Joseph McNicholas has worked at predominantly undergraduate institutions for 10 years, and is currently the Director of the Office for Research and Sponsored Projects at Loyola Marymount University. Joseph earned his B.A. and MA. at Fordham University and his Ph.D. in American Literature at the University of Texas at Austin. While serving the University of Redlands as the Director of Foundation and Government Relations, he earned an M.B.A. in Finance.

Joseph completed the National Council of University Research Administrators Leadership Development Institute in 2004. He currently serves NCURA as the Secretary-Elect for Region VI and as a member of the Predominantly Undergraduate Institution Neighborhood Committee.