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Nicole Cooke received a 2008 Spectrum Doctoral Fellowship and is pursuing her degree at Rutgers University. She holds a Masters in Adult Education / Certificate in Distance Educatio from Pennsylvania State University; Masters of Library Service from Rutgers University; and a B.A. in Communication from Rutgers University.

Nicole's primary research interests include adult education and lifelong learning, library instruction and training, and staff development. She has also conducted research and published in the areas of distance learning and libraries, the creation of learning environments, and the relationship between library instruction and library anxiety and would like to conduct additional research in these areas. Other research interests include issues surrounding web 2.0 and learning 2.0, the emergence of new media and its impact on information acquisition and distribution, the digital divide, instructional design, and the recruitment and retention of minority librarians.