Meet Dr. Nichole Hugo

Dr. Nichole Hugo serves as the MBA Graduate Coordinator at Eastern Illinois University. In this role, she helps prospective and current MBA students understand program options, admission steps, course planning and academic requirements.

Dr. Hugo joined EIU in 2014. She earned her PhD in Community Resources and Development from Arizona State University, where her research focused on international culture, economic development and the tourism industry.

Her teaching and research interests include marketing, economic and business structures, behavior change, sustainability and the ways organizations respond to societal challenges. Her work has included collaborative research on community-based solar cooker projects designed to support regions that rely on open-fire cooking. The project emphasized working with communities to understand local needs, cultural differences and practical ways to create sustainable solutions.

Dr. Hugo brings that same student-centered, real-world perspective to her work with the MBA program. She can help students understand how the EIU MBA fits their goals, what steps they need to take and how to move through the program successfully.