Angela D.

Nichols
Associate Professor, Political Science
Assistant Director, Peace, Justice, and Human Rights Initiative
Curriculum Coordinator, Barb Schmidt Fellowship
Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Faculty Associate
Department of Political Science
Florida Atlantic University
777 Glades Road, SO 384D
Boca Raton, FL 33431
email: nicholsa@fau.edu
website: http://angeladnichols.weebly.com/

Education
Ph.D., Political Science, University of North Texas (UNT), 2014
Major Fields: International Relations, Comparative Politics

B.A., International Politics (with distinction), The Pennsylvania State University (PSU), 2006

Professional Appointments
Associate Professor of Political Science, Florida Atlantic University (FAU), 2021 – present

Assistant Professor of Political Science, Florida Atlantic University (FAU), 2014 – 2021

Refereed Publications
Journal Articles
Christopher Linebarger, Angela D. Nichols, and Andrew J. Enterline. 2019. “Keeping Threat at
Arm’s Length: Counter-Revolutionary Interventions by Third-Party States in Support of Govern-
ments”. Dynamics of Asymmetric Conflict: 1-19.

Angela D. Nichols. 2018. “The Origins of Genocide in Civil War”. TRAMES: A Journal of the Hu-
manities & Social Sciences, 22(1): 89-101.

Eric Keels and Angela D. Nichols. 2018. “State Repression and Post-Conflict Peace Failure”. Con-
flict, Security & Development, 18(1): 17-37.
Jacqueline H. R. DeMeritt, Angela D. Nichols, and Eliza G. Kelly. 2014. “Escaping the Conflict
Trap: Female Participation and Civil War Relapse”. Civil Wars, 16(3): 346-368.

James D. Meernik, Rosa Aloisi, Marsha Sowell, and Angela Nichols. 2012. “Human Rights In-
fractions, Political Traction and Urgent Actions: Networks and the International Human Rights
Agenda”. Journal of Conflict Resolution, 56(2): 233-256.

James D. Meernik, Angela Nichols, and Kimi L. King. 2010. “The Impact of International Tribunals
and Domestic Trials on Peace and Human Rights After Civil War”. International Studies Perspectives,
11(4): 309-334.

Books
Impact, Legitimacy, and Limitations of Truth Commissions. 2019. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave.

Book Chapters
John Ishiyama, Alexandra Cole, Angela D. Nichols, Kerstin Hamann, and Kimberly Mealy. 2012.
“Graduate Student Teacher-Training Courses, Job Placement, and Teaching Awards in the United
States”. In Eszter Simon and Gabriela Pleschová, eds., Teacher Development in Higher Education: Ex-
isting Programs, Program Impact, and Future Trends. New York, NY: Taylor and Francis/Routledge.

James D. Meernik, Rosa Alosi, Angela D. Nichols and Marsha Sowell. 2010. “The Impact of Tri-
bunals and Truth Commissions on Post-Conflict Peace Building”. In J. Joseph Hewitt, Jonathan
Wilkenfield, and Ted Robert Gurr, eds., Peace and Conflict 2010. College Park, Maryland: Center for
International Development and Conflict Management.

Book Reviews
Angela D. Nichols. Wartime Sexual Violence: From Silence to Condemnation of a Weapon of War:
Kerry F. Crawford. 2017. Washington DC: Georgetown University Press. 2019. Democracy and Se-
curity, 291-292.

Other Publications
Eric Keels and Angela D. Nichols. Feb. 20, 2019. “Iraq’s brutal crackdown on suspected Islamic
State supporters could trigger civil war”. The Conversation.

Nichols, Angela D. and Christopher J. Fariss., December 3, 2020. “Violence Against FARC Ex-
Combatants Threatens Peace in Colombia”. Political Violence at a Glance.

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Refereed Presentations and Proceedings
Refereed Presentations at International Conferences (in the United States)
“Women’s Participation in Conflict: Evidence from Colombia”. Poster presented at the annual
meeting of the Peace Science Society (International), Manhattan, Kansas, November 2019.

“Women’s Participation in Rebel Groups and Post-Conflict Justice” with Michael Widmeier. Poster
presented at the annual meeting of the Peace Science Society (International), Tempe, Arizona,
November 2017.

“The Origins of Rebel Groups and Women’s Engagement in Rebel Organizations” with Michael
Widmeier. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Studies Association, Balti-
more, Maryland, February 2017.

“Understanding the Limitations of Truth Commission Impact. Poster presented at the annual
meeting of the Peace Science Society (International), Knoxville, Tennessee, October 2013.

“Understanding Truth Commission Legitimacy and Impact”. Paper presented at the annual meet-
ing of the International Studies Association, San Francisco, California, April 2013.

“Legitimacy and Transitional Justice: Prospects for Peace in Transitioning Societies”. Paper pre-
sented at the annual meeting of the Peace Science Society (International), Savannah, Georgia, Oc-
tober 2012.

