
Andrew Bernier , PHD
Asst Professor - Educator
STEM and Sustainability Education
Teachers College
CECH Curriculum & Instruction - 0022
Professional Summary
Andrew Bernier, Ph.D. is an Assisstant Professor - Educator of STEM and Sustainability Education. He oversees the graduate certificate programs of STEM for Community Solutions and Education for Sustainability. He also teaches courses in the C&I program and serves to connect campus and community partners for sustainability education initiatives. He was a secondary classroom teacher for 6 years teaching sustainability, biology, and general science courses. He also managed an afterschool youth media center after working as a science and innovation senior field correspodent for NPR member station KJZZ in Phoenix, AZ.
Personal Professional Website (https://www.andrewbernier.me/)
Education
B.A.: Ithaca College Ithaca, NY, 2007 (Environmental Studies)
M.Ed.: Arizona State University Phoenix, AZ, 2010 (Secondary Education with Certification: Science)
Ph.D.: Prescott College Prescott, AZ, 2015 (Sustainability Education)
Positions and Work Experience
2016 -2018 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Walton Sustainability Solutions Initiatives, Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute for Sustainability, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
2018 -2020 Affiliate Faculty, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point, School of Education, Stevens Point, WI
2014 -2016 Adjunct Faculty, Paradise Valley Community College, Phoenix, AZ
2018 -2020 Associate Faculty & Senior Fellow, Arizona State University School of Sustainability, Tempe, AZ
2017 -2020 Manager, Editorial Instruction and Broadcast Production, News Director, SPOT 127 - Rio Salado College Division of Public Service, Tempe, AZ
2014 -2016 Senior Field Correspondent: Science and Innovation, https://kjzz.org/staff/155, KJZZ (NPR Member Station), Tempe, AZ
2021 -2022 Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
Publications
Peer Reviewed Publications
Bernier, A. & Fowler, R. H (2020. ) Teens in a Digital Desert: Digital Media Literacy in an Arizona OST Program .Afterschool Matters, , 33 ,
Teens in a Digital Desert: Digital Media Literacy in an Arizona OST Program
Bernier, A. (2020. ) Wanting to Share: How Integration of Digital Media Literacy Supports Student Participatory Culture in 21st Century Sustainability Education .The Journal of Sustainability Education, , 24 ,
Bernier, A. (2018. ) How Systems Thinking in Sustainability Education Can Meet the Call of Critical Pedagogy .The Journal of Sustainability Education, , 18 ,
How Systems Thinking in Sustainability Education Can Meet the Call of Critical Pedagogy
Bernier, A. (2012. ) Youth Voices in Sustainability .Sustainability: Journal of Record, , 5 (4 ) ,226
Youth Voices in Sustainability
Bernier, A. (2017. ) From Linear Industrial Structures to Living Systems: A Design Shift in Education for Sustainability .Education Sciences, , 7 (43 ) ,
From Linear Industrial Structures to Living Systems: A Design Shift in Education for Sustainability
Book Chapter
Bernier, A. (2019 ) Sustainability Storytelling is Not Just Telling Stories About Sustainability Encyclopedia of the World's Biomes .(pp. 430).Elsevier (Author)
Sustainability Storytelling is Not Just Telling Stories About Sustainability
Electronic Journal
Bernier, A. (2020. ) Explainer: What is a Tipping Point? And Why Should I Care? .Ensia,
Presentations
Invited Presentations
Bernier, A. (10-2022. ) SySTEM READy: Transforming a Teaching and Learning Graduate Certificate .North American Association for Environmental Education, Virtual. Conference. . Level:International
NAAEE2022C: SySTEM READy: Transforming a Teaching and Learning Graduate Certificate
Bernier, A. (10-2022. ) For Future Generations: Toward Environmental, Social, and Economic Sustainability .Faculty Enrichment Center, University of Cincinnati. UC. . Level:University
For Future Generations: Toward Environmental, Social, and Economic Sustainability
Honors and Awards
2022 Faculty Sustainability Award UC President’s Advisory Council on Environment and Sustainability
Courses Taught
Integrating STEM into Practice Level:Graduate
Improving Instructional Effectiveness Level:Graduate
The Role of Teachers in a Democratic Society Level:Graduate
Introduction to Education for Sustainability Level:Undergraduate