Nichole Castater, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Finance Dr. Nichole Castater, Assistant Professor of Finance.  Dr. Castater holds a Ph.D. from the University of South Carolina.  She previously was on faculty at Clark Atlanta University as Assistant Professor of Finance and International Business.  She has also taught at the University of Florida and the University of South Carolina. Her teaching experience includes courses in capital markets, financial analysis, international finance and corporate finance.  Her research interests include public / private partnerships, financial institution development, and the privatization of military firms.  Dr. Castater received a Fulbright Scholarship in Vienna, Austria to complete her Ph.D. and speaks five languages.  She has worked in Germany and Russia as a private business consultant. Dr. Castater is an (almost) native Floridian and grew up in the Hollywood/Fort Lauderdale area.  She is a proud member of the Gator Nation and has never understood why South Carolina would choose a chicken as a mascot.