“Human Rights Infractions, Political Traction and Urgent Actions: Networks and the International
Human Rights Agenda” with James D. Meernik, Rosa Aloisi, Marsha Sowell. Paper presented at
the 2010 Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, April
2010. Previously presented at the 2008 Annual Meeting of the Peace Science Society (International).
Claremont, California, October 2008.

Refereed Presentations at International Conferences (outside the United States)

“Do Protests Lead to Positive Outcomes for Women?” with Christopher Linebarger. Paper pre-
sented at the annual meeting of the International Studies Association, Toronto, Canada, March
2019.

“When Women Fight: Prospects for Peace after Civil War with Jacqueline H.R. DeMeritt. Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the International Studies Association, Toronto, Canada, March
2019.

“You Catch More Flies with Honey: State Repression and Post-Conflict Peace Failure? with Eric
Keels. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Studies Association, Toronto,
Canada, March 2014.

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“Legitimacy and Transitional Justice: Prospects for Peace in Transitioning Societies”. Paper pre-
sented at the annual meeting of the European Consortium for Political Research Joint Sessions,
Mainz, Germany, March 2013.

Refereed Presentations at National Conferences

“Teaching as Learning: The Transformational Effect of Teaching on Graduate Instructors” with
John Ishiyama. Paper presented at the 2011 APSA Teaching and Learning Conference, Albu-
querque, New Mexico. February 2011.

Refereed Presentations at Regional and Local Conferences

“NGOs and Post-Conflict Peace: An Imagined or Sustainable Peace?” Paper presented at the 2010
annual meeting of the Midwest Region of the International Studies Association, St. Louis, Mis-
souri, November 2009.

“Do Truth Commissions Deter Civil War Relapse?”. Paper presented at the 2012 Texas Triangle
International Relations Conference, Austin, Texas, February 2012.

Other Presentations and Proceedings

Peace Science Society Workshop (invitation only) on The New Directions in the Quantitative Study of
Gender and Peace Science Workshop. University of Michigan, Virtually, November 9, 2020.

College of Arts and Letters Distinguished Lecture Panel on Women, Conflict, and Inequality in the
World, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, February 25, 2019.

Peace Science Society Workshop (invitation only) on The Scientific Study of Gender and Security. Uni-
versity of Texas, Austin, Texas, November 8, 2018.

“Women Rebel Too: Women’s Engagement in Rebel Organizations”. Intelligence Community Center
for Academic Excellence Speaker Series, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, December 1,
2017.

Grants
Internal Grants – Funded
Peace, Justice, and Human Rights Travel Grant, $790, PI, Spring 2020.

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2019–2020 College of Arts and Letters Scholarly and Creative Achievement Fellowship (SCAF),
two-course release, PI, Fall 2020 (awarded 2018).

Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry Professional Development Grant, $500, PI, Spring
2019.

Peace, Justice, and Human Rights Research and Creative Activity Grant, $3,500, PI, Fall 2018.

Distinguished Lecture Series Faculty Support Grant, $1,500, PI, 2018.

Affordable Curriculum Today (ACT) Award Grant, $1,500, PI, 2018.

Morrow Fund Travel Grants, 2016: $1,200, 2017: $1,200, 2018: $2,400, 2019: $1,857, 2020: $411.

Internal Grants – Not Funded

Distinguished Lecture Series Faculty Support Grant, 2020.

2018–2019 College of Arts and Letters Scholarly and Creative Achievement Fellowship (SCAF)
2018.

Study of the Americas Initiative Fellowship, 2018.

Summer Research Grant, 2017.

External Grants –Not Funded

USIP Jennings Randolph Senior Fellowship, 2020.

Courses Taught at FAU

Graduate Courses
• The Politics of Human Rights (developed): Spring 2015, Fall 2016, Summer 2019, Summer 2020

• Comparative Political Processes: Fall 2020

Undergraduate Courses
• Community Activism in Practice (developed): Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021
• Women and Conflict (developed): Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021
• Honors Senior Thesis: Spring 2019
• Post-Conflict Peace and Justice (developed): Spring 2016

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 • Research Methods in Political Science: Fall 2015, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018,
Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021
• Introduction to World Politics: Spring 2015, Summer 2015 (Navitas), Spring 2016 (Honors),
Summer 2017 (Jump Start), Summer 2018 (Jump Start)
• War and Peace: Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Summer 2016
• The Politics of Human Rights (developed): Fall 2014, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall
2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021

Directed Independent Studies

Honors Thesis: Spring 2020
Advanced Research Methods: Spring 2018, Fall 2019
Mentoring in Political Science Research: Fall 2018
Human Rights in the USA: Fall 2017
The Politics of Weapons of Mass Destruction: Spring 2017
Politics of the Death Penalty: Spring 2016
Women, War, and Violence: Summer 2015

Honors Thesis Supervision

Alexander Bruens. 2019. How Civilians Fare After Post-Conflict Mediation: Civil society in mediation
and its impact on quality of life.
Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry (OURI) Grant
FPSA Best Undergraduate Paper Award, 2018
NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates at the University of North Texas, summer 2018
Undergraduate Researcher of the Year, 2018
Bruens, Alexander Mirella Miranda. 2018. ”Redefining Post-Conflict Peacekeeping Success in Re-
gional and International Missions”. The Florida Political Chronicle, 26(1): 68-82.

