Peer Networks & Development

Nicole White, M.A.

Groups: Previous MA, PHD, and Honor’s Thesis Students

Nicole received her Master’s in the Applied Developmental Psychology at George Mason University in 2021 where she studied loneliness, social networks, and risk and resilience in adolescence. Throughout her research work and course studies, she has developed an interest in the mechanisms and psychological correlates that are related to resiliency and adaptive functioning.

Peer-Reviewed Papers and Posters

Kornienko, O., Riis, J., Davila, M., White, N., & Garner, P.W. (2022). Preliminary insights into associations between C-reactive protein and social network dynamics. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 139, 105690. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2022.105690

White, N.S., Kornienko, O., Ha, T., Rogers, A.A., Hernández, M.H., & Quiroz, S. (2022, March). Social media use and peers: Does digital status seeking predict friendship and rejection networks in adolescents? Poster submitted to the Society for Research on Adolescence Biennial Meeting.