Anna Courtier
Credentials: Ph.D.
Position title: Director of Community-Based Learning
Pronouns: she/her
Email: anna.courtier@wisc.edu
Phone: (608) 265-5526
Address:
Room 104F
445 Henry Mall
Madison, WI 53706
My scientific roots are in geology—I attended UW-Madison as an undergrad and later earned my PhD in Geophysics at the University of Minnesota. After that, I was a professor in James Madison University’s Department of Geology and Environmental Science. I collaborated with several geoscience education researchers there, and my primary professional interests began to shift toward science outreach and community engagement (though I will always be a geologist at heart—there are rocks in my office to prove it!).
I made the transition by moving back to Wisconsin and serving as the Science Outreach Coordinator at UW-Whitewater, about 10 miles from my hometown. In 2017, I joined the WISCIENCE staff as the Director of Community-Based Learning.
I teach two undergraduate classes:
- Integrated Science 140: Exploring Service in STEM (a seminar for first-year students)
- Integrated Science 240: Service with Youth in STEM (a community-based learning class that is available to all undergraduate students)
I am also the Director for the STEM Public Service Fellows program, a year-long professional development sequence for graduate students and postdocs who are interested in connecting their scientific work with community partners across Madison. Outside of work I enjoy modern art, used bookstores, trivia, and traveling to big cities. And of course, rocks.
Publications Related to Education & Outreach
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Schneider, M., Bonjour, J., & Courtier, A. (2018). Methods & Strategies: A Noteworthy Connection Developing science knowledge and literacy with science notebooks, 56(3), 68–72. Science and Children.
https://www.jstor.org/stable/26611401
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Liu, J. C., St. John, K., & Courtier, A. (2017). Development and Validation of an Assessment Instrument for Course Experience in a General Education Integrated Science Course, 65(4), 435–454. Journal of Geoscience Education.
https://doi.org/10.5408/16-204.1
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For publications and technical reports related to geology and geophysics, please contact me at anna.courtier@wisc.edu.