Nicole Melton

Dr. E. Nicole Melton is the Director for Undergraduate Programs and an Assistant Professor in the Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Her research focuses on diversity and inclusion in sport organizations. Within this line of work, she examines the antecedents of workplace or team inclusion and the subsequent performance benefits of creating such environments. In addition, she explores ways to empower sport employees and athletes to become effective change agents for social justice within sport. Dr. Melton earned her Ph.D., MS, and BBA from Texas A&M University, and has held previous academic positions at Seattle University and Texas Tech University.

In her life before academia, she played collegiate and professional golf and then worked as a consumer test analyst for NIKEGOLF. As a professor, she maintains her connection to the sport industry by consulting with various organizations on how to make sport more accessible and inclusive for diverse populations. A few current partnerships include working with the San Antonio Spurs, Athlete Ally, and espnW.