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Nickey Woods
USC Gould School of Law

Nickey Woods

Associate Dean for Student Affairs, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging, and Dean of Students for the JD Program

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699 Exposition Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90089-0074 USA

Last Updated: May 30, 2023




Dr. Nickey Woods is the associate dean for student affairs, diversity, inclusion and belonging, and dean of students for the JD program. She joined USC Gould School of Law in 2021 as the inaugural assistant dean of diversity, equity and inclusion.

Her professional expertise includes diversity, equity and inclusion; universal design for learning (UDL), student resilience and retention; learning and motivation; and disability advocacy. Woods previously served as a director in student affairs at UCLA and as an assistant dean in UCLA's Graduate Division.

A first-generation college student, she earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology at UCLA, where she was an honor roll, all-conference member of the women's basketball team. She earned a master's degree in education with an emphasis in cross-cultural teaching at National University and a doctorate in educational leadership, with a concentration in educational psychology, at the USC Rossier School of Education. 

FACULTY IN THE NEWS

Politi Fact
May 23, 2023
Re: David B. Cruz

Professor David Cruz was recently interviewed about a controversial bill that was passed in Connecticut. "Paying even modest attention to the bill’s definitions should make it clear beyond doubt that it will not be the source of protections based upon the age of people to whom one is attracted or with whom one has sex," Cruz said.

RECENT SCHOLARSHIP

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"Fish, Whales, and a Blue Ethics for the Anthropocene: How Do We Think About the Last Wild Food in the Twenty-First Century?," 95:6 Southern California Law Review 1307-1343 (April 2023).

Robin Craig
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"California Exceptionalism in the Colorado River: A Brief History and Implications for the Future."

Robin Craig
April, 2023

"Toward a Global Sustainable Development Agenda Built on Resilience" (with Murray W. Scown, Craig R. Allen, Lance Gunderson, David G. Angeler, Jorge H. Garcia, & Ahjond Garmestani), Global Sustainability (online publication April 2023).