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C. Reid Nichols
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C. Reid Nichols DBA

Assistant Professor, Business Administration
Business Administration | Brown School of Business and Leadership

Education

  • DBA in Management, University of Maryland Global Campus
  • MBA in International Business, Loyola University Maryland
  • MS in Physical Oceanography, North Carolina State University
  • BA in Psychology, University of Maryland Baltimore County

Professional Experience

  • Assistant Professor Brown School of Business and Leadership, Stevenson University 2023-Present
  • Adjunct Professor, Business Administration Brown School of Business and Leadership, Stevenson University, 2022
  • President/Oceanographer, Marine Information Resources Corporation, 1998-Present
  • Oceanographer/Scientist, Neptune Sciences, 1995-1998
  • Physical Oceanographer, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 1991-1995
  • Military Logistics and Intelligence Officer, United States Marine Corps Reserves, 1982-2012

Research

Dr. Nichols’ research interests include marine science, coastal resilience, qualitative data analysis, evidence-based management, and the management of collaborative research programs.

Publications

  • “What leadership styles and characteristics do industry partners need to exhibit to produce positive outcomes from collaborative projects that include government and university partners?”, Muma Business Review, 2021, 5(13): 113-127.
  • “Modeling multiscale and multiphysics coastal ocean processes: A discussion on necessity, status, and advances” (with Hansong Tang, Lynn Donelson Wright, and Donald T. Resio), Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2021, 9(847), 13 pp.
  • “Anticipating and adapting to the future impacts of climate change on the health, security and welfare of low elevation coastal zone (LECZ) communities in southeastern USA” (with Thomas Allen, Joshua Behr, Anamaria Bukvic, Ryan S.D. Calder, Kiki Caruson, Charles Connor, Christopher D’Elia, David Dismukes, Robin Ersing, Rima Franklin; et al.), Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2021, 9(1196), 26 pp.
  • “The evolution and outcomes of a collaborative testbed for predicting coastal threats” (with Lynn Donelson Wright), Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2020, 8(612), 16 pp.
  • “Collaborative science to enhance coastal resilience and adaptation” (with Lucie Cocquempot, Sridhar Katragadda, Gina R Mendez, Pauline Letortu, Nicolas Le Dantec, Donald Resio, Gary Zarillo), Frontiers in Marine Science, 2019, 6(404), 2019, 16 pp
  • “Using Monte Carlo simulation as a financial modeling tool to support sustainability efforts of a government agency” (with Karyl Leggio), Journal of Management for Global Sustainability, 2019, 7(1), 79–103.

Teaching

  • International Business
  • Leadership Capstone
  • Operations Management
  • Service Learning
  • Strategic Management

Highlights

  • Certified Project Manager(PMP® #1825482)
  • Founded Biennial Ocean Waves Workshop at University of New Orleans
  • Coauthor for following general reference books:
    Multiscale, multiphysics modelling of coastal ocean processes: Paradigms and approaches (with Eds. Hansong Tang, Donald T. Resio, Don Wright), 2022, MDPI, 172 pp.
    Marine environmental characterization (with Kaustubha Raghukumar), 2020, Springer Cham, 91 pp.
    Tomorrow’s coasts: Complex and impermanent (with Ed. Lynn Donelson Wright), 2018, 27, Springer Cham, 374 pp.
    Encyclopedia of marine science (with Robert G. Williams), 2009, Infobase Publishing, 640 pp.
    Recent advances and issues in oceanography (with Robert G. Williams and David Larsen Porter), 2003, Greenwood Press, 424 pp.

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