General Information
Biography
Heather Nelson has taught in the Academic arena for the past 20+ years, being fueled by the next generation of entrepreneurs and innovators. She is an instructor for UNO teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in the areas of management and entrepreneurship.Nelson is a 2002 graduate of the Executive MBA program from the University of Nebraska at Omaha and a 2014 M.S. graduate from Peru State College after studying entrepreneurship and economic development. Nelson has completed the following training programs: National Science Foundation's iCorp thru North Dakota State University, UneTech's Women of STEAM fellowship and Venture Lab's 2Gether International accelerator. She holds a graduate certificate from Peru State College in Human Resource Management.Gallup Strengths: Strategic * Achiever * Responsibility * Self-Assurance * Learner
Teaching Interests
Management, Strategic Planning, Organizational Behavior, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Marketing, Market Research
Awards and Honors
2021 & 2022 Maverick Philanthropic Initiative Award, Teaching - 2022
2022 Adjunct Of The Year, Teaching - 2022
2024 - Opportunity Corps: Women in STEAM Fellow, Scholarship/Research - 2024
2024 Venture Labs 2Gether Accelertor Fellow, Scholarship/Research - 2024
Education
MBA, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska, Executive Management, 2002
MS, Peru State College, Peru, Nebraska, Organizational Management, Entrepreneurship & Economic Development, 2014
Other, Peru State College, Peru, Nebraska, Human Resource Management, 2014
Other, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska, Management, 1999