Tia Nickens is a rising third-year law student at the University of Tennessee College of Law, where she currently serves as Student Bar Association President. Prior to law school, she earned a master's degree in counseling and worked in education and youth advocacy-experiences that inform her commitment to advancing equity and supporting vulnerable populations through the law.

Tia has pursued a range of public interest and institutional legal work, including internships with university general counsel and compliance offices, where she focused on Title IX, student rights, and employment matters. She also contributed to the ABA Center on Children and the Law, supporting projects related to family preservation, child welfare policy, and access to legal representation. Her academic and professional path reflects a deep investment in service, systems-level reform, and client-centered advocacy.