Jeffrey Coltman-Cormier. 2019. Civilian Victimization, Transnational Insurgency, and Walls and Fences.
Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry (OURI) Grant
OURI First Place for Oral Presentations in Behavioral, Educational, & Social Sciences
NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates at the University of North Texas, summer 2019
2019 Stan and Renee Wimberly Scholar
Coltman-Cormier, Jeffrey. 2020. ”Desperate Times Call for Desperate Measures: Border Fortifi-
cation and Transnational Insurgents? Violence Against Civilians”. The Florida Political Chronicle,
27(2): 65–109.

Morgan Moser. 2019. The Impact of Education on a Culture of Violence: An Analysis of Child Soldiers in
The Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Sama Kahook. 2017. How Does Women’s Status Impact Post-Conflict Justice Onset?
Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry (OURI) Grant

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Aaron Parnas. 2017. Capital Punishment: Does it Deter Homicide?

Service and Professional Development

Service to the Department
• Honors in the Major Program Coordinator, 2020 – present

• Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Member, Spring 2021– present

• Honors in the Major Program Co-Coordinator, 2018 – 2020

• Writing Enrichment Curriculum Liaison, 2018 – present

• Instructor Search Committee Member, Summer 2015

Service to the College

• Peace, Justice, and Human Rights Faculty Fellow/Associate, 2014 – present Peace, Justice,
and Human Rights Research Committee, 2021 – present

• Barb Schmidt Fellowship in Community Engagement and Activism Curriculum Coordinator,

Summer 2019 – present

• Barb Schmidt Fellowship in Community Engagement and Activism Faculty Leader, Summer
2018 – Spring 2019

• Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Faculty Associate, 2014 – present

• Scholarship Committee, Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, 2021 – present

Service to the University

• March For Our Lives Advisor, Fall 2019 – Spring 2020

• FOF: For Our Future Advisor, Fall 2017 – Spring 2018

• ACCESS Mentor, 2015–2017

• Major Platforms: Human Trafficking Awareness Club Advisor, Fall 2015 – 2017

• Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs Real Talk Expert, Spring 2017

• PJHR Colloquium Speaker, Women Rebel Too: An Examination of Rebel Movements in Latin Amer-
ica, Oct 2017

• PJHR Genocide Exhibit and Lecture Series Planning Committee Member, Fall 2017

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Service to the Discipline
• Women’s Caucus ISA (WCIS) 25th Anniversary Film Committee, International Studies Asso-
ciation, 2020 – 2021

• Manuscript Referee: International Journal of Transitional Justice, Conflict Management and Peace
Science, International Interactions, Journal of Peace Research, American Political Science Review,
Journal of Human Rights, Signs, Civil Wars, International Studies Quarterly, Social Science Re-
search, Oxford University Press, and Desafı́os.

• Chair of panel at the annual meeting of the Peace Science Society (International), Austin,
Texas, November 9, 2018.

• Chair of panel at the annual meeting of the Peace Science Society (International), Oxford,
Mississippi, November 14, 2015.

Other Service
• Boy Scout Troop 327 Assistant Scout Master, Boca Raton, FL (2017 – present)

• Peacemakers International Member, Dallas, TX (2011– 2014)

Honors & Awards

• Excellence and Innovation in Undergraduate Teaching, FAU (2021)
• College Advisory Board Excellence in Leadership Award, FAU (2018-2019)
• College Nominee for Distinguished Mentor of the Year, FAU (2018-2019)
• Steven Poe Award for Outstanding Graduate Work in Human Rights, UNT (2014)
• 2nd Place, Graduate Student Global Research Competition, UNT (2013)
• SALUTE Veterans Honor Society, UNT (2011)
• Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, PSU (2006)

Academic Associations
• American Political Science Association

• International Studies Association

• Peace Science Society (International)

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Other Professional Experience
Editorial Assistant
American Political Science Review
UNT: December 2013-June 2014
John Ishiyama-Lead Editor, Marijke Breuning, Steven Forde, Valerie Martinez Ebers

Graduate Mentor
National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates
UNT: Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Summer 2012, Summer 2013
John Ishiyama and J. Michael Greig

Editorial Assistant
Journal of Political Science Education
UNT: September 2009-June 2012
John Ishiyama

Organizational Assistant
Annual Meeting of the Peace Science Society International
Ft. Worth, Texas: October 2010
Idean Sahleyhan