Biography

Nicole earned a BA in Women’s Studies and BSN nursing degree from The University of Virginia in 1994 and 1998, her MSN degrees from both FNU and Case Western University in 2003 and her Doctorate in Nursing Practice (DNP) from Frontier Nursing University (FNU) in 2019. In midwifery Nicole found the most rewarding and most challenging path, providing full-scope care in freestanding birth centers and high risk labor and delivery units primarily with Medicaid and underserved populations. Her past volunteer work includes midwifery care in rural Guatemala and Haiti, and serving as the communications advisor to the board of The Birth Center of Boulder. She currently peer reviews for the Journal of Midwifery and Women’s Health (JMWH) and volunteers for Postpartum Support International (PSI) as newslinks editor. Over the span of her midwifery career, she has presented on and contributed to various publications on professional liability and disclosure, interprofessional communication, and pharmacology for women’s health. She has been teaching with FNU since 2007. She enjoys being of service to others, time with her husband, friends and family, meditation and mindfulness practices, reading and writing, film, live theater, traveling, and time in nature.