Nancy embraces interdisciplinary work – in addition to Urban Studies, she also teaches in the Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies and in the Environmental Studies programs. She has been at Augsburg since 2005 and earned her PhD in Sociology from the State University of New York – Albany. Her courses emphasize analyzing inequalities involving Gender, Sexualities, Race/Ethnicity and Class as well as developing a sense of civic agency and civic engagement through experiential projects that are community-based in the Twin Cities.