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    Ashley Nickels

    Ashley Nickels

    School of Peace and Conflict Studies
    Associate Professor
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    anickel5@kent.edu

    Biography

    Ashley E. Nickels is an associate professor in the School of Peace and Conflict Studies (SPCS) at Kent State University and Co-Editor-in-Chief of Administrative Theory & Praxis. An award-winning scholar, her interdisciplinary work focuses on civic power and democratic participation, with a particiular interest in how urban communities navigate and transform conflict and inequity. Dr. Nickels holds a PhD in Public Affairs from Rutgers University-Camden.

    Education

    Ph.D. in Public Affairs, specialization in Community Development, Rutgers University, 2016
    M.S. in Community Development (en passant), Rutgers University, 2016
    M.P.A., concentration in nonprofit leadership, Grand Valley State University, 2006
    B.S. in Psychology and Gender Studies, Grand Valley State University, 2003
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