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Deborah L. Nichols

Earth and Planetary Sciences · Purdue University West Lafayette

Established · publishing since 1982

Publications

58

Citations

1,085

Est. group size

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

44

Publishing since 1982

Research summary
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This publication record appears to blend two distinct research strands under one name: archaeological studies of Formative period central Mexico (pottery production, trade networks, and the origins of complex society in the Basin of Mexico) and studies of children's media use, screen time, and cognitive development. Given the mismatch in topics, this may reflect conflated records for more than one researcher sharing the same name. Prospective students should verify which body of work belongs to the specific Deborah L. Nichols they are interested in before reaching out.

Formative period Mesoamerican archaeologyPottery production and trade networksPolitical and social evolution in ancient central MexicoChildren's screen time and media exposureEarly childhood cognitive and language development

Publication output has fluctuated over the last decade, peaking in 2020 with six items and dropping to zero in 2024 before rebounding in 2025, suggesting an uneven rather than steadily growing or declining pace.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.6/year recently
2017: 2 publications172018: 3 publications182019: 4 publications192020: 6 publications6202021: 2 publications212022: 2 publications222023: 3 publications23242025: 3 publications2526
Recent publications
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  • Ancient Mesoamerica×4
  • Frontiers in Psychology×3
  • Pediatric Research×2
  • Professional Psychology Research and Practice×1
  • Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science×1
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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