Nicole Brunt is a research associate and has worked for the Postsecondary Education OPPORTUNITY (PEO) research newsletter since 2003 and in conjunction with the Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education since 2013. Nicole assists Tom Mortenson and the Pell team with the collection, organization, analysis, and reporting of education, demographic, economic, and other data on opportunities for postsecondary education and training in the United States. Nicole graduated with her Bachelor of Arts in Communication from William Penn University and her master’s degree in Information Analysis and Communications from Fort Hays State University.