Dr. Courtney A. Harrington is the Academic Programs Director at West Coast University. She obtained her doctorate in 2012 at Saint Louis University with dissertation work on habitat choice in birds. Since that time, she has worked in higher education designing and delivering immersive learning experiences in the biosciences, liberal arts, and professional studies. She has held instructional design roles in addition to her teaching and program administration roles. Dr. Harrington lives in Greensboro, NC with her husband, three children, and their pitt mix.