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Courtney Giles
OccupationAcademic researcher
EmployerUniversity of Vermont
Known forResearch on soil phosphorus dynamics, fiber-reinforced concrete behavior, and STEM education frameworks

Courtney Giles is an academic researcher affiliated with the University of Vermont whose published work spans a notably broad set of scientific fields, including soil chemistry, environmental science, materials engineering, microbiology, and STEM education research. Over the course of a research career documented through more than forty peer-reviewed papers, Giles's scholarship has been cited over seventeen hundred times, yielding an h-index of twenty-two according to Semantic Scholar metrics.[1]

Education

Giles completed a Ph.D. in civil and environmental engineering at the University of Vermont in 2012.[2] She subsequently held research positions including an appointment at the James Hutton Institute in Scotland.[2]

Career

Giles holds an academic appointment at the University of Vermont, where research activities have been supported by external funding, including at least one grant from the National Science Foundation.[3] This award, totaling $398,750, was directed toward the development of a learning map framework intended to align instruction with student learning outcomes across sequences of STEM courses.[4]

Giles's bibliography, as recorded in academic indexing databases, reflects contributions across a wide range of subject areas over roughly the past decade, from 2018 through a forthcoming 2026 publication.[5]

Research

Giles's research output, as catalogued in bibliometric databases, covers several distinct thematic clusters.

Soil science and environmental chemistry

A portion of Giles's published work addresses methodologies for characterizing phosphorus availability in agricultural soils. This includes a 2026 paper titled "Soil DNA-Phosphorus: Method Optimisation and Application Across UK Soils," published in the Journal of Agricultural and Marine Sciences.[6] An earlier 2019 paper, "Simultaneous Quantification of Soil Phosphorus Labile Pool and Desorption Kinetics Using DGTs and 3D-DIFS," appeared in Environmental Science and Technology and has been cited 24 times.[7] This line of work concerns analytical techniques for measuring phosphorus pools and release rates in soils, which are relevant to understanding nutrient availability for agricultural applications.[8]

Related work from 2019 examined gene-editing approaches applied to soil microbial communities, described in "Developing a CRISPR/CAS 9-assisted recombineering system for natural soil."[9]

Materials science and structural engineering

Giles's bibliography also includes research on the mechanical behavior of fiber-reinforced concrete during early curing stages. A 2020 study, "Avalanches during flexure of early-age steel fiber reinforced concrete beams," was published in Materials Structure and, in a separately indexed version, has accumulated 10 citations.[10] A related 2021 paper, "A study on avalanches of early age basalt fiber reinforced concrete beams during flexure," has been cited 17 times.[11] These papers examine acoustic emission and structural "avalanche" phenomena, bursts of energy release, observed when concrete beams reinforced with steel or basalt fibers are subjected to bending forces shortly after casting.[12]

Microbiology and biotechnology

Additional publications attributed to Giles address microbial and biotechnological topics. A 2019 paper, "Attachment of Bacillus subtilis cells to the hyphae of Aspergillus niger depends on the biofilm fibre-protein," investigates interactions between bacterial and fungal species at the cellular level.[13] A 2018 study, "Detection of hepatitis A virus by direct extraction of viral RNA from dates implicated in a disease outbreak in Denmark," describes a diagnostic method used in a foodborne illness investigation.[14] A 2019 entry, "Yeast cell factories for more sustainable pest control in agriculture / Engineered Oleaginous Yeast Cell Factories for Fine Chemicals," concerns the engineering of yeast strains for agricultural and industrial chemical applications.[15]

Health and education research

Giles's most highly cited work, a 2019 systematic review and meta-analysis titled "The effects of vigorous intensity exercise in the third trimester of pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis," was published in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth and has been cited 120 times, making it by far the most cited publication in the bibliography reviewed.[16] This review synthesized existing evidence on the safety and effects of high-intensity physical activity during late pregnancy.[17]

Separately, Giles's work at the University of Vermont has extended into education research, particularly through the NSF-funded project developing learning map frameworks for STEM course sequences. This project aims to help instructors align curriculum delivery with measurable student learning outcomes across multi-course STEM sequences at the university level.[18]

Recognition

Giles's research has accumulated substantial citation impact, with a cumulative citation count exceeding 1,700 across the body of published work and an h-index of 22 as tracked by Semantic Scholar.[19] The 2019 systematic review on exercise during pregnancy published in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth stands as the most cited single work in the record, with 120 citations.[20] Giles has also received extramural research funding from the National Science Foundation for a project focused on STEM education, totaling $398,750.[21]

Publications

Selected publications attributed to Courtney Giles include:

