Courtney Ahrenholtz
Teaching Experience
Courtney Ahrenholtz is an Associate Professor of Marketing and Finance at Austin Community College. Prior to teaching at ACC, Courtney received a Master of Science degree in Management and Marketing from Texas A&M-Commerce and a Bachelor of Science degree in Management and French from the University of Northern Colorado. Courtney also worked in the banking industry as a Vice president for multi-national banks and is an entrepreneur of a small business.
Courtney’s teaching focuses on student and community development through strategic critical thinking and global shared experiences. Students are encouraged to engage in active learning by designing and executing portable deliverables of value to their future aspirations.
Courtney's areas of research and scholarly study include; global interdisciplinary studies and the role marketing plays in global equality, as well as behavioral finance and its intersection with consumer behaviors.
Teaching Interests
Digital Marketing
Social Media Marketing
Marketing Analytics
Customer Relationship Management Consumer Behavior
Financial Literacy
Small Business Financing
Research Interests
Global Studies
How the un and under-banked populations affect the mobility of communities globally The impact of eCommerce in growing markets (specifically the South Caucasus) Gender studies and the role of women in small business and micro-finance Behavioral finance and how consumer buying behavior is influenced by marketing
NASD Series 6, 26, 63 (expired)
Texas Insurance Producers License (expired)
Owner/operator of Green Fields Apiary honey farm.
Selected Fellowships and Learning Community
- ARISC South Caucasus Overseas Program for Educators (SCOPE) - Global Fellowship (Armenia and the Republic of Georgia)
- Austin Community College & University of Texas Collaboration - Global Education (2022-2023)
- American Institute of Research for the South Caucuses - Teaching the South Caucasus (2022), University of Illinois
- Austin Community College - iPad’s in the Classroom (2021-2022)
- Austin Community College & University of Texas Collaboration - Global Gender and Women’s Studies (2021-2022)
Published: July 21, 2024