Nina graduated from Harvard College and from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. After getting her Masters, Nina worked at Harvard University and McLean Hospital, teaching graduate classes, counseling graduate students, editing an Academic Journal on Developmental Psychology, and serving as Communications Director for a Harvard-based non-profit that provided inclusive school counseling services to Boston Public Schools. She also provided training and support for replication of that program in schools around the world. Nina is also a Digital Strategist and Product Developer. She was a pioneer in early web development and part of the team that created the Noggin Channel. She currently takes on select digital projects, writing projects, and educational consulting projects, all while managing her son's homeschooling.