Founder and Executive Director

Christen Higgins Clougherty, Ph.D. brings a wealth of experience in planning, education, and administration to the organization. She shares a passion for promoting civic engagement in schools and communities across the globe. Christen is responsible for managing all aspects of the work of the Nobis Project. She is a member of the International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement, a board member of Friends of Oatland, the support organization for Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools’ Oatland Island Wildlife Center. Her recent honors include recognition as an Emerging Scholar in K-12 Service-Learning by the Center for Youth and Communities (CYC); The Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning & Engagement (CIRCLE); and the International Center for the Study of Public Engagement and Service-Learning (ICS-PESL). Christen completed her PhD research on experiential education, service-learning, creative-process theory, and global citizenship education through the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom. She holds a Master of Arts from the Savannah College of Art and Design in Fiber Arts and a Bachelor’s Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies with a focus on Arts Administration from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.