Michelle Nichols

Title(s): Dr.

Current Position/Designation: Associate Professor

Institutional Affiliation: Medical University of South Carolina

Active Email Address: nicholmg@musc.edu

Social Media Handle (Any and/or optional): https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-nichols-phd-rn-b3536310

@MNicholsPhDRN

Dr. Michelle Nichols is an Associate Professor at the College of Health Professions, Department of Health Sciences and Rehabilitation, Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and is the Director of the Community Engaged Scholars Research Program through the South Carolina Clinical & Translational Research Institute.

Dr. Nichols specializes in the prevention and treatment of multi-morbid non-communicable chronic diseases that contribute to cardiovascular disease burden among under-resourced populations in the U.S. and globally and has over 30 years of clinical expertise in rehabilitation, including stroke, and encourages inclusion of persons with lived experience (PWLE) in her research. She actively leads and collaborates on studies in Sub-Saharan Africa. Additionally, she is an Ehlers Danlos Syndromes Rehabilitation researcher in collaboration with the MUSC Ehlers Danlos Syndromes Institute (EDSI). Dr. Nichols has expertise in qualitative and mixed methodological approaches and conducting Community Engaged Research and was President of the Mixed Methods International Research Association.

Relevant Professional Skills/Experiences

  • Prevention and treatment of multi-morbid non-communicable chronic diseases (NCDs)
  • Global health (emphasis on low- and Middle-Income Countries)
  • Neurorehabilitation
  • Qualitative & Mixed Methodology
  • Community-engaged research
  • Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes
  • Implementation Science
  • Ethics

Relevant Career Highlights

  • Dr. Nichols was the first clinician to serve as President of the Mixed Methods International Research Association. She is on the Editorial Board for Equity Neuroscience, is a Section Editor for the Journal of the American Heart Association, is Vice-Chair for the Health Equity and Actionable Disparities in Stroke: Understanding and Problem Solving (HEADS-UP) Planning Committee and is a member of the American Heart Association’s Council on Epidemiology and Prevention, Implementation Science Committee. She has mentored over 70 scholars across more than 8 countries and received the 2021 Teaching Excellence Award for an Educator-Mentor: Scholarship-Academic from the Medical University of South Carolina.