Nolan Krueger is a Ford fellow and counseling psych doctoral candidate working alongside Dr. Kevin Cokley in the Multicultural lab. His research investigates Multiracial identity, and the various health effects of Multiracial-specific phenomena on both psychological well-being as well as behavioral health for Mixed-race individuals. His research also focuses on minority status stressors, and the psychosocial experiences impacting students of color in higher education.
Nolan is a practicum therapist providing services in both university and community-based settings. His expertise lies in issues of culture/ethnicity/race, identity development, interpersonal relationships, creativity, and academic/career aspirations. He is currently placed as an advanced extern in the St. Edward's University Health and Counseling Center, Austin, TX.
Nolan is active in both criminal justice as well as educational policy work, particularly as it affects Black and brown Texans at the local, regional, and state level. During the summer months, he conducts research and analysis and helps craft policy briefings and reports for the Institute of Urban Policy Research and Analysis housed in UT's African and African Diaspora Studies Department.
Nolan is also a teaching assistant in the McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, working with undergraduate engineers to enhance professional communication, public speaking, and technical writing.
Areas of Expertise
- Multiracial identity development
- Distress and suicidality among Mixed-heritage and Multiracial youths
- Multiracial-specific forms of discrimination
- The Impostor Phenomenon among Black Americans in higher education and positions of power
- Sociopolitical Development among Black and brown youths
- Race-equity in education and criminal justice
Kevin O Cokley (Supervisor)
Researches themes related to understanding the psychological and environmental factors that impact African American student achievement, and the impact of the impostor phenomenon in academic and mental health outcomes.
Franco, M., Holmes, O., Swafford, F., Krueger, N. & Rice, K. (2019). Black People's Racial Identity and Their Acceptance of Black-White Multiracial people. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 1–15. doi:10.1177/1368430218820957.
Stone, S., Bailey, M., Garba, R., Hurst, A., Jackson, S. & Krueger, N. (2018). Learning While Black: A Culturally Informed Model of the Impostor Phenomenon for Black Graduate Students.. Journal of Black Psychology, 1–41. doi:10.1177/0095798418786648.
Cokley, K., Stone, S., Krueger, N., Bailey, M., Garba, R. & Hurst, A. (2018). Self-esteem as a mediator of the link between perfectionism and the impostor phenomenon.. Personality and Individual Differences, 135, 292–297. (View)
Hurst, A., Bailey, M., Krueger, N., Garba, R. & Cokley, K. (2017). The Psychological Impact of Policing on African American Students. Law Enforcement in the Age of Black Lives Matter: Policing Black and Brown Bodies (pp. 53–73). Lanham: Lexington Books. (View)
Ford Fellowship, Ford Foundation (2019)
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