Nicole is a doctoral candidate at the University of North Texas in Denton studying with Elvia Puccinelli and Steve Harlos and serving as a graduate teaching assistant. She also served as a guest clinician and coach at California State University, Los Angeles. Nicole has collaborated with the NOVA Ensemble and participated in several festivals including The Collaborative Piano Institute in Baton Rouge, Louisiana; the Borromeo Music Festival in Switzerland; SummerArts Festival in Fresno, California; the InterHarmony International Music Festival in Italy; and the Montecito International Music Festival in Thousand Oaks, California.