Nicole began her work in the Paleoecology laboratory in August of 2011 as an undergraduate researcher processing Amazonian sediment samples for charcoal. The next year, she continued her undergraduate research on a different project, which focused on megafaunal extinctions within South America.
She previously studied at Eastern Florida State College, completing an Associate in Science in Chemical Technology degree, as well as an Associate in Arts degree. She completed her Bachelor's degree in General Biology in 2012. After graduation, she returned as a Research Associate in the Paleoecology laboratory.
She is now the Laboratory Manager for the Center for Applied Biogeography within the Department of Biological Sciences. She is currently working on a Master's in Business Administration, focusing on Project Management. The majority of her work interests are focused on palynology, with an emphasis on pollen morphology and database expansion.
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