• Design and evaluate culturally relevant training to prepare the next generation of science communicators from diverse ethnic and racial backgrounds• Research the role of identity and culture in scientists’ communication using intercultural communication theories

• Design curriculum teaching science and tech professionals the tools of improv to help them become better collaborators, increase their storytelling skills, and play off-the-cuff• Facilitate workshops and enable students to understand group dynamics, tell stories, and say yes in the face of the unknown

• Improv instructor, director, designer, and performer specializing in experimental and dramatic narrative as well as immersive productionshttp://wiki.austinimprov.com/wiki/Nichole_Bennett

Building Connections is an improv program which teaches kids (10-13yrs olds and 14-17 yr olds) who have been diagnosed with Autism (or a similar diagnosis) improv and sociable skills.• Teach improv to kids diagnosed with austism spectrum disorder (or a similar diagnosis)• Developed customized narrative curriculum for teen class• Facilitate improv workshops with Helping Hands, CASA, Salvation Army Shelter, The Autism Society

• Course for graduate students in the College of Natural Sciences to learn theory and practice of science communication• Redesigned curriculum to center belonging in science communication

• Fox Den Theatre Company is a local Austin theatre group, dedicated to creating and fostering a collaborative, safe, and open environment for artists to create new and thoughtful works of art. By giving local artists an avenue to express their artistic voice, we hope to create art that reflects the communities we live in and serve.

• assist students in the analysis and production of print, electronic, and oral messages to achieve organizational objectives; fundamentals of media relations; press releases, media relations, content marketing, blogging, podcasting, social media campaigns, etc.

Girls Rock Austin is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3), dedicated to empowering girls and women of all backgrounds and abilities through musical education and performance. By providing a positive, all-female environment that offers musical instruction as well as a variety of workshops and performances, the camp creates leadership opportunities, cultivates a supportive community of peers and mentors, and encourages social change and the development of life skills.• Develop sponsorship partnerships for fundraising events and summer camps• Grant writing

• Protect the organization’s corporate documents: bylaws, articles of incorporation, board and committee minutes, and important correspondence and files any state-required paperwork.

• Independently facilitated and developed curriculum for practicum portion and led workshops on reducing communication anxiety, audience analysis, engagement, and storytelling• Assisted in science communication theory lectures and discussion with College of Natural Sciences graduate students • Managed a group of students on research project investigating STEM graduate students' willingingness to engage with the public

• Guide middle school students in learning computer science. Create project-based curriculum to engage students in learning web development (HTML, CSS, Javascript).

• Oversee technical theater needs for approximately 120 shows in seven-day comedy festival• Manage a staff of 15-20 theater technicians and stage managers over eight venues• Coordinate lighting, multimedia, and equipment needs of performers with technicians, venue managers, and producers over the course of four months

• Conduct regular observations and give feedback to teachers about their teaching practices• Train instructors in classroom best practices• Provide support to students that are falling behind or struggling on particular topics• Assist students with career and time management skills

• Teach Intro to Web 101 course and help students gain the skills to build functional and professional quality websites as well as basic JavaScript apps

• Wrote Data Science Immersive pre-work curriculum on Introduction to Experimental Design, Conducting a T-test and Calculating P Values, Type I and Type II Errors, and Confidence Intervals• Updated Data Science Immersive pre-work curriculum from Python 2 to Python 3 and converted math formulas to KaTeX

• Shape the skills, minds, and trajectories of the newest generation of data scientists (Python, Machine Learning, Statistics, SQL, Big Data, AWS, Deep Learning)

• Design and implement Natural Language Processing software for Spanish language education materials

• Science subject-matter expert providing one-on-one support to students in personalized, inquiry-based learning environment

• Designed and taught Convolutional Neural Networks for Image Recognition after school class for middle and high school students• Introduced elementary and middle school students to programming fundamentals, basics of computing, data structures, and how A.I. algorithms operate (Python)• Taught elementary and middle school students how to write basic HTML, CSS, and JavaScript front-end code• Designed elementary school JavaScript and middle school jQuery curriculum• Curated pre- and post-course workbooks for AI and Autonomous Vehicles summer camp

• Designed and coded photo-tagging software using JavaScript/Node.js for conservation biologists and citizen scientists to monitor biodiversity

• Helped first-year university students develop skills for independent and intelligent experiment design, execution, analysis, and presentation• Introduced students to the university's research community• Trained students in critical thinking, the scientific method, experiment design, data acquisition and analysis, optimization, modeling, signal processing, presentation of results, scientific literature, the research process, and the scientific enterprise

• Recognized by the National Science Foundation as a future knowledge expert who will contribute significantly to research, teaching, and innovations in science and engineering• Under this fellowship, I investigated the resilience of Edith's checkerspot butterfly to future climate warming by examining its available ecological "wiggle room" in time and space

• Invited as a visiting researcher to the Mikheyev Ecology and Evolution Unit• Using next-generation sequencing, compared the genomes of two butterfly species, one strongly and one weakly-adapted to its host plant, to look for genomic signatures of host plant association and the possible beginnings of species formation

• Communicated with promoters and labels, maintained charts, managed new music reviews, and kept radio music rotation fresh• Interviewed visiting musicians• Hosted SXSW college radio mixer party• Attended College Music Journal Marathon 2012 and served on "D.I.Y For All Sizes" College Radio Day Panel

• Investigated possible biocontrol of fire ants (Knealhazia) by comparing ecological parameters of fire ants with and without the pathogen

• Teaching Assistant for Field Biology (1/2011-5/2011)• Teaching Assistant for Evolutionary Ecology (8/2010-12/ 2010)• Teaching Assistant for Physiology and Functional Anatomy (5/2010-8/2010)• Teaching Assistant for Introductory Biology (1/2010-5/2010)

• Collected data from published studies for meta-analysis on biological effect of climate change

• Tutored high school students in math, physics, chemistry, and biology

• Oversaw pledge drive choreography, collect and distribute gifts to listeners• Booked and produced pledge drive show

• Communicated with promoters and labels, maintained charts, managed new music reviews, and kept radio music rotation fresh• Interviewed visiting musicians• Attended College Music Journal Marathon 2009

• Led class-specific tutoring sessions tailored to individual Calculus I class

• Assisted with experimental trials, video analysis, and presentation of research on the biomechanics of swimming turtles

• Answered student questions, helped with planning and teaching, graded assignments, and helped set up Vertebrate Biology Lab

• Acted as mentor and role model to apartment residents• Proactively addressed individual and community conflict• Hosted events for building community among residents• Promoted safety by assisting with management of keys, serving in on-call rotation, and addressing incidents in the community regarding resident behavior

• Invited as a visiting researcher to Ecotoxicology Division• Assisted an Indian Ph.D. student with their research on the impacts of DDT on fish-eating birds

• Supervised two other research interns• Tested apparatus to keep Red Imported Fire Ants from attacking Eastern Blue Bird nests• Recorded data from insect pitfall traps for statewide ant survey• Banded and recorded data on birds for Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship project• Educated citizen scientists so they could assist with Painted Bunting Observer Team project

• Invited as a visiting researcher to South American Biological Control Laboratory in Argentina • Assisted with field collections for study of parasites of fire ants in their native country• Assisted with field surveys on the natural competitors of fire ants in their native country

• Assisted in field surveys, maintained carpenter ant, termite, and cockroach colonies, and cleaned dishware for Urban Entomology Lab