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About
Prof. Rickert joined Georgia Southern University in 2020.
Research interests
How the complex social ecologies of youth’s school and family lives shape the development of their academic engagement and motivation.
- Collective and differential impacts of parent and teacher involvement as protective factors for youth educational success, especially over school transitions.
- How development is shaped by students’ interpersonal relationships and malleable self-theories (sense of relatedness, mastery goal achievement orientations).
Methodological strategies for capturing developmental pathways within differentially supportive social contexts.
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Education/Academic qualification
Ph.D. in Applied Developmental Psychology, Portland State University
… → 2020
M.S. in Applied Developmental Psychology, Portland State University
… → 2016
B.A. in Psychology, Willamette University
… → 2013
Disciplines
- Educational Psychology
Research Interests
- Academic Engagement and Motivation
- Parent and Teacher Involvement
- Educational Success
- Students' Interpersonal Relationships
- Developmental Pathways
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 13 Climate Action
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Lessons from the field. Engaging parent researchers: Pilot study collecting behavior change data in a family-community education program
Rickert, N. P., Gregg, K. & Leckie, A., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Family Relations.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Critical Analysis of Parental Involvement in School: Working with Families Across Sociocultural Contexts
Williams-Johnson, M. (Editor) & Rickert, N. P. (Editor), Dec 4 2024, Routledge Taylor & Francis Group. 389 p.Research output: Book, anthology, or report › Book › peer-review
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Dynamics of teacher autonomy support in early adolescence: feedforward and feedback effects with students’ autonomy, competence, relatedness, and engagement
Rickert, N. P., Dancis, J. S. & Skinner, E. A., Jun 15 2024, In: European Journal of Psychology of Education. 39, 3, p. 2575-2601 27 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
4 Scopus citations -
Following the Family: Applying Bioecological Theory to Strategies Learned From a FamilySchool–Community Partnership
Gregg, K., Rickert, N. & Leckie, A., 2024, In: School Community Journal. 34, 2, p. 33 52 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Introduction
Williams-Johnson, M. & Rickert, N. P., Dec 4 2024, Critical Analysis of Parental Involvement in School: Working with Families Across Sociocultural Contexts. Taylor and Francis, p. 1-10 10 p. (Critical Analysis of Parental Involvement in School: Working with Families Across Sociocultural Contexts).Research output: Contribution to book or proceeding › Foreword or postscript