Dr. Nicola came to Carlow after several years in management in the telecommunications industry. She began her teaching career as an adjunct at several higher education institutions:  St. Vincent College, University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg, Westmoreland Community College, Carlow University. She became full-time at Carlow in 1991.

Dr. Nicola has acted as an independent consultant, attended and presented at numerous international conferences, and is published in several different venues.  Her primary interests are mission, planning, communications, organizational behavior, and the history of Carlow University.  She has written three in-depth research papers (including her doctoral dissertation) on Carlow’s rich history.

Education

• EdD – Higher Education Administration, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
• MEd – Adult Education, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
• BS – Business Management, Carlow University, Pittsburgh, PA

Professional Memberships

• Academy of Business Research – Member (2016 – Present)
• Phi Chi Theta, Pittsburgh, PA – Lifetime Member (1978 – Present)

Research

Interests: Carlow University History; Organizational Behavior Concepts, Planning, Mission, and Business Communication

Publications

• Nicola, C.M.B. (2020). Carlow University, 1990-2020: Mother house and academy: A continuing history of mission and curriculum. Unpublished manuscript.
• Academy of Business Research Journal Vol. III, 2019 “Artificial Intelligence and the Impact on Business Curricula”
• International Journal of Business and Systems Research Vol. 13, No. 3, 2019 “Managing University Rank and Tenure Decisions Using a Multi-criteria Decision-making Approach” Co-author: Dr. Enrique Mu. ISSN (online): 1751-2018. Inderscience Enterprise Limited, UK.
• Carlow Roundtable Conference Proceedings (Dublin, Ireland), May 2015 “Sr. Jane Scully: A Remarkable Journey of Religious Leadership”
• International Symposium on AHP Conference Proceedings – Refereed Abstracts, June 2014 “Using the Analytic Hierarchy Process in University Rank and Tenure Committee Decisions” “Carlow Uganda Case Study Using AHP at the Undergraduate Level”
• Academy of Business Research Conference Proceedings – Refereed, September 2013 “Two Tools Used to Help Increase Students’ Global Perspectives” “Fraud in the Funeral Industry: What You’re Dying to Know!”
• Technical Editor: HOW TO FLOAT WHEN YOU ARE ABOUT TO SINK June 2013 By: D. Emmerich, Balboa Publishing
• SAM Conference Proceedings – Refereed, April 2011 “Case Study: Using the SEPTE+C Framework to Analyze the Aral Sea Disaster” & “Ways to Use the SEPTE+C Framework in Management Courses”
• South Dakota International Business Conference Proceedings – Refereed, October 2009 “Using the SEPTE+C Model to Analyze the Global Water Crisis”
• SAM Conference Proceedings – Refereed, March 2009 “World Water Crisis and Sustainability: Using the Vatican and United Nations’ Positions for Ethical Business Practices”
• SAM Conference Proceedings – Refereed, March 2007 “Expatriate Issues in Iraq: Towards a New Model of Expatriate Preparation”
• SAM Conference Proceedings – Refereed, March 2006 “The UDHR in Business: Guidelines for the Ethical Treatment of Expatriates”
• The International Journal of Diversity in Organizations, Communities and Nations, October 2006 Volume 6, pp. 3-9, ISSN 1447-9532, Common Ground Publishing, Australia. Refereed publication. “Integrating the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Document in Management”
• Pennsylvania Association of Adult and Continuing Education Conference, October 2003 “Using Culturegrams in Management Curricula to Stimulate Global Perspectives”
• Pennsylvania Association of Adult and Continuing Education Conference, October 2003 “Studying the Male Experience at Primarily Female Institutions”
• NBES International Business Conference Proceedings, Puerto Rico, February – March 2001. D. Knapp, Ph. D., Editor. “Using the United Nations’ Universal Bill of Human Rights in Management Curricula”
• Carlow College, Carlow College 1929-1990: A History of Mission and Curriculum, October 1999
• ABAS International Business Conference Proceedings, September 1997/July 1998, Appa Rao Korukonda, Ph. D., Editor. “Can the United Nations’ Universal Bill of Human Rights be used to Formulate Business Strategy?”
• IABD Conference, August 1997, Cairo, Egypt. International Business Strategies: Economic Development Issues, Editors: Alkhafaji, Abbass, and El-Sadek, Zakaria, “Ethics in Strategic Planning”
• Nicola, C.M.B. (1996). Carlow College, 1929-1990: Tradition and change at a Catholic women’s liberal arts college [Dissertation]. University of Pittsburgh.
• Commission of Professors of Adult Education Proceedings of the 1989 Annual Conference-October 1989. Co-Editor. (Dr. Allan Quigley, Editor), Penn State University

Awards & Recognition

• “Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award”, Carlow University College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Business Management, Accounting, and Ethics (May 2024)
• Professor Emerita status conferred upon retirement, Carlow University (May 2023)
• “Best Paper Award for “Artificial Intelligence Uses in Business” Academy of Business Research Conference, San Antonio, TX (Fall 2019)
• Provost funding: “Business Management: Artificial Intelligence [AI] and Management Curricula”. Research & competitive analysis with student, D. D’Alessio. (Summer 2019)
• Competitive Scholarship Grant, Carlow University for Fall Semester, 2015 Study and preparation for ICPM: Certified Manager exam (16 April 2015)
• “Best Paper Award” for “Fraud in the Funeral Industry: What You’re Dying to Know!” Academy of Business Research Conference, San Antonio, TX (September 2013)
• SPRING grant award- $2000 to develop service-learning class for Carlow University core curriculum requirements (May 2008)
• Carlow University Distinguished Alumnae Award for Service in Education (September 2004)
• Carlow University Faculty Development Committee Awards for scholarship efforts (1997 – 2023)