About Nels

Technology builder. Avid writer. Author of Graduation with Civic Honors. Sports card collector. Occasional speaker. Doctor of Philosophy.

Dr. Nels Lindahl
  • Looking to understand more about my professional career? You can always read about my professional career on LinkedIn
  • Trying to learn more about my academic interests? My Curriculum Vitae is online and you are welcome to review it. Not only are both my five year writing plan and research trajectory are up to date, but also I’m now keeping a frequently updated backlog of writing topics.
  • Searching for the blog? My weblog posts can be found here
  • What about the Lindahl Letter? It’s on hiatus. From January 2021 to January 2024 (3 years), every Friday I published The Lindahl Letter over on Substack
  • Do you talk about code? Sporadically, you can find the Coffee with Nels podcast on YouTube. This one may become a weekend only series at some point

A very brief academic bio…

If those sources of amazing and joyous content did not provide you the insight you were looking to find, then feel free to read the rest of this short educational based biography…

Nels Lindahl, an enrolled member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, is the author of Graduation with Civic Honors and founder of www.civichonors.com, which advocates development of ways to strengthen the community through volunteering networks. Nels, a Thomas and Barbara Kester Page Scholar, graduated from the University of Kansas with a degree in political science and a minor in public service and civic leadership. As an undergraduate, Nels was an Ethan Allen Scholar in public administration, on the National Dean’s List all four years, and participated in a study on workplace literacy with Kansas City Consensus and the Public Administration Department. Nels received a master of public administration degree from the #1 ranked University of Kansas department of public administration. Nels holds a doctoral degree in public policy and administration from Walden University with specializations in knowledge management and e-government. In addition to academic work, Nels is spending time working on completing a new book dealing with the intersection of technology and modernity.

Updated August 14, 2022