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Associate Extension Professor of Community Development
Phone Number
859-257-7579
Email Address
NBreazeale@uky.edu
Office
706 Garrigus Building
Professional Profile
Dr. Nicole Breazeale is an Associate Professor of Community Development at the University of Kentucky with a joint appointment in teaching and Cooperative Extension. Her work blends instruction, research, and engagement, with a focus on strengthening local food systems and using storytelling-based methods to support community development. She regularly trains others in tools such as story circles, digital storytelling, leadership storytelling, organizational storytelling, and Ripple Effects Mapping. Nicole teaches in the Community and Leadership Development program and has led several statewide grant-funded projects, including initiatives focused on youth education, food access, and recovery support. She maintains long-standing partnerships with community organizations and mentors students at all levels. A Fulbright fellow and nationally recognized educator, she is also the proud mother of three boys and an avid fly fisher and gardener.
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Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Luecking, C. (PI) & Breazeale, N. (CoI)
Duke University
4/1/24 → 3/31/25
Project: Research project
Breazeale, N. (PI)
KY Department of Agriculture
11/1/21 → 9/29/24
University of Georgia
7/1/21 → 6/30/24
Jacobsen, K. (PI), Barr-Porter, M. (CoI), Breazeale, N. (CoI), Brislen, L. (CoI), Gonthier, D. (CoI) & Kusunose, Y. (CoI)
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
1/15/21 → 1/14/26
Associated Departments
Community & Leadership Development