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Nicole Overstreet

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Nicole Overstreet

Associate Professor, Psychology

Dr. Overstreet earned her B.A. in psychology from Smith College and Ph.D. in social psychology from the University of Connecticut. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Yale University’s Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS (CIRA). She joined Clark University in September 2014.

Dr. Overstreet’s program of research examines sociocultural factors that contribute to mental and sexual health disparities among Black women and other marginalized groups. Her primary research examines the consequences of intimate partner violence-related stigma on health outcomes from a multi-level perspective (i.e., personal, interpersonal, structural level). She recently received funding from Fordham University’s HIV and Drug Abuse Prevention Research Ethics Training Institute, sponsored by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, to investigate the role of intersectional stigma in HIV research among HIV-infected African American women. Her second line of work focuses on the influence of societal stereotypes around race and gender on the sexual health and well-being of marginalized groups, with a particular focus on the synergistic relationship between sexual objectification and violence against women. Dr. Overstreet conducts this research using multiple methods including experiments, surveys, and qualitative interviews.

Dr. Overstreet is currently teaching courses on experimental research methods and social psychology and looks forward to teaching courses related to stigma, health, and gender.

Degrees

  • Ph.D. in Social Psychology, University of Connecticut, 2012
  • M.A. in Social Psychology, University of Connecticut, 2010
  • B.A. in Psychology, Smith College, 2007

Affiliated Department

Psychology

Scholarly and creative works

  • Article in Refereed Journal

    Structural racism and intimate partner violence perpetration among racially diverse men transitioning into fatherhood: An anti-racist approach to IPV prevention

    Published in Injury Epidemiology
    Spring 2025
    2025
    Tiara C. Willie, Sabriya Linton, Leslie B. Adams, Nicole M. Overstreet, Shannon Whittaker, Theresa Faller, Deja Knight, Trace Kershaw
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    Associations between superwoman schema, depression, and resilience: The mediating role of social isolation and gendered racial centrality.

    Published in Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology
    Tamara Nelson, Esteban Cardemil, Nicole M. Overstreet, Charlotte Hunter
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    Housing insecurity among Black women surviving intimate partner violence during the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Intersectional Qualitative Approach.

    Published in BMC Public Health.
    Summer 2024
    2024
    Tiara C. Willie, Sabriya L. Linton, Shannon Whittaker, Karlye A. Phillips, Deja Knight, Mya C, Gray, Gretta Gardner, Nicole M. Overstreet
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    Similarities across difference: Consequences of intersectional sexual stereotypes for Black and Latinx women and men in the United States

    Published in Women & Therapy
    Summer 2024
    2024
    Thekia Cheeseborough, Lisa Rosenthal, Adi Khukhlovich, Brandon E. Brown, Christopher-John Godfrey, Tashuna Albritton, Nicole M. Overstreet
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    Navigating sexual stereotypes across time, space, and place: Exploring Black women’s practices of resistance, refusal, and reclamation

    Published in Stigma and Health
    2023
    Nicole M. Overstreet, Lisa Rosenthal, B. E. Brown, A. Khukhlovich, C. J. Godfrey, Tashuna Albritton
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    Lay theories about collective power in the context of racial oppression

    Published in European Journal of Social Psychology
    2023
    Michelle Twali, Nicole M. Overstreet, Johanna Vollhardt
  • Presentations

    Social dominance, sexual double standards, and violence against women in tight and loose cultures

    Annual Convention of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology
    Atlanta, GA
    2023
    Sponsored by Society for Personality and Social Psychology
    Nida Jamshed, Andrew L Stewart, Nicole M. Overstreet
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    Lay theories about collective power in the context of racial oppression. 

    Published in European Journal of Social Psychology
    2023
    Michelle Sinayobye Twali, Nicole M. Overstreet, Johanna Ray Vollhardt
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    Media use and Black emerging adults’ acceptance of jezebel and sapphire stereotypes

    Published in Journal of Media Psychology
    2023
    L. Monique Ward, Enrica E. Bridgewater, Nicole M. Overstreet
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    Housing insecurity among Black women surviving intimate partner violence during the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Intersectional Qualitative Approach

    Published in BMC Public Health
    2023
    Tiara Willie, S L Linton, S Whitaker, K A Phillips, D Knight, M C Gray, G Gardner, Nicole M. Overstreet
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    Social dominance, sexual double standards, and violence against women in the U.S. and Pakistan

    Published in Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology
    2022
    Nida Jamshed, Andrew L. Stewart, Nicole M. Overstreet
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    Do objectification, gender beliefs, or racial stereotypes mediate associations between Black adults’ media use and acceptance of intimate partner violence?

