A former child care director and preschool teacher, she currently works closely with the campus child care center. Nancy has authored scholarly publications and made conference presentations on topics such as professional ethics, service learning, and the preparation of the child care workforce. She is chair of South Carolina’s Governor’s Advisory Committee on the Regulation of Child Day Care Facilities, has served as President of the National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators (NAECTE), and is co-author of a regular column on professional ethics published by NAEYC.