Nicole completed her Bachelors of Laws and Bachelor of Science (Psychology) (Hons 1) at the Australian National University in 2016. She has since worked across several research centres and on various projects within Prof Kaarin Anstey’s research program, with a primary focus on risk factors associated with dementia and cognitive decline, and dementia risk reduction.

In 2019, Nicole received a Westpac Future Leaders Scholarship and began her PhD at the University of New South Wales and NeuRA. Her research seeks to explore the relationship between social engagement in wellbeing and cognition in late life. She is also a research assistant on a project on ageing and decision-making funded by ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR).