Dr Nicole Wen
Lecturer in Psychology
Quad North 133
- Email: nicole.wen@brunel.ac.uk
- Tel: +44 (0)1895 265782
Summary
Dr Nicole Wen is a Lecturer in Psychology in the Centre for Culture and Evolution at Brunel University of London and Director of the Culture and Minds Lab. Dr Wen is a psychologist studying how culture influences children's learning, cooperation, and social connections.
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
Amir, D., Badiani, F., Kline, M., Ndlovu, N., Pope-Caldwell, S., Rawlings, B., et al. (Accepted) 'Studying childhood learning across cultures', inA field guide to doing cross-cultural research on childhood learning. Cambridge: Open Book Publishers.
Wen, NJ., Amir, D., Clegg, JM., Davis, HE., Dutra, NB., Kline, MA., et al. (2025) 'Construct validity in cross-cultural, developmental research: Challenges and strategies for improvement'. Evolutionary Human Sciences. pp. 1 - 45.
Wen, NJ., Lo, SL. and Miller, AL. (2024) 'Mindfulness Processes that Mitigate COVID-Related Stressors in Caregivers in the United States'. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 33 (2). pp. 352 - 366. ISSN: 1062-1024
Clegg, JM., Wen, NJ. and Legare, CH. (2023) 'Cooperative signaling in the sandbox: Future directions for examining collective ritual in child development'. Religion, Brain and Behavior, 0 (ahead-of-print). pp. 409 - 412. ISSN: 2153-599X
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