Nancy Doetzel has a PhD in Educational Research; an MA in Sociology; Honors,a BA in Sociology;Honors BA in Social Work.She is an internationally *Certified Alcholism and Drug Abuse Counsellor. She also is a Confederation college diplomat in communications: radio and television broadcasting.

She is currently working as a Professor at the University of Calgary and Mount Royal College: teaching Sociology, Communications and Leadership. Her doctoral thesis was on the ‘muted voices of spirituality in education’.