, AK., Caughy, M. and Legare, CH. (2020) 'Watch me, watch you: ritual participation increases in-group displays and out-group monitoring in children'. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences, 375 (1805). pp. 1 - 7. ISSN: 0962-8436 Open Access Link

Journal article

Legare, CH., Clegg, JM. and Wen, NJ. (2018) 'Evolutionary Developmental Psychology: 2017 Redux'. Child Development, 89 (6). pp. 2282 - 2287. ISSN: 0009-3920

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