Renea Nichols

Ph.D.: Arizona State University
Master's degree: Arizona State University
Bachelor's degree: Central Michigan University

Renea Nichols joined the College of Communication faculty for the Fall 2004 semester after spending eight years as a lecturer at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communications at Arizona State University.

Her abundance of practical public relations experience includes PR positions with the City of Phoenix, U-Haul International, Arizona Special Olympics and the ASU Alumni Association. She has served as a public relations consultant to organizations such as the National Kidney Foundation, the Maricopa Association of Governments and many top PR agencies in Arizona. With a background in journalism, she has worked for daily newspapers in Michigan, Maryland and Ohio as a reporter.

At Arizona State, she also coordinated the public relations internship program and served as faculty adviser to the campus chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America. Her students at both ASU and PSU have received national awards from PRSA, IABC, NODAC-PRSSA and Rolling Stone magazine for their public relations campaigns completed as part of her PR writing and campaign courses.

She has authored four books on interracial dating and multi-racial populations and appeared in national news media discussing the subjects. She is currently completing her doctorate degree in sociology from ASU. She spends her free time with her 10-year-daughter, Danni, and exploring the state of Pennsylvania.