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Faculty Experts

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The Barnard College Media Relations staff works with the press to communicate news about research, programming, and related activities as well as to provide information and arrange interviews with high-achieving students, administrators and faculty experts on a broad range of topics. Journalists are welcome to contact the Media Relations staff at mediarelations@barnard.edu or submit a request online.

Featured Experts

  • Elizabeth M. Cook
    Associate Professor of Environmental Science

    Elizabeth M. Cook

    Expertise
    Activism & Social Justice Issues, Disasters (man-made or natural), Environment, Sustainability & Climate Change
  • Mark Santolucito
    Assistant Professor

    Mark Santolucito

    Expertise
    Arts, Entertainment, Languages & Cultures, Technology & STEM

Trending Topics and Breaking News

Barnard faculty experts are available to comment on the most pressing issues of our times.

Climate Change

Coronavirus

Immigration

Mental Health

U.S. Politics & Impeachment

Hadley Suter

Hadley Suter

Lecturer of French

Department Affiliations French

Topics

19th-century French literature and culture, French language

Expertise
  • Arts, Entertainment, Languages & Cultures
Kate Turetsky

Kate Turetsky

Assistant Professor of Psychology

Department Affiliations Psychology

Topics

Educational inequality, inclusive teaching, persistence and performance in STEM, cross-group friendship

Expertise
  • Education, Cognition & Learning
  • Race & Race Relations
  • Technology & STEM
Alexandra Watson

Alexandra Watson

Senior Lecturer of First-Year Writing, Associate Director of the Writing Fellows Program

Department Affiliations English, First Year Foundation

Topics

Literary magazines, publishing

Expertise
  • Arts, Entertainment, Languages & Cultures
Media Feature
Tara Well

Tara Well

Associate Professor of Psychology

Department Affiliations Psychology

Topics

Meditation, body image, appearance issues, self-awareness, self-esteem, self-confidence, self-criticism, self-compassion, narcissism, emotion regulation, resilience, personal growth, mind-body connection, mirror neurons, mirrors or mirroring, empathy, trust, communication, motivation, goal setting, attention, the impact of digital tech on our psychological well being, stress management, the inner critic, face-to-face communication, eye contact, facial expressions, nonverbal communication, self-image, selfies, loneliness, social anxiety, social isolation, introverts vs. extroverts, personality, personality tests, the validity of personality tests, the benefit of personality tests, how to use personality tests to decide on a career, leadership skills, problem-solving skills, negotiation skills, giving TED style presentations.

Expertise
  • Business, Careers, Personal Finance & the Economy
  • Education, Cognition & Learning
  • Health - Physical & Mental
Media Feature
Paige West

Paige West

The Claire Tow Professor Of Anthropology

Department Affiliations Anthropology Department, Human Rights

Topics

Climate change adaptation / mitigation / reparations, The Pacific, Generational divides, Anthropocene, Papua New Guinea, surfing

Expertise
  • Activism & Social Justice Issues
  • Disasters (man-made or natural)
  • Environment, Sustainability & Climate Change
  • Politics - International
  • Politics - National & Local
  • Sports
Media Feature
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Michael G. Wheaton

Associate Professor of Psychology

Department Affiliations Psychology

Topics

Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Mental Health, Superstitions

Expertise
  • Health - Physical & Mental
Media Feature
Seth Stewart Williams

Seth Stewart Williams

Assistant Professor

Department Affiliations Dance, Medieval & Renaissance Studies

Topics

Dance, Dance History, Shakespeare, Renaissance drama, Renaissance literature, Ballet, Modern Dance

Expertise
  • Arts, Entertainment, Languages & Cultures
Media Feature
Morgan Williams, Jr.

Morgan Williams

Assistant Professor of Economics

Department Affiliations Economics

Topics

Race, Inequality, Policing, Crime, Criminal Justice, Incarceration

Expertise
  • Crime, Hate Crimes & Terrorism
  • Health - Physical & Mental
  • Public Policy & Laws
  • Race & Race Relations
Hana & Scoobie

Hana Worthen

Associate Professor of Comparative Literature and Theatre

Department Affiliations Theatre, Comparative Literature

Topics

Political Theatre; Theatre and Ideology; Theatre and Democracy; National Socialism and Performance; Bertolt Brecht; Vaclav Havel; Theatre and Humanism; Theatre and Posthumanism; Theatre and Ideology; Theatre and Translation; Transmedial Performance

Expertise
  • Arts, Entertainment, Languages & Cultures
  • Technology & STEM
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W. B. Worthen

Alice Brady Pels Professor in the Arts, Milbank 336D Professor, Theatre Division, School of the Arts, Columbia Professor, Department of English and Comparative Literature, Columbia Co-Director, Ph.D. in Theatre, Columbia University

Department Affiliations Theatre

Topics

Shakespeare, modern drama, theatre

Expertise
  • Arts, Entertainment, Languages & Cultures
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Rebecca Wright

Druckenmiller Professor and Chair of Computer Science, Faculty Director of the Vagelos Computational Science Center (On Leave - Spring 2026)

Department Affiliations Computational Science Center, Computer Science

Topics

Cybersecurity, privacy and accountability, and diversity in Computer Science and tech.

Expertise
  • Technology & STEM