  • Giles, C. et al. "Soil DNA-Phosphorus: Method Optimisation and Application Across UK Soils." Journal of Agricultural and Marine Sciences (2026).[22]
  • Giles, C. et al. "A study on avalanches of early age basalt fiber reinforced concrete beams during flexure." (2021).[23]
  • Giles, C. et al. "Avalanches during flexure of early-age steel fiber reinforced concrete beams." Materials Structure (2020).[24]
  • Giles, C. et al. "The effects of vigorous intensity exercise in the third trimester of pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis." BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth (2019).[25]
  • Giles, C. et al. "Attachment of Bacillus subtilis cells to the hyphae of Aspergillus niger depends on the biofilm fibre-protein." (2019).[26]
  • Giles, C. et al. "Developing a CRISPR/CAS 9-assisted recombineering system for natural soil." (2019).[27]
  • Giles, C. et al. "Simultaneous Quantification of Soil Phosphorus Labile Pool and Desorption Kinetics Using DGTs and 3D-DIFS." Environmental Science and Technology (2019).[28]
  • Giles, C. et al. "Yeast cell factories for more sustainable pest control in agriculture / Engineered Oleaginous Yeast Cell Factories for Fine Chemicals." (2019).[29]
  • Giles, C. et al. "Detection of hepatitis A virus by direct extraction of viral RNA from dates implicated in a disease outbreak in Denmark." (2018).[30]
  1. ↑ Semantic Scholar author profile for Courtney Giles, accessed 2024.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 ORCID record 0000-0003-2563-2920, education and employment sections, self-maintained by the subject.
  3. ↑ National Science Foundation, Award Abstract, "Learning Map Framework to Align Instruction and Improve Student Learning in STEM Course Sequences," awarded to University of Vermont & State Agricultural College, September 13, 2023.
  4. ↑ National Science Foundation, Award Abstract, "Learning Map Framework to Align Instruction and Improve Student Learning in STEM Course Sequences," awarded to University of Vermont & State Agricultural College, September 13, 2023.
  5. ↑ Semantic Scholar author profile for Courtney Giles, accessed 2024.
  6. ↑ Giles, C. et al. "Soil DNA-Phosphorus: Method Optimisation and Application Across UK Soils." Journal of Agricultural and Marine Sciences (2026).
  7. ↑ Giles, C. et al. "Simultaneous Quantification of Soil Phosphorus Labile Pool and Desorption Kinetics Using DGTs and 3D-DIFS." Environmental Science and Technology (2019).
  8. ↑ Giles, C. et al. "Simultaneous Quantification of Soil Phosphorus Labile Pool and Desorption Kinetics Using DGTs and 3D-DIFS." Environmental Science and Technology (2019).
  9. ↑ Giles, C. et al. "Developing a CRISPR/CAS 9-assisted recombineering system for natural soil." (2019).
  10. ↑ Giles, C. et al. "Avalanches during flexure of early-age steel fiber reinforced concrete beams." Materials Structure (2020).
  11. ↑ Giles, C. et al. "A study on avalanches of early age basalt fiber reinforced concrete beams during flexure." (2021).
  12. ↑ Giles, C. et al. "Avalanches during flexure of early-age steel fiber reinforced concrete beams." Materials Structure (2020).
  13. ↑ Giles, C. et al. "Attachment of Bacillus subtilis cells to the hyphae of Aspergillus niger depends on the biofilm fibre-protein." (2019).
  14. ↑ Giles, C. et al. "Detection of hepatitis A virus by direct extraction of viral RNA from dates implicated in a disease outbreak in Denmark." (2018).
  15. ↑ Giles, C. et al. "Yeast cell factories for more sustainable pest control in agriculture / Engineered Oleaginous Yeast Cell Factories for Fine Chemicals." (2019).
  16. ↑ Giles, C. et al. "The effects of vigorous intensity exercise in the third trimester of pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis." BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth (2019).
  17. ↑ Giles, C. et al. "The effects of vigorous intensity exercise in the third trimester of pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis." BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth (2019).
  18. ↑ National Science Foundation, Award Abstract, "Learning Map Framework to Align Instruction and Improve Student Learning in STEM Course Sequences," awarded to University of Vermont & State Agricultural College, September 13, 2023.
  19. ↑ Semantic Scholar author profile for Courtney Giles, accessed 2024.
  20. ↑ Giles, C. et al. "The effects of vigorous intensity exercise in the third trimester of pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis." BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth (2019).
  21. ↑ National Science Foundation, Award Abstract, "Learning Map Framework to Align Instruction and Improve Student Learning in STEM Course Sequences," awarded to University of Vermont & State Agricultural College, September 13, 2023.
  22. ↑ Giles, C. et al. "Soil DNA-Phosphorus: Method Optimisation and Application Across UK Soils." Journal of Agricultural and Marine Sciences (2026).
  23. ↑ Giles, C. et al. "A study on avalanches of early age basalt fiber reinforced concrete beams during flexure." (2021).
  24. ↑ Giles, C. et al. "Avalanches during flexure of early-age steel fiber reinforced concrete beams." Materials Structure (2020).
  25. ↑ Giles, C. et al. "The effects of vigorous intensity exercise in the third trimester of pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis." BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth (2019).
  26. ↑ Giles, C. et al. "Attachment of Bacillus subtilis cells to the hyphae of Aspergillus niger depends on the biofilm fibre-protein." (2019).
  27. ↑ Giles, C. et al. "Developing a CRISPR/CAS 9-assisted recombineering system for natural soil." (2019).
  28. ↑ Giles, C. et al. "Simultaneous Quantification of Soil Phosphorus Labile Pool and Desorption Kinetics Using DGTs and 3D-DIFS." Environmental Science and Technology (2019).
  29. ↑ Giles, C. et al. "Yeast cell factories for more sustainable pest control in agriculture / Engineered Oleaginous Yeast Cell Factories for Fine Chemicals." (2019).
  30. ↑ Giles, C. et al. "Detection of hepatitis A virus by direct extraction of viral RNA from dates implicated in a disease outbreak in Denmark." (2018).
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