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Nasaskyia HicksResearch Assistant ProfessorOffice: Phone: Email: nasaskh@clemson.edu | |
Educational BackgroundPh.D. Educational Leadership Postdoctoral Fellow | Courses TaughtIntroduction to Juvenile Justice |
ProfileDr. Nasaskyia R. Hicks is a research assistant professor in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice and an affiliate member of the Drugs and Crime Research Lab. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Clemson’s Center for Criminal Justice and Social Research under the mentorship of Dr. Bryan Lee Miller. Dr. Hicks holds a doctorate in educational leadership from Columbia International University. Her research intersects education and criminal justice, with a primary focus on school violence. Dr. Hicks works closely with school districts throughout South Carolina to implement and evaluate school-based prevention initiatives. She currently leads several interdisciplinary research projects supported by the U.S. Department of Justice and the South Carolina Department of Education. | |
Research InterestsSchool Violence; Bullying Prevention; Family-Serving Programs Research PublicationsHicks, Nasaskyia Rokenza, Iryna Sharaievska, Lyudmyla Tsykalova, Jasmine Townsend, and Bryan Miller. 2025. Veteran Perspectives on Family-Serving Recreation and Leisure Programs. Journal of Veterans Studies, 11(1). DOI: 10.21061/jvs.v10i1.556
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