Nicole Shivers is the co-author, with Tahra Nichols, of the story collection Maddening Behaviors: Some I Hear, A Lot I See. Shivers is an education specialist focusing on the performing arts with the Smithsonian National African Art Museum. Prior to joining the NMAFA, Nicole was the first public programs manager with the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of African and African American History and Culture Museum in Baltimore.