Dr. Veronica Berns

Biography

Veronica Berns is an Associate Professor of Instruction at Northwestern University in the Department of Chemistry, where she also serves as Co-Director of the General Chemistry Laboratory. She teaches large-enrollment general chemistry lecture and lab courses, focusing on connecting students with graduate student teaching assistants to help them reach their academic goals. Veronica has a unique approach to teaching, demonstrated by her creation of a comic book version of her Ph.D. dissertation aimed at making complex scientific concepts accessible to a non-scientific audience. This innovative method reflects her passion for finding creative and engaging ways to utilize comics and other materials in the classroom. Veronica earned her B.A. from Northwestern University and completed her Ph.D. at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.