Rev. Michelle Jissan Nicolle, PhD, BCC
Michelle Jissan Nicolle, PhD, BCC, graduated from the Upaya Buddhist Chaplaincy program in 2015, was ordained as a lay Buddhist minister 2016, and became a Novice Zen Priest in 2019.
She completed a CPE residency at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and was board certified by the Association of Professional Chaplains in 2018.
Prior to chaplaincy, Dr. Nicolle studied the neurobiology of cognitive decline in aging and Alzheimer’s disease.
Michelle is currently the chaplain at the Wake Forest School of Medicine, caring for students, faculty and staff.
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