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Ashley Nickels is an associate professor in the School of Peace and Conflict Studies (SPCS) at Kent State University. Working at the intersections of urban studies, public policy and administration, and nonprofit/civic studies, Dr. Nickels' research focuses on issues of power, social equity, and democratic participation. Her area of specialization is community development. Dr. Nickels is Co-Editor-in-Chief of Administrative Theory & Praxis, and Co-Leader of the Growing Democracy Project and Growing Democracy Lab, and Co-Host of the Growing Democracy Podcast. 

Dr. Nickels holds a PhD in Public Affairs, with a specialization in Community Development, from Rutgers University-Camden. 

Scholarly, Creative & Professional Activities

Publications

Books:

Nickels, A. E. (2019). . Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press.

Balfour, D., Adams, G., and Nickels A. E. (2019). . New York, NY: Routledge.

Nickels, A. E. & Rivera, J. D. (Eds.). (2018).  New York, NY: Routledge.

Nickels, A. E. & Vilella, D. (Eds.). (2017). Cleveland, OH: Belt Publishing, Rust Belt Cities Series.

Martin, J. L., Nickels, A. E., Sharp-Grier, M. (Eds.). (2017). Feminist Pedagogy, Practice, and Activism: Improving Lives for Girls and Young Women. New York, NY: Routledge Press.

Articles (selected):

Leach, K.A. & Nickels, A. E. (2021). Toward a More Just Nonprofit Sector: Leveraging a Critical Approach to Disrupt and Dismantle White Masculine Space. Public Integrity, 23(4), 515-530.

Nickels, A. E., Clark, A. D., & Wood, Z. D. (2019). . Urban Affairs Review, online first.

Nickels, A. E. & Martin, J. (2018). Feminist Formations, 30(2).

Clark, A. D., Dantzler, P. D., & Nickels, A. E. (2018). . Research on Social Movements, Conflict, and Change, 42.

Nickels, A. E. (2016). . State and Local Government Review, 48(3), 1-14.

Nickels, A. E. (2015). Pedagogical Perspectives on Teaching Community Development (symposium introduction).  Journal of Public Affairs Education, 21(2), 139-142.

Rivera, J. D. & Nickels, A. E. (2014). . Risk, Hazards, and Crisis in Public Policy.