Dr. Nieding has thirty-nine years teaching experience, ranging from elementary school to college graduate, and she has been at Gonzaga University for 22 years. Six of those years have been as an administrator serving as the Chair of the Department of Teacher Education, as the Acting Dean for the School of Education, and as the Associate Academic Vice President. Dr. Nieding completed her Ph. D. from the University of Missouri. She has been on advisory boards for the Office of the Superintendent since 1997. Dr. Nieding is a member of the National Faculty and has published and presented her research at the local, national, and international levels. Dr. Nieding was an independent educational consultant in Canada and various states as well as on the Navajo reservation in Arizona and New Mexico.