Heather Wyatt-Nichol
associate professor
School of Public and International Affairs
Contact Information:
Phone: 410.837.6173
Email: hwyatt-nichol@ubalt.edu
Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University
M.P.A., Old Dominion University
B.A., Christopher Newport University
Heather Wyatt-Nichol's C.V. (.pdf)
Heather Wyatt-Nichol is an associate professor in the College of Public Affairs at The University of Baltimore. She teaches primarily in the M.P.A. and D.P.A. programs, and occasionally at the undergraduate level. She previously served as the M.P.A. program director at the University of Baltimore ((2011-2018) and as a Commissioner for NASPAA's Commission on Peer Review and Accreditation (2013-2016). She is the former chair of ASPA's Section on Democracy and Social Justice, former board member on ASPA's Section on Women in Public Administration, and former President for the Maryland chapter of ASPA. She has taught courses in American Government, the American Presidency, Diversity Management, Ethics & Politics, Political Institutions, Public Administration, Planning & Evaluation, Public Human Resources Management, Public Organizations and Management, Strategic Management, and Research Methods. She has also provided several training sessions for the Certified Public Management Program in Maryland, Virginia and Texas. She previously worked as a research technician and program coordinator for the CNU/NNPD police leadership training program funded by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing, from 1999-2003. She worked in the private sector from 1985-1998 before embarking on a career in academia. She has published several book chapters and journal articles. Her research interests include assessment, curriculum development and training, DEIA, justice reform, work-life balance, organizational behavior, and social equity.