Nicola Gavey
{{Short description|New Zealand psychology academic}}
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Nicola Gavey (born 1960) is a New Zealand psychology academic. She is currently a full professor at the University of Auckland.{{cite web |url=https://www.psych.auckland.ac.nz/people/n-gavey |title=Professor Nicola Gavey - The University of Auckland |website=Psych.auckland.ac.nz}}
Academic career
After a 1985 MA titled 'Depressive self-schemata and gender-schemata in women' {{Cite web |last=Gavey |first=Nicola |date=1985 |title=Depressive self-schemata and gender-schemata in women (MA psychology thesis) |url=https://auckland.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?&context=L&vid=64UAUCK_INST:NEWUI&search_scope=MyInst_and_CI&tab=Everything&docid=alma9921960014002091 |access-date=2023-03-29 |website=University of Auckland library catalogue |language=en}} and a 1990 PhD titled 'Rape and sexual coercion within heterosexual relationships : an intersection of psychological, feminist, and postmodern inquiries' at the University of Auckland,{{cite thesis |last=Gavey |first=Nicola |year=1990 |type=Doctoral thesis |title=Rape and sexual coercion within heterosexual relationships: an intersection of psychological, feminist, and postmodern inquiries. |publisher=ResearchSpace@Auckland, University of Auckland |hdl=2292/2602}} she joined the staff, rising to full professor.
Much of Gavey's research focuses on the gender politics, sexuality, rape and coercion, and often features in the press.{{cite web |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=12090418 |title='Can I say she looks nice?': Gender and dating etiquette in the #metoo era |author=Alanah Erikse |date=11 August 2018 |website=The New Zealand Herald}}{{cite web |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11824931 |title=Big read: How do we teach our kids about sex and consent? |date=24 March 2017 |website=The New Zealand Herald}}{{cite web |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/102481770/50-shades-of-screwed-up-now-sexual-choking-is-trendy |title=50 shades of screwed up: now sexual choking is trendy |website=Stuff.co.nz}}{{cite web |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/have-you-ever-had-unjust-sex-1.2955648 |title=Have you ever had 'unjust sex'? |website=Irishtimes.com}}{{cite web |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11654360 |title=Lizzie Marvelly: NZ is a dangerous place to be a woman |first=Lizzie |last=Marvelly |date=10 June 2016 |website=The New Zealand Herald}}{{cite web |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/lizzie-marvelly-boycotts-paul-henry-show-over-breast-comments/G5BGUUSZI6OYNJFZOOYNDRCP7Y/ |title=Lizzie Marvelly boycotts Paul Henry |first=Simon |last=Collins |website=Spy.nzherald.co.nz}}{{cite web |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/life/68153551/the-rise-of-high-school-feminism |title=The rise of high school feminism |website=Stuff.co.nz}}{{cite web |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11161539 |title=Abuse victims blame themselves |author=Simon Collins |date=22 November 2013 |website=The New Zealand Herald}}{{cite web |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11615475 |title=Opotiki College underage teen sex case: 'I feel like we are being used' |author=Kirsty Johnston |date=1 April 2016 |website=The New Zealand Herald}}{{cite web |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/6030982/Pornography-project-given-790-000 |title=Pornography project given $790,000 |website=Stuff.co.nz}}{{cite web |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/life/80828445/advertising-and-feminism-how-to-sell-a-social-movement |title=Advertising and feminism: How to sell a social movement |website=Stuff.co.nz}}{{cite web |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/9139318/Pornography-being-used-for-teens-sex-education |title=Pornography being used for teens' sex education |website=Stuff.co.nz}}{{cite web |url=https://www.qt.com.au/news/kiwi-cops-sex-selfie-video-sent-junior-join/2268682/ |title=Kiwi cops in sex selfie video sent to junior to join in |website=Qt.com.au}}
Selected works
- Gavey, Nicola. (1989) "Feminist poststructuralism and discourse analysis: Contributions to feminist psychology." Psychology of Women Quarterly 13 (4): 459–475.
- Gavey, Nicola. (1991) "Sexual victimization prevalence among New Zealand university students." Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology 59 (3): 464.
- Gavey, Nicola. (1992) "Technologies and effects of heterosexual coercion." Feminism & Psychology 2 (3): 325–351.
- McPhillips, Kathryn, Virginia Braun, and Nicola Gavey. (2001) "Defining (hetero) sex: how imperative is the “coital imperative”?." In Women's Studies International Forum, 24 (2): 229–240.
- Braun, Virginia, Nicola Gavey, and Kathryn McPhillips. (2003) "The fair deal'? Unpacking accounts of reciprocity in heterosex." Sexualities 6 (2): 237–261.
- Gavey, Nicola. (2013) Just sex?: The cultural scaffolding of rape. Routledge.
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External links
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- {{LinkedIn page|in/nicola-gavey-8b25994b}}
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Category:Academic staff of the University of Auckland
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