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Bethany Nichols, PhD

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Research Director at the Clayman Institute for Gender Research at Stanford University
📍 Stanford, California, United States

Bethany Nichols is the Research Director at Stanford Universitys Clayman Institute for Gender Research. A sociologist with a PhD from Stanford, her research focuses on gender inequality, the economic consequences of trauma from sexual violence, and how inequality is maintained in hiring and admissions processes. Her work has been featured in The Economist and The New York Times.

Prior to her doctoral work, she was a lead kindergarten teacher in New York City.

Unique fact: She developed and taught a Stanford course titled, "The Rape Tax: Understanding the Financial Consequences of Sexual Assault. "

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Experience
9 Years
Current Role
Research Director at the Clayman Institute for Gender Research
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Stanford, California, United States
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Gender Inequality
Her career is dedicated to leading and producing research on gender issues, from workplace dynamics to the sociology of trauma.
Sociology of Trauma
Her doctoral dissertation and primary research stream examine the relationship between sexual violence, trauma, and economic resilience.
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Career

Work history

9-2025
Research Director at the Clayman Institute for Gender Research
Stanford University
10-2023 - 10-2025
Research Associate at The Clayman Institute for Gender Research
Stanford University
9-2022 - 6-2023
Graduate Research Fellow and Instructor
Stanford University
6-2019 - 6-2020
Graduate Research Manager at the Stanford Center on Poverty and Inequality
Stanford University
9-2015 - 5-2019
Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant
Stanford University
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Education
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
Stanford University
Master's degree
Stanford University
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