During his time at the University of Redlands, Nicholas followed a curiosity about the intersection of political science, ecology, and communication. He lived for several months in Barcelona, Spain, to study the European Union’s land use policy and how mass media responds to social and environmental issues. This, along with several earlier intercultural learning experiences in Mexico, Guatemala, and southeast Asia, brought him to work in the intercultural education industry as Account Manager for American Field Service (AFS). During this tenure, he deepened a creative writing practice while studying ecology, psychology, and literature, which led him to pursue a Master of Science in Environmental Writing at the University of Montana, where he taught Writing Composition and was editor-in-chief of Camas Magazine. Upon graduation, Nicholas spent the next seven years working in senior editorial roles at Orion Magazine and Outside. His writing has been featured in Outside Online, Orion, Dark Mountain Project, Juxtaprose, Whitefish Review, Best American Poetry Blog, and others. He currently has a book coming out Spring 2025 with Milkweed Editions about pilgrimage and ecology.
