Nicolas A. Valcik

Nicolas A. Valcik currently works as the Executive Director for Institutional Effectiveness at Central Washington University. Nicolas previously worked as the Director for institutional research at West Virginia University, an Associate Director of strategic planning and analysis for the University of Texas at Dallas and held an academic appointment as a clinical assistant professor for public affairs for the University of Texas at Dallas. Prior to 1997, Nicolas worked for a number of municipalities, across different of departments, as well as for Nortel. Nicolas received a doctorate degree in public affairs from the University of Texas at Dallas in 2005.

Nicolas specializes in several areas as both a researcher and a practitioner: higher education, information technology, human resources, homeland security, organizational behavior, and emergency management.