Nicole has a unique combination of analytic thinking and creativity. She is a thorough researcher, tirelessly in pursuit of information. She is fascinated by how people behave, especially in the digital social public, and has a skill for asking questions that get to the heart of matters in very short order.

Born and raised in Illinois, Nicole received her BA in Creative Writing with a minor in Cultural Studies from Columbia College Chicago. At Torque, she is part of the social media marketing team and also provides copywriting services. When she's not writing for Torque, she's writing creative pieces and submitting them to literary magazines in hopes of adding more pieces to her body of published work.