Dr. Nia Imani Fields is the Maryland 4-H Specialist and Senior Agent with the University of Maryland Extension. Dr. Fields has a doctorate in Urban Educational Leadership and a M.S. in Urban Affairs and Public Policy with a focus in Community and Youth Development. Throughout her career, her focus has been to work towards the positive development of youth, families and communities. As a Maryland 4-H Specialist, Dr. Fields is primarily responsible for the design, implementation and evaluation of curricular systems and program development. Her research interests center around positive youth development’s relationship to social capital and social justice.

Her focus areas include: ​

• Positive Youth Development and Research (Community Engagement, Workforce Readiness& Teen Leadership, Social Capital)
  
• Community Development
  
• Outreach Programming (Afterschool/School Enrichment)
  
• Diversity, Inclusion and Social Justice
  

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