10 Facts About Ann Brower

Ann Brower was promoted to full professor at the University of Canterbury in December 2021.

Ann Brower holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Pomona College, California, a Masters in Forest Science from Yale University, a Masters in Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley and a PhD in Environmental Science, Policy, and Management from the University of California, Berkeley.

Ann Brower was formerly an associate professor in the Department of Environmental Management at Lincoln University, Canterbury, New Zealand and as of 2018 she was a senior lecturer in geography at the University of Canterbury.

In December 2021, Ann Brower was promoted to full professor in the School of Earth and Environment at the University of Canterbury.

On 22 February 2011, Ann Brower was on a bus travelling along Colombo Street in the central city area of Christchurch when an earthquake struck.

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Ann Brower survived and was rescued by members of the public and taken to hospital.

Later in 2011, Ann Brower testified at the Royal Commission of Inquiry into building performance in the Canterbury earthquakes.

Ann Brower made a submission and spoke to the Parliamentary Select Committee considering the commission's recommendations twice.

Ann Brower wrote a number of opinion pieces which explained her policy recommendations and were published in the mainstream media.

In September 2015, Nick Smith, the Minister for Building and Housing, invited Brower to join him when he announced changes to the Building Act which were a result of Brower's advocacy: unreinforced buildings with facades and verandas that are in public spaces frequented by pedestrians and vehicles would be required to be assessed and repaired in half the normal time.