Academic Biography

Courtney Lee Weida is an artist, writer, and registered Expressive Arts Educator. She works as a Professor at Adelphi University in Garden City, New York.  She has also taught at Columbia University Teachers College, the State University of New York, Radford University, and Boston and New York K-12 schools.  Her recent publications address craft, healing, girlhood, and mythology in arts education. 

Courtney completed her doctorate at Columbia University Teachers College.  She earned a masters degree from Harvard University. Her bachelors degree was from Northeastern University (honours distinction and Summa Cum Laude). She has created and taught studio art and craft programs for pre-K through twelfth grade within schools and community programs. She also completed teaching certifications in Visual Art (PreK-12), English Literature, and Elementary classroom teaching and is a teaching artist.

As a practicing artist within various media, Courtney possesses a unique background in English literature and archaeology museum work that has informed her art practice. She has exhibited sculptures and ceramics in numerous shows throughout the United States and online.

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