    Published in Psychology of Violence
    2022
    Lolita Moss, L.M. Ward, Nicole M. Overstreet
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    Associations between superwoman schema, depression, and resilience: The mediating role of social isolation and gendered racial centrality

    Published in Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology
    2022
    Tamara Nelson, Esteban V. Cardemil, Nicole M. Overstreet, Carla D. Hunter, Cheryl W. Giscombé
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    Toward critical bioethics studies: Black feminist insights for a field “reckoning” with anti-Black racism

    Published in The Hastings Center Ethics Research Institute Report.
    2022
    Nicole M. Overstreet
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    Social dominance, sexual double standards, and violence against women in tight and loose cultures

    Published in Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology
    2022
    Nida Jamshed, Andrew L Stewart, Nicole M. Overstreet
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    Association between superwoman schema, depression, and resilience: The mediating role of social isolation and gendered racial centrality

    Published in Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology
    2022
    Tamara Nelson, Esteban Cardemil, Nicole M. Overstreet, Charlotte Hunter
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    “Every time I tell my story I learn something new:” Voice and inclusion in research with Black women with histories of substance use and incarceration

    Published in Crime and Criminology
    2021
    Alana Gunn, Melissa Hardesty, Nicole M. Overstreet, Scyatta Wallace
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    Navigating sexual stereotypes across space, place, and time: Exploring Black women’s experiences

    Published in Stigma and Health
    2021
    Nicole M. Overstreet, Lisa Rosenthal, Adi Khukhlovich, Brandon E. Brown, Christopher-John Godfrey, Tashuna Albritton
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    Social dominance, sexual double standards, and violence against women in the U.S. and Pakistan

    Published in Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology
    2021
    Nida Jamshed, Andrew L Stewart, Nicole M. Overstreet
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    Social dominance, sexual double standards, and violence against women in the U.S. and Pakistan

    Published in Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology
    2021
    Nida Jamshed, Andrew L Stewart, Nicole M. Overstreet
  • Presentations

    Between starshine and clay: Reflections on intersectionality as critical inquiry and praxis

    Black Feminist Health Science Studies Collaboratory
    virtual
    Spring
    2021
    Nicole M. Overstreet
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    Interpersonal sexual objectification, jezebel stereotype endorsement, and justification of intimate partner violence towards women.

    Published in Psychology of Women Quarterly
    2020
    Thekia Cheeseborough, Nicole M. Overstreet, L. Monique Ward
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    Examining the effect of internalized HIV-related stigma on perceptions of research participation among HIV-Positive African American women.

    Published in Translational Issues in Psychological Science
    2020
    Nicole M. Overstreet, Thekia Cheeseborough
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    Sources of and responses to sexual stereotypes of Black and Latinx women and men in the U.S.: A qualitative intersectional exploration

    Published in Journal of Social Issues
    2020
    Lisa Rosenthal, Nicole M. Overstreet, B. E. Brown, A. Khukhlovich, C. J. Godfrey, Tashuna Albritton
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    Intersectionality as a radical framework for re-envisioning our disciplines, social issues, and the world

    Published in Journal of Social Issues
    2020
    Nicole M. Overstreet, Lisa Rosenthal, Kim A. Case
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    Promiscuity beliefs and perceived respectability: An intersectional approach

    Published in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
    2020
    Nicole M. Overstreet, Thekia Cheeseborough, Kristin N. Dukes, Joseph Sweetman
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    Do objectification, gender beliefs, or racial stereotypes mediate associations between Black adults’ media use and acceptance of intimate partner violence?

    Published in Psychology of Violence
    2020
    Lolita Moss, L. M. Ward, Nicole M. Overstreet
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    Cultural stigma and attenuated cortisol reactivity to a disclosure stress task among emerging adults living with concealable stigmatized identities

    Published in Self and Identity
    2020
    Stephenie R. Chaudoir, Jeanine L. Skorinko, Nicole M. Overstreet, Laura Stroud
  • Presentations

    Sexual stereotypes of Black and Latinx people: Sources and responses.

    Society for the Psychological Studies of Social Issues
    virtual
    2020
    Nicole M. Overstreet, Lisa Rosenthal
  • Presentations

    Ethical implications of stigma and mistrust in healthcare and research

    Fordham University, HIV Research Ethics Training Institute
    New York, NY
    Fall
    2020
    Nicole M. Overstreet
  • Presentations

    Using intersectionality to orient psychology toward social justice and liberation

    Interamerican Congress of Psychology
    Havana, Cuba
    July 2019
    2019
    Nicole M. Overstreet, Lisa Rosenthal
  • Presentations

    Integrating empirical research ethics into IRB decisions for studies involving vulnerable populations.

    Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research (PRIM&R)
    Boston, MA
    November
    2019
    Nicole M. Overstreet

Awards and grants

  • Developing a Valid Assessment of Intimate Partner Abuse that Is Inclusive of Sexual Minority Experiences

    National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities

    clock icon Sep. 1, 2020 – Sep. 1, 2022

  • Understanding Experiences of COVID-19 and Black Lives Matter with Youth Participatory Action Research

    Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues

    clock icon Jan. 1, 2021 – Jan. 1, 2022

  • Understanding Stereotypes’ Consequences for Well-Being: An Intersectional, Longitudinal, Mixed-Methods Examination of Stereotype Mechanisms

    Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues

    clock icon Jan. 1, 2020 – Dec. 31, 2021
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