Nichole Tichy (she/her) has at least 10 (ten) years of experience, related to disability, counseling and education programs. Currently she serves as a Senior Technical Assistance and Research Analyst and provides technical assistance (TA) and training for the National Technical Assistance Center on Transition the Collaborative (NTACT:C), and the Center for Innovative Training in Vocational Rehabilitation (CIT-VR). She is a nationally Certified Rehabilitation Counselor and recently graduated with her Doctorate from the George Washington Universities Counselor Education and Supervision Program. Within this Program, she focused her dissertation on the application of the Social-Ecological Model to explore behavioral influences regarding placement of persons with Long COVID into competitive integrated employment.

Prior to coming to GWU’s Center for Rehabilitation Counseling Research and Education (CRCRE), Nichole spent her career working in a variety of locations relevant to supporting the integration of individuals with disabilities in their communities. Notable experiences include serving as a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor in a State VR agency and working for non-profit organizations serving as both a provider of supported employment and developing programs and services for the implementation of related services. In addition to her role with the CRCRE, Nichole serves as a limited service adjunct instructor for GWU’s master programs in Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling and currently serves as a member on the CRCC Ethics Committee.