With advanced study in musicology and degrees from Trinity Lutheran Seminary and Wartburg Theological Seminary, she has composed choral, keyboard, and liturgical music for use in the church. Nancy is particularly interested in the intersection of music and theology in the music of classical and romantic-era composers. She has published articles on theology and hymnody, authored a book on the music and life of Carl Schalk, edited a collection of scholarly essays honoring theologian Walter Bouman, contributed to several devotional publications, and writes a monthly newspaper column on faith and culture.