GOLD Speakers

Nicola Singletary, MAT, IBCLC

• Country: USA

Biography:

After studying biology in college, Nicola spent the early part of her career sharing her love of science with middle school students. It was not until after the birth of her first child in 2007 and the challenges she faced breastfeeding that she became interested in pursuing a career in breastfeeding support. She enrolled at North Carolina State University to study human nutrition and completed the Mary Rose Tully Training Initiative through the Carolina Global Breastfeeding Institute at UNC Chapel Hill in 2012. In the fall of 2013, she opened Harmony Lactation, LLC with the goal of helping mothers meet their breastfeeding goals. She is currently a PhD candidate in the Food, Bioprocessing, and Nutrition Sciences department at North Carolina State University; her research focuses on breastfeeding education in schools.