Nicole Mongillo

Nicole comes to the Academy with a background in conservation genomics and ecology. A graduate of Northeastern University’s ecology and evolutionary biology program, they have experience conducting research on cellular mechanisms underlying octopus’ taste-by-touch sensation, the impact of Eastern oyster genomic and environmental backgrounds on aquaculture performance, and Costa Rican coffee crop yield cycles. As an undergraduate, Nicole was a teaching assistant for several courses, including Professional Development, Ecology, Introduction to ArcGIS, and an introductory data analysis and R language coding course. She also choreographed two musicals, meaning she can teach you how to run an ANOVA in RStudio as well as how to tap dance.