Nicole works at Refugee Health VISTA at Arizona Department of Health Services in Phoenix. She has been diving since she was 11 and is currently an Open Water and Specialty Instructor. While she loves science, her work in anthropology, public health, martial arts, applied theater, and, of course, scuba diving has convinced her that health is not purely medical but has other equally important components. Nicole used the grant to obtain the Handicapped Scuba Association ITC (Instructor Training Course).