Biography

Dr. Nelson has extensive teaching experience in Saskatchewan, Alberta and Ontario schools. Her research interest is in teacher formation, specifically the beginning teacher’s development of a professional identity. In addition, she has coordinated and delivered professional development programs for teachers in Kenya, Rwanda, India and Bolivia. In 1999, she was named the “YWCA Woman of Distinction” in education for the city of Edmonton, Alberta, and, in 2014, was named one of Canada’s 100 Fantastic Christian Women Leaders by the Bridgeway Foundation.