Courtney Lee Waters
- Assistant Research Professor
- (520) 777-6701
- Gender and Women's Studies, Rm. 207
- Tucson, AZ 85721
- cwaters2@arizona.edu
Biography
Courtney Waters is an Assistant Research Social Scientist with UA’s Southwest Institute for Research on Women (SIROW). Courtney is a Certified Health Education Specialist with Masters degrees in Public Health and Mexican American Studies from UA and a bachelor’s in Biobehavioral Health from Penn State University.
Courtney’s research and teaching interests lie primarily in the fields of human sexuality and sexual and relationship violence prevention.
Courtney has worked in the field of human sexuality for the past eight years; first as a peer HIV counselor, then as a graduate teaching assistant and instructor for undergraduate HIV/AIDS courses, and later as a community Health Educator for SIROW’s Step Forward project.
Courtney’s research interests have also centered on human sexuality; first as an undergraduate research assistant for a project examining sexual behaviors of Mexican American adolescent girls, then as a graduate research assistant on projects related to HPV and cervical cancer prevention, then through her graduate thesis focusing on sexual communication among Mexican American late adolescents, and finally as a SIROW researcher.
Courtney’s work in the area of sexual and relationship violence began as a graduate intern with the Southern Arizona Center Against Sexual Assault. She has since become a certified facilitator of the Stewards of Children® training for prevention of child sexual abuse.
Through her position with SIROW, Courtney has had the opportunity to combine her passion for both teaching and research. Courtney was the Evaluation Coordinator of the ANCHOR Project (2014-2017), a program supporting homeless and unstably housed LGBTQ+ youth and young adults, and is currently the Program Coordinator for Spectrum (2017-2022), an HIV prevention program for LGBTQ+ youth ages 13-24.
In addition to her role with SIROW, Courtney has taught undergraduate courses for UA South’s Department of Psychology as an adjunct instructor. These courses included Child Abuse and Neglect (Fall 2014, Spring 2018), Human Sexuality (Fall 2015), and Health Psychology (Spring 2018).
Degrees
- M.S. Mexican American Studies, Latino Health & Wellness
- University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States
- Characteristics of sexual health communication among Mexican American late adolescent couples
- MPH Maternal and Child Health
- University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States
- Developing and evaluating a sexual and relationship violence prevention peer mentor program for youth ages 14-20
- B.S. Biobehavioral Health
- The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States
Work Experience
- University of Arizona South, Department of Psychology (2014 - Ongoing)
- University of Arizona, Southwest Institute for Research on Women (2013 - Ongoing)
- LeCroy & Milligan Associates, Inc. (2011 - 2013)
- University of Arizona, Department of Mexican American Studies (2010 - 2012)
- University of Arizona, Department of Mexican American Studies (2010 - 2012)
- University of Arizona, Department of Mexican American Studies (2010 - 2012)
Licensure & Certification
- Certified Health Education Specialist, National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. (2014)
Interests
Research
human sexuality, sexual health, sexuality education, sexual violence, relationship violence, interpersonal violence, LGBTQ, transgender, mental health, trauma, relationships, wellbeing, women, Latino/a, Mexican American, immigrant health, border health, youth, young adults, underserved populations
Teaching
human sexuality, sexual health, sexuality education, public health, child abuse and neglect, women's health, sexual violence, relationship violence, interpersonal violence, LGBTQ
Courses
2017-18 Courses
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Child Abuse+Neglect:Clin
PSYV 380 (Spring 2018) -
Health Psychology
PSYV 383 (Spring 2018)
Scholarly Contributions
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