Nicole L. John-Danzell

  • Assistant Professor
    Social Work Program

I joined the Justice Studies and Human Services Department at Gannon University in 2022. I earned a Ph.D. in Sociology from the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work at Kansas State University in 2017. My dissertation "Unretirees and the (Re)construction of Age in Post-Industrial America” examines the social and cultural construction of age in unretirement in post-industrial America through interviews and ethnographic research. My substantive research and teaching interests lie in the areas of intersectionality and aging, human trafficking, demography, employment trends, retirement, gender and global inequality, states and social movement.
  • Recipient of Scholarly Time Release 2023-2024: Gannon University
  • Recipient of Faculty Research Award (May 19, 2023-December 31, 2024). John-Danzell, N. & Magno, C. (2023). Human Trafficking in the City of Erie: Nature, Trends and Factor. Gannon Faculty Research Award. Principal Investigator. Amount: $ 2689.00.
  • John-Danzell, N. & Magno, C. (2023). Human Trafficking in the City of Erie: Nature, Trends and Factor. Gannon Faculty Research Award. CO-Principal Investigator. Amount: $ 2689.00.
  • Recipient of a mini grant for an inclusion event, to encourage the integration Mercyhurst University Autism Initiative run program for neuro-atypical students and Non-AIM students through a painting activity illustrating unity (2022).
  • Recipient of mini grant (2021) from Office of Mission, Mercyhurst University. Grant received to assist students in participating in an essay competition with theme of “Be the change: becoming a diverse, equitable, inclusive, and anti-racist community.
  • Collaborated with colleagues on The National Science Foundation grant on Human Trafficking (2019). Mercyhurst University.
  • Human Trafficking (CRJS391)
  • The Individual, Culture and Society (SOCI 120)
  • Introduction to Gerontology (GERO 211)
  • Human Behavior in the Social Environment II (SCWK 222-01)
  • Basic Sociology (SOCI 110)
  • Ph.D., Kansas State University. Department of Sociology Anthropology and Social Work, Manhattan, Kansas. Dissertation: "Unretirees and the (Re)construction of Age in Post-Industrial America” 2017.
  • M.A Sociology, Anthropology & Social Work, Kansas State University, 2010
  • B.S. Sociology, Cameron University Lawton Oklahoma, Minor in Psychology, 2006

I am ACAMS certified in the following areas:

  • Anti-Money Laundering. ACAMS Certification Training: Certificate of Achievement, Fighting Modern Slavery & Human Trafficking Part 1: Us Sex & Exploitation Cases (2023).
  • Anti-Money Laundering. ACAMS Certification Training: Certificate of Achievement, Fighting Modern Slavery & Human Trafficking Part 2: Us Sex & Exploitation Cases (2023).
  • Anti-Money Laundering. ACAMS Certification Training: Certificate of Achievement, Preventing Online Child Exploitation with Financial Intelligence: An Overview (2023).
  • American Sociological Association
  • Midwest Sociological Society
  • Book Chapter (The Crime of Modern-Day Slavery) in Description of Understanding Social Problems: A Case Approach” by Katie Clemons and Laura Lewis (2023).
  • Micsky, T. & John-Danzell, N. (2021). “Practicing Self-Care: Integrating a Photovoice Self-Care Assignment Into a Social Work Course.” Journal of Baccalaureate Social Work 26 (1): 55–67. doi:10.18084/1084-7219.26.1.55.
Nicole L. John-Danzell

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