Nicole Legate

Nicole Legate is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at Illinois Institute of Technology. Her work focuses on social psychology, motivation science, and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. She actively participates in collaborative replication projects to enhance research reliability.

• Affiliation: Illinois Institute of Technology
• Department: Psychology
• Academic Rank: Assistant Professor

Legate's research explores:

Autonomy in social contexts

Valence-dominance models of social perception

Improving DEI training through motivational frameworks

Cross-cultural replication of psychological theories

Recent projects include replications of studies by Trafimow and Hughes (2012), Diener et al. (2010), and Griskevicius et al. (2010). These span social perception, behavioral validation, and motivational dynamics.