Nicole Freidenfelds (she/her) is a former research scientist and high school science teacher. She previously coordinated the UConn Natural Resources Conservation Academy’s Conservation Training Partnerships, an environmental education program that connected intergenerational (teen-adult) teams to natural resource science and geospatial technology through workshops and participant-driven local conservation projects.

She is currently overseeing the NRCA’s new NSF-funded Eco-Digital Storytellers program, which engages student-teacher teams in environmental storytelling through digital media.