Woodrow W. Nichols Jr.

Dr. Wilson is a Professor of Geography. He joined the faculty at the University of Miami Coral Gables before returning to his undergraduate alma mater, North Carolina Central University (NCCU). In 1975, Dr. Nichols became chair of the Department of Geography at NCCU and served in that capacity until 1995. Under the leadership of Dr. Nichols, the Master of Science in the Earth Sciences program was instituted in 1995, which prompted the department to change its name to Geography and Earth Sciences. During his tenure as Chair, Professor Nichols served as a liaison staff member in the Office of University Research of the United States Department of Transportation in Washington, D.C. Some of his most notable research projects are The Adequacy of Transportation Facilities in Black Communities: The Problem of Residence-Shopping Place Separation. He is also the author of many publications related to the spatial analysis of transportation and other socio-economic problems in black communities.