Veronica Berns
Associate Professor of Instruction, Co-Director of General Chemistry Laboratory
B.A.: Northwestern University
Ph.D.: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Veronica Berns is an Associate Professor of Instruction in the Chemistry Department. She teaches large-enrollment general chemistry lecture and lab courses. Veronica is passionate about connecting with her students and graduate student teaching assistants to help everyone reach their goals. While writing her Ph.D. dissertation at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Veronica also authored, illustrated, and self-published a comic book version of her thesis with all of the same science content, written for a non-scientist audience. Veronica enjoys finding creative ways to use comics and other materials in her classroom to make the most challenging concepts accessible to everyone.