Nida is a designer, researcher, educator, and critic with expertise in co-creation, participatory design and service design. Her research interests lie in issues of collaborative participation and communication at the community level. She is also interested in exploring ad-hoc circumstance around making as a model for design research.

Nida is currently teaching at Georgia State University where she is also pursuing research collaborations. She received degree in Master of Graphic Design from the College of Design at North Carolina State University.