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Dr. Rupert W. Nacoste

  • Social Psychology
  • Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor
  • Email: rupert_nacoste@ncsu.edu
  • Phone: 919.515.1732

Research Interests

  • the psychology of affirmative action
  • perception of power in interpersonal relationships
  • intergroup behavior
  • procedural justice

Recent Publications

  • Nacoste, R.W. (2006). What Rough Beast: Intergroup Tensions in the Age of Neo-Diversity. Forum on Public Policy, 2 (3), 556-569.
  • Nacoste, R.W. (2006). Why and How the Psychology of Affirmative Action Matters. In B. P. Corrie and S. Myers (Eds.), Remedies t Racial and Ethnic Inequality: An International Perspective (pp. 47-57). New York: Peter Lang (American University Studies).
  • Nacoste, R.W. (1996). Social psychology and the affirmative action debate. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 15, 261-82.
  • Nacoste, R. (1995). The Truth About Affirmative Action. The Chronicle of Higher Education, A48.
  • Nacoste, R.W. & Hummels, D. (1994). Affirmative action and the behavior of decisionmakers. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 24, 595-613.
  • Nacoste, R.W. (1994). If empowerment is the goal...: Affirmative action and social interaction. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 15, 87-112.