Natalie Coers
Instructional Assistant Professor
117D Bryant Hall
PO Box 112060
Gainesville, FL 32611
352-273-3586
ncoers@ufl.edu
Dr. Natalie Coers is an instructional assistant professor with a split appointment between the UF/IFAS College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) Dean’s office and the UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural Education and Communication (AEC). Coers is primarily in charge of the CALS Leadership Institute and Global Leadership and Change Certificate.
Originally from Emden, Illinois, Coers earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 2008, studying agricultural leadership. She then went on to obtain her master’s degree in agricultural leadership from the University of Georgia (2010) and her doctorate in agricultural education and communication, specializing in leadership development (2017) from the University of Florida.
Outside of the classroom, Coers enjoys cooking, baking and traveling. To date, she has visited 29 different countries and continues research in the areas of intercultural development, programmatic leadership development, and learning through study abroad.