Nicole Dean

Nikki Dean is a History PhD student at the University of Kansas, and a former US Army officer and aviator. She holds a B.A. in Journalism and French from Canisius College, additional M.A.s in National Security Studies and in Military Arts and Sciences, and recently completed an M.A. in Museum Studies with the University of Kansas in 2023. While all of her graduate studies are Midwestern, she is a lifelong Buffalo Bills fan. She researches provenance curation and is particularly focused on art and antiquities looting in armed conflict during the First and Second World Wars. She currently serves as a Military History Educator and Interpreter for the National WWI Museum and Memorial in Kansas City. Dr. Andrew Denning is her advisor.