Amy Nantkes, Ph.D. Candidate

amy.nantkes@cgu.edu

Claremont Graduate University

Country: United States (California)

About Me:

Amy Nantkes holds a BA in Cross Cultural Studies from North Central University, an MA in Social Entrepreneurship and Change from Pepperdine University Graduate School of Education and Psychology, and is a Ph.D. student in Political Science at Claremont Graduate University. She recently accepted an invitation to the honor society Sigma Alpha Pi and was awarded the CGU Department of Politics and Economics Outstanding Student Award in 2017. Amy’s research interests include social welfare policy and inequality, with an emphasis in efficacy-developing policies and sustainable reduction of poverty in the United States. Trained in quantitative and qualitative methods, Amy's most recent work includes a qualitative Community Based Participatory Research study on the effects of gentrification in a San Diego neighborhood, a methods paper on the hybridization of traditional and indigenous research methods, and a Native American voting rights study included in the Sanchez v. Cegavske case. As a leader in the nonprofit sector for 20 years, Amy Nantkes is responsible for training and leading hundreds of volunteers that desire to positively change their communities through direct action. With professional experience in coordinating large-scale community events for over 15,000 participants and developing curriculum for international NGOs, she understands the power of vision-infused education in organizing groups of people around a common purpose.Amy lives in North County San Diego with her husband André and their three boys.

Research Interests

Public Policy

Class, Inequality, and Labor Politics

Social Welfare Policy

Countries of Interest

United States