Noelle Nelson, a first year Ph.D. student in the marketing department, began her academic career at the Carlson School with a B.S. in marketing with a minor in psychology.  With extensive research experience, having served as an R.A. for Carlson faculty members Loraine Lau-Gesk, Jane E. J. Ebert, Rohini Ahluwalia, Prokriti Mukherji, and Kathleen D. Vohs, Nelson is continuing her studies with work on depletion of self-regulation and its effects and consumer perceptions of "copy-cat" and counterfeit brands.  As an undergraduate, Nelson was a recipient of the Carlson School's Sidney Swensrud Scholarship.

Research Interests:

• Depletion of self-regulation and its effects (with Kathleen D. Vohs)
• Perceptions of "copy-cat" and counterfeit brands

Recent Publications:

• "Making Choices Impairs Subsequent Self-Control: A Limited-Resource Account of Decision Making, Self-Regulation, and Active Initiative," Kathleen D. Vohs, Roy F. Baumeister, Brandon J. Schmeichel, Jean M. Twenge, Noelle M. Nelson, and Dianne M. Tice, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (forthcoming May 2008).
  
  
• "Self-Esteem and Likability: The Importance of Threat in Interpersonal Inclusion," Kathleen D. Vohs and Noelle M. Nelson, in E. Grunewald, W.E. Frankenhuis, and S. Platek (eds.), Know Thyself: Current Directions in Research on the Self.  Newcastle-upon-Tyne (UK): Cambridge Scholars Publishing.  2007.

Noelle Nelson CV

Noelle Nelson, Ph.D. Student

Carlson School of Management

University of Minnesota

321 Nineteenth Avenue South, Suite 3-150

Minneapolis, MN  55455-0438

(612) 626-9787, fax (612) 624-8804

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