Bio: Nicole Beland

Media/Journalism & Travel

Nicole Beland is Deputy Editor of Women's Health Magazine and a Contributing Editor to Men's Health. In addition to editing and writing feature articles on topics ranging from sexual health to adventure travel, she pens two monthly sex and relationship advice columns: "He Says, She Says" in Women's Health, and "Ask the Girl Next Door" in Men's Health. Her gifts in journalism are priceless in Sensual Fusion's efforts.

Nicole is the author of four books:

• Girl Seeks Bliss: Zen and the Art of Modern Life Maintenance (Plume, 2005);
• Sex: The Whole Picture (Sex & Health Publishing, 2005);
• Ask the Men's Health Girl Next Door: Sexy Answers to Your Most Intimate Questions (Rodale, 2003); and
• The Cocktail Jungle: A Girl's Guide to Shaking and Stirring (Running Press, 2003).

Prior to her work at Rodale, Nicole was a senior editor at Cosmopolitan and Mademoiselle magazines. A graduate of Union College in Schenectady, NY, where she received her B.A. in English, she began her publishing career at P.O.V. Magazine in 1997.

When not having fun at work, Beland - who was born in Lowell, MA to a Trinidadian mom and French Canadian dad - attends smoky rock concerts, rides her rusty bike around town, snowboards in Vermont, and travels to exotic locales whenever possible. She resides in Brooklyn, NY with her guitarist fiance and schnoodle Wally. <br/>

Contact Nicole through her website at nicolebeland.com.