Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Calgary, Nicole joined the department in 2000 after completing her PhD in Philosophy at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, N.Z. Between January 2013 and June 2023 she served as Head of Department.

She has a husband. a daughter and a dog, at least she did last time she checked. Her next most significant relationship is with her bicycle.

She likes her coffee black, her eggs in omelet form, and her friends angry and bitter.