Nicole Overstreet

Nicole Overstreet is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Clark University, specializing in sociocultural factors affecting mental and sexual health disparities among marginalized groups. She holds a B.A. from Smith College (2007) and a Ph.D. in Social Psychology from the University of Connecticut (2012), with postdoctoral training at Yale University’s Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS. Her research focuses on intersectional stigma, intimate partner violence (IPV), and the impact of racial/gender stereotypes on Black communities. She teaches courses on experimental methods and social psychology, emphasizing critical approaches to health and gender studies.

Dr. Overstreet’s work employs mixed-methods to explore topics like housing insecurity during the pandemic, media’s role in perpetuating stereotypes, and anti-racist interventions for IPV prevention. Her grants include NIH-funded projects on HIV research ethics and youth participatory action research. She has published extensively on topics such as IPV-related stigma, Black women’s resistance strategies, and global violence dynamics. Awards include grants from the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues and the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities.

Her advising and grant activity reflects a commitment to community-engaged research, particularly with Black women survivors of trauma. She collaborates on initiatives like the HIV Research Ethics Training Institute and advocates for methodologies centering marginalized voices. Dr. Overstreet’s lab emphasizes intersectional frameworks to transform psychological disciplines and address systemic inequities.