Courtney "Nuka" Plante

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[[File:Nuka TFF2020.jpeg|right|thumb|Dr. Courtney “Nuka” Plante at [[Texas Furry Fiesta]] 2020. Photo by [[Bob Guthrie]].]]
[[File:Nuka2.jpe.jpg|right|thumb|Nuka at his Ph.D. convocation]]
[[File:NUKABADGE.png|right|thumb|Nuka as he commonly appears in media]]
Dr. '''Courtney "Nuka" Plante''' is a [[fursuiter]] and [[W:social psychologist|social psychologist]], co-founder and lead analyst of the [[Anthropomorphic Research Project]].

== Biography ==

Plante graduated from the [[W:University of Waterloo|University of Waterloo]] in [[W:Waterloo, Ontario|Waterloo, Ontario]], Canada in 2014 and completed a [[W:Postdoctoral researcher|postdoctoral fellowship]] at the [[W:Iowa State University|Iowa State University of Science and Technology]] ('''Iowa State''') in [[W:Ames, Iowa|Ames, Iowa]], USA. He is currently a professor at [[W:Bishop's University|Bishop's University]] in [[W:Sherbrooke, Quebec|Sherbrooke, Quebec]], Canada.

Plante has been diagnosed with [[W:Tourette syndrome|Tourette syndrome]].

== Fandom involvement ==

Plante associates with the [[Montreal Furries]] and has, in the past, associated with the [[Ontario Furries]], [[Alberta Furries]] and [[Kitchener-Waterloo Furries]].

=== Fursona ===

The nickname '''Nuka''' and many of the details of his [[fursona]] are based on the [[character]] '''Nuka''' from [[artist]] [[Melissa Jewell]] ('''Nukascrue''') and her (no longer operating) website, [[Mewtopia]].{{cn}} Plante has also been a long-time fan of the [[W:Fallout (series)|Fallout]] series of [[video game]]s, which prominently features a fictional brand of [[W:cola|cola]] called [[W:List_of_fictional_drinks#In_games_2|Nuka Cola]].

His fursona (and [[fursuit]]) is a neon-blue [[kitty]] (often wearing some kind of lab coat and goggles) with a love of marshmallows, [[W:Lego|Lego]], and science. He is [[W:polydactyly|polydactyl]], with an extra digit on his front-right [[paw]]. At conventions, Plante, as Nuka, is frequently seen donning one of several custom-made lab coats with [[artwork]] by his favorite artists.

== Anthropomorphic Research Project (FurScience) ==

Plante has been collaborating with Dr. [[Kathy Gerbasi]] ("Dr. G"), Dr. [[Stephen Reysen]], and Dr. [[Sharon Roberts]] since 2010 as part of the '''Anthropomorphic Research Project''' (today known as '''FurScience'''). For more than a decade, the team has conducted dozens of scientific studies of [[furries]] and related [[fandom]]s including [[anime]] fans <ref>''[https://furscience.com/research-findings/appendix-1-previous-research/iarp-2014-3-fandom-study/ Website: FurScience Website - 3-Fandom Study Results]'' </ref> and [[bronies]].<ref>''[https://sites.google.com/view/bronystudyresearch/home Website: Brony Study Research]'' </ref> <ref>''[https://furscience.com/research-findings/bronies/8-5-furrybrony-similarities-and-differences/ Website: FurScience Results - 8.5: Furry/Brony Similarities and Differences]'' </ref>

Their work has included numerous international online studies <ref>''[https://furscience.com/research-findings/ Website: FurScience Website - Appendix I - Previous Studies & Results]'' </ref> as well as in-person surveys and field experiments conducted at [[Anthrocon]], [[Texas Furry Fiesta]], [[Oklacon]], [[Furnal Equinox]], [[Canfurence]], and [[Eurofurence]].<ref>''[https://furscience.com/research-findings/ Website: FurScience Website - Appendix I - Previous Studies & Results]'' </ref> He routinely gives talks about the [[furry]] research in his own psychology courses and at numerous professional conferences and [[furry convention]]s.<ref>''[https://furscience.com/publications/ Website: FurScience Website - Publications]'' </ref>

He has been a guest contributor for [[Adjective species|[adjective][species]]] <ref>''[https://adjectivespecies.com/2013/05/23/furry-research-a-response-from-the-iarp/ Website: [adjective][species] - furry Research: A response from the IARP]'' </ref> and for [[Fur What It's Worth]],<ref>''[https://www.furwhatitsworth.com/?episode=s8e23-the-age-gap Website: Fur What it's Worth]'' </ref> and his research has been published in several chapters in [[Furries Among Us]] as well as in more than fifty scientific [https://furscience.com/publications/ journal articles].<ref>''[https://furscience.com/publications/ Website: FurScience Website - Publications]'' </ref> His work with FurScience is frequently referenced in news stories, magazines, and articles citing research on the [[furry fandom]].<ref>''[https://furscience.com/category/furs-in-the-news/ Website: FurScience - Furs in the News]'' </ref>

== Media ==

Plante was featured, with other [[fursuiter]]s, on a furry centric episode of [[W:National Geographic Channel|National Geographic Channel]]'s ''[[W:Taboo (TV series)|Taboo]]''.<ref>''[http://www.flayrah.com/3773/video-national-geographic-profiles-fursuiters-taboo Video: National Geographic profiles fursuiters on 'Taboo']'' - [[GreenReaper]], ''[[Flayrah]]''. Dated December 19, 2011. Retrieved ?.</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{Contributor|Nuka}}
*[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/nuka-kitty/ Nuka-Kitty] on [[Fur Affinity]]
*[https://www.facebook.com/nukascrue Courtney "Nuka" Plante] on [[Facebook]]

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