Dede Kangnissoukpe

Degrees and Credentials: Dede is a policy expert and an entrepreneur with an interdisciplinary background in management, conflict & collaboration, public administration and international relations. She is passionate about finding sustainable solutions to poverty, conflict and migration issues in Africa. Her current research focuses on the evolution of poverty reduction policy in Africa and its implications for global sustainability. She is a research assistant on community-University and faculty-student collaboration projects and a teaching assistant in communication research methods at UNC Charlotte. She is also the founder and CEO of Language Services & Consulting, LLC.  Dede holds a BS in Aviation Administration from Farmingdale College, CAS in Conflict & Collaboration from Syracuse University and an MA in International Relations, Syracuse University MPA, Syracuse University

Research Interests: Poverty, migration, and conflict issues in Africa

Dissertation: The evolution of poverty reduction policy in Africa and its implications for global sustainability.

Publications: Using civically engaged research to promote young Black and Latino children’s well-being: lessons from interdisciplinary community-university, faculty-student collaboration (co-publication with Dr. Potochnick et. Al). 

Ph.D. Expected: 2027

CV: https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:US:a3ba33d5-c389-4991-ac24-e36770677cce