Nicole Kingdon
Doctoral Student
Nicole Kingdon is a doctoral student in educational studies with a concentration in language & literacy education at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Additionally, she is a graduate research fellow at the Center on the Ecology of Early Development (CEED), supporting the Playful Learning Institute Project, Multnomah Preschool for All Project, Planting CEEDs of Joy & Peace Initiative, and Language & Literacy for Liberation Initiative.
Nicole is a certified 200-hour, trauma-informed yoga teacher and social-emotional learning facilitator through Breathe for Change. Her research interests are in examining how mindfulness practices can support the language, literacy, and social-emotional development of early childhood experiencing marginalization. Furthermore, she aims to delineate how mindfulness practices may foster a more positive classroom climate and build educator well-being. In order to be grounded in specific cultural and linguistic environments, she has a strong interest in using design-based research methodologies by offering mindfulness practices as a resource and building the interventions with and for the community.
As a student at Suffolk University, Nicole was a member of the Ronald E. McNair Scholars Program (a research preparatory program for first-generation, low-income, and underrepresented students), a Jumpstart AmeriCorps Member, a certified childcare teacher at Bright Horizons, a Research Assistant in Suffolk’s Early Childhood Risk and Resilience Lab, and a teaching assistant for several courses.
pronouns: she/her
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Education
BA, Psychology with Honors, minor in Political Science, Suffolk University
Selected Publications
Kingdon, N., DuBuc, M., and DiBiase, R. (2023) "Low-income caregivers with young children experience risk and resilience through pandemic-related Stressors." Undergraduate Theses and Capstone Projects. 29. https://dc.suffolk.edu/undergrad/29
Selected Presentations
Ostrada, O., & Kingdon, N. (2025, November). Navigating graduate school as a first-generation student: Aligning your north star [Oral workshop]. First Gen Summit, Wellesley, MA.
Kingdon, N. (2025, November). Mindfulness-based literacy & social-emotional workshops for young children & caregivers living in communities with high levels of trauma [Poster presentation]. International Society for Contemplative Research Conference, Chapel Hill, NC. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/6413489745e92a09f1123770/t/691cb600b705a3227890f21b/1763489280236/N.Kingdon_ISCR-Conference-2025_10.12.25.pdf
Kingdon, N., Dubuc, M., & DiBiase, R. (2023, March). Low-income caregivers with young children experience risk and resilience through pandemic-related stressors [Poster presentation]. Eastern Psychological Association Meeting, Boston, MA.
Recipient of the Psi Chi EPA Regional Research Award.
Kingdon, N., Dubuc, M., & DiBiase, R. (2022, March). Pandemic-related hardships and psychological well-being: COVID-19’s impact on low-income children and families [Poster presentation]. Eastern Psychological Association Meeting, New York City, NY.