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Associate professor
Education
Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University
MPA, Old Dominion University
B.A., Christopher Newport University
Dr. Heather Wyatt-Nichol
Associate Professor | University of Baltimore, College of Public Affairs
Dr. Heather Wyatt-Nichol is an Associate Professor in the School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Baltimore, where she has served since 2008. She teaches across undergraduate, MPA, and DPA programs, with expertise in public administration, organizational behavior, diversity and inclusion, and social equity. From 2011 to 2018, she served as the MPA Program Director and remains active with NASPAA as a site visitor and former Commissioner on the Commission on Peer Review and Accreditation (2013–2016).
Dr. Wyatt-Nichol has published extensively on issues of social equity, justice reform, pedagogy, and work-life balance in academia. Her work has appeared in numerous journals and edited books, and she has presented at national and international conferences. Notable among her contributions is her work advancing social equity in public administration and her scholarship at the intersection of gender, LGBTQ rights, race, social class, and public policy. She is also actively exploring the evolving role of artificial intelligence in both pedagogy and public policy.
Dr. Wyatt-Nichol's professional service includes prior leadership roles in the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA), including past president of its Maryland chapter and chair of the Section on Democracy and Social Justice. She also served on the board of the ASPA Section on Women in Public Administration and is currently active with the Maryland Civic Education Coalition.
Prior to her academic career, she worked in both the public and private sectors—including as a program coordinator for a DOJ-funded police leadership initiative at Christopher Newport University and the Newport News Police Department. She provided training through the Certified Public Manager programs in Maryland, Texas, and Virginia, and has served as a facilitator in the Schaefer Center’s NextGen Leaders for Public Service Program.
She holds a Ph.D. in Public Policy and Administration from Wilder School at Virginia Commonwealth University, an M.P.A. from Old Dominion University, and a B.A. in Political Science from Christopher Newport University.
AI in pedagogy and public service delivery, assessment, curriculum development and training, DEIA and social equity (specifically LGBTQ rights, social class & economic mobility, women's rights and family friendly policies), justice reform, and organizational behavior.
University of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD (Aug. 2008-present)
Associate Professor, August 2014-present
Assistant Professor, August 2008- June 2014
Courses Taught:
-UNIV 202 Sophomore Seminar: The War on Drugs (lecture)
-GVPP/PPIA 408 Methods in Government and Public Policy (lecture)
-GVPP/PPIA 300 American Political Institutions (lecture, online)
-PPIA 322 Bureaucracy and Public Policy (online)GVPP/PPIA 344 American Presidency (online)
-PUAD 619 Public Management (lecture & online)
-PUAD 623 Foundations: Bureaucracy and the Political Process (hybrid, lecture, online, zoom)
- PUAD 621 Human Resources Management in Public and Nonprofit Organizations (lecture, online)
-PUAD 624 Public Organization Theory (lecture, online)
-PUAD 629 Public Program Evaluation (hybrid, lecture, online, zoom)
-PUAD 704 Managing Diversity (lecture, online)
-PUAD 709 Individual Research
- PUAD 790 Internship
-PUAD 798 MPA Capstone (hybrid, zoom)
-PUAD 810 Doctoral Seminar, Foundations of PA (lecture)
-PUAD 811 Strategic Management in the Public Sector (lecture)
-PUAD 817 Doctoral Seminar in Program and Policy Evaluation (lecture)
-PUAD 824 Doctoral Seminar in Public Organization Theory (lecture)
-PUAD 899 Dissertation Research (Chaired 11 dissertations, served as a committee member on 20 dissertations)
- NextGen Leaders Program, Schaefer
-Center for Public Policy Certified Public Manager Program, Schaefer Center for Public Policy
Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX. (Aug. 2004-Jul. 2008)
Assistant Professor, January 2006-July 2008
Instructor, August 2004-December 2005
Courses Taught:
-PSC142 Introduction to American and Texas Government: Structure & Functions (lecture)
-PSC 344 Introduction to Public Administration (lecture)
-PSC 444 Management of Public Organizations (hybrid, lecture)
- PBA 505 Public Administration Research Methods (hybrid, lecture)
-PBA 525 Public Organizations & Management (hybrid, lecture
Christopher Newport University, Newport News, Va. (1998-2004)
Instructor, August 2002- May 2004
Adjunct, August 1999-May 2002
Courses taught:
-GOVT 101 Introduction to American Government (lecture)
-GOVT 334 Planning & Evaluation (lecture, online)
-GOVT 450 (previously listed as GOVT 355)
-Ethics & Politics (lecture, online)
-GOVT 480W Public Human Resources Management (lecture, online)
-GOVT 491 Senior Practicum
Books
Naylor, L., & Wyatt-Nichol, H. (2024). Social Equity in a Post-Roe America.
Wyatt-Nichol, H. Panel Discussion on Human Rights and Human Security, "Human Rights and Human Security in Relation to Research on Organizational Justice and Social Equity," University of Baltimore, Baltimore. (2025).
Wyatt-Nichol, H. “Teaching for the Next 100 Years – Reflect | Innovate | Inspire”, "Applications of AI in Teaching," Center for Excellence in Learning, Teaching, and Technology, University of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD. (2024).
Wyatt-Nichol, H., Seabrook, R., Brown, E., & Merrick, S. 2024 Conference of Minority Public Administrators (COMPA), "Armed hate: Exploring the rise of hate groups, extremism, and gun violence.," Conference of Minority Public Administrators-- American Society of Public Administration, New Orleans, LA. (2024).
Seabrook, R., Wyatt-Nichol, H., Brown, E., & Merrick, S. Social Equity/Justice and Public Health Disparities, "Armed Hate: Exploring the Rise of Hate Groups, Extremism and Gun Violence," Conference of Minority Public Administrators (COMPA), New Orleans, LA. (2024).
Wyatt-Nichol, H. University of Baltimore’s Teaching & Learning Day, "Transitions: Transparencies to AI," . Center for Excellence in Learning, Teaching, and Technology, University of Baltimore, Baltimore. (2023).
Wyatt-Nichol, H. 2023 "Pedagogy with Purpose: Reigniting Joy and Fostering Student Success in Education”, "“Transitions in teaching: Transparencies to AI”," CELT Teaching and Learning Day, Ubalt Campus. (2023).
Wyatt-Nichol, H., Cooper, T., & Robinson, S. 2022 Social Equity Leadership Conference (SELC), "The Rise of Racist Rhetoric: Implications for Education and Democracy," National Academy of Public Administration, VIrtual. (2022).
Wyatt-Nichol, H., Seabrook, R., Uzochukwu, K., & Brown, E. 2022(b) Social Equity Leadership Conference (SELC), "Racism as a Public Health Crisis: Implications for Criminal Justice," National Academy of Public Administration, Virtual. (2022).
Wyatt-Nichol, H., Cooper, T., & Jones-Carney, C. 2022 Conference of Minority Public Administrators (COMPA), "Micro and Macro-aggression – The Rise of Racist Rhetoric and Implications for Higher Education," Conference of Minority Public Administrators/ American Society for Public Administration, Virtual. (2022).
Wyatt-Nichol, H., Seabrook, R., Uzochukwu, K., & Brown, E. 2022(b) Conference of Minority Public Administrators (COMPA), "Racism as a Public Health Crisis: Implications for Criminal Justice," Conference of Minority Public Administrators (COMPA)/ American Society for Public Administration, Virtual. (2022).