Nicole is an Online Course Facilitator in Health at UniSA Online. Nicole teaches in Public Health and Health Sciences courses. She is responsible for contributing to the development and delivery of high-quality and engaging online courses to undergraduate students and managing the day-to-day activities of online tutoring staff.
Nicole's research interests include the connections between humans and the natural environment, with a focus on nature-based play and learning, citizen science and nature play spaces. Nicole's PhD research focused on nature-based play and learning in South Australian Primary schools. Her PhD research involved characterising the outdoor spaces in primary schools, and consulting with educators to understand the current practices and perspectives of nature-based play and learning and the barriers to and enablers of these practices. She used this information to create a set of recommendations for effectively implementing nature-based play and learning into primary schools.