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Kimberly Nightingale


PhD Student

Urban Studies & Planning - Urban & Public Affairs

Pronouns: She/her

Research Areas: Emotional connection to place. Children and youth participatory action research through the arts—imagining futures within the context of othering and belonging in cities.

Year Started in Current Program: 2021

Biography:

Kimberly believes in the power of people to tell their own stories. She is the former creator, executive director, and publisher of the Saint Paul Almanac, where for fifteen years she supported people sharing their stories, poetry, and art in different spaces, including books, readings, open mics, storymobiles, films, and on the walls of art galleries, buses, and trains. Kimberly understands that being published is a powerful, transformative experience.

Education
  • University of Minnesota: MA in public affairs, urban planning focus
  • Humboldt State University: Secondary teaching degree
  • Humboldt State University, BA in English