Dr. Brenita Nicholas-Edwards
Assistant Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness
Contact Information
AdministrationDirector of the Center for Global Engagement
740-392-6868 Ext. 3704Email Dr. Nicholas-Edwards
In The News
MVNU hosts Global Missions Forum alongside international missionaries
MOUNT VERNON, Ohio (October 31, 2022) —Mount Vernon Nazarene University’s Center for Global Engagement recently hosted the Global Missions Forum and Strategic Planning event on campus Oct. 17-21.
Professional Experience:
- Director of Regional Operations, 2011-2013
Bethany Global Services, Grand Rapids, MI - Adjunct Instructor and Fulltime Doctoral, 2010-2011
The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH - Associate Professor of Social Work, 1995-2010
Mount Vernon Nazarene University, Mount Vernon, OH - Clinical Social Worker, 1993-1995
Horizons Mental Health Center, Hutchinson, KS
- President's Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2005-2006
Mount Vernon Nazarene University, Mount Vernon, Ohio - Fulbright Grant, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC
Grant funded 12-months of qualitative field work and semi-structured interviews exploring the needs, networks (the creation and use of social capital), and resiliencies among Romanian street children in Bucharest, Romania. - Phi Kappa Phi Academic Honor's Society, May 2012 (doctoral studies) and May 1993 (graduate studies)
The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
Education:
- Doctor of Philosophy International Social Work, Social Development, and Research, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio (2011)
- Master of Social Work, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio (1993)
- B.S. in Social Work, Olivet Nazarene University, Kankakee, Illinois (1991)