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Nicole Elbertson, MEd, BS

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Biography

Nicole (Nikki) Elbertson is the director of product development and implementation at the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence. In various research and training roles at the Center for over 20 years, she has managed and coordinated several projects focused on the development, implementation, and evaluation of RULER from early childhood through high school.

Nikki has contributed to the design and publication of the Center’s research studies and curricula, and she is the co-author of several scholarly articles, papers, and book chapters. Currently, she focuses on the strategic development, alignment, and distribution of the Center’s content and serves as a RULER trainer and coach. Outside of her work at the Center, she is a certified group fitness instructor .

Appointments

Education & Training

MEd
Framingham University, Nutrition Education
BS
Wright State University, Psychology

Research

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of Nicole Elbertson's published research.

Publications

2023

2019

  • Implementing Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) in Classrooms and Schools.
    Brackett, M. A., Elbertson, N., Simmons, D. N., & Stern, R. S. (2019). Implementing Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) in Classrooms and Schools. National Professional Resources, Inc.
    Peer-Reviewed Original Research

2015

  • Applying theory to the development of approaches to social and emotional learning.
    Brackett, M. A., Elbertson, N., & Rivers, S. E. (2015). Applying theory to the development of approaches to social and emotional learning. In Durlak, J., Gullotta, T., Domitrovich, C., Goren, P., & Weissberg, R. (Eds.), Handbook of Social and Emotional Learning. New York: Guilford Press.
    Peer-Reviewed Original Research

2013

  • Emotional Intelligence: Reconceptualizing the Cognition-Emotion Link.
    Brackett, M.A., Bertoli, M., Elbertson, N., Bausseron, E., Castillo, R., & Salovey, P. (2013). Emotional Intelligence: Reconceptualizing the Cognition-Emotion Link. In M.D. Robinson, E.R. Watkins, & E. Harmon-James (Eds.), Handbook of Cognition & Emotion (pp. 365-380). New York: Guilford Press.
    Peer-Reviewed Original Research

2012

2011

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New Haven, CT 06511

United States