Nicole Kras, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Human Services (City University of New York)
Nicole Kras, Ph.D. is program coordinator and assistant professor of human services at Guttman Community College, a City University of New York (CUNY). She holds a Ph.D. in Adult Learning and Development from Lesley University, a Master of Science in Education and a Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study as a Classroom Teacher Specialist from Southern Connecticut State University. Dr. Kras also received a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, with a concentration in child development and mental health, and a Master of Arts in Art Therapy from Albertus Magnus College. Her research currently centers on the benefits of nature-based learning for college students, how living on an island in New England impacts the lives of year-round residents, and human services program design.
Publications
Kras, N. & Keenan, J. (2022) Human services remote internships: What have we learned and where we are headed. Journal of Human Services, 41, (1) 106-118.
Spector, A. & Kras, N. (2022). Supportive strategies for community college human services online internships: A case study of Guttman Community College’s remote binary model. Journal of Human Services: Training, Research, and Practice, 8, (1), Article 2.
Kras, N. (2021). Nature-based learning at an urban community college: A case study at the Central Park Zoo. Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 46, (6), 452-456, doi:10.1080/10668926.2021.1931557.
Kras, N. (2021) Reflecting on professional identity through art: A case example. Journal of Human Services, 40, (1), 136-138, doi: 10.52678/2021.10
Kras, N., & Keenan, J. (2021). How New England Island Residents view the influence of the natural environment in their lives. Ecopsychology,
13, (1), 55-63, doi:10.1089/eco.2020.0029
Kras, N. (2021). Exploring the benefits of ecotherapy-based activities at an urban community college. Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 45, (2), 117-123, doi: 10.1080/10668926.2019.1647902
Kras, N. (2016). Creating an interdisciplinary human services program. Journal of Human Services, 36, (1), 73-74.
