Allison Nickel

Allison Nickel is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology at Beloit College, transitioning to tenure-track faculty in Fall 2025. She holds a PhD in Experimental Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, following a postdoctoral fellowship at Baylor University focused on sleep, neuroscience, and cognition. Her research addresses sleep disparities and their impact on academic achievement gaps in marginalized populations, emphasizing interventions to promote healthy sleep in students.

Education:

• Bachelor's degrees in Psychology and Liberal Arts Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-River Falls
• MS and PhD in Experimental Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
• Postdoctoral Fellowship, Baylor University (sleep-neurocognition)

Research Interests: Her work bridges sleep science and educational equity, investigating how sleep disparities affect academic outcomes. She explores interventions to mitigate these gaps through behavioral sleep hygiene programs and policy advocacy. Recent studies include longitudinal analyses of sleep trends in university students and the link between sleep quality and prosocial behavior.

Recent Work Trends: Her articles (2021–2025) focus on sleep disparities, academic equity, and experimental sleep restriction effects on cognition/behavior. Key themes include sleep interventions in classroom settings, population-level sleep trends, and intersectional sleep inequities across gender/racial groups.

Advising & Grants: No specific grants or advisees listed, but her research implies collaborative work in sleep education programs. Future work may involve longitudinal studies on sleep interventions in underserved student populations.

Labs/Teams: Active in Beloit College’s Psychology Department research initiatives, likely contributing to sleep and education equity projects.