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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

Mallya Professor of Women and Economics

Elizabeth Ananat

Expertise

Business, Careers, Personal Finance & the Economy, Public Policy & Laws
Professor of Professional Practice

Gail Archer

Expertise

Arts, Entertainment, Languages & Cultures

Anooradha Iyer Siddiqi

Assistant Professor of Architecture, affiliated faculty, Barnard Art History and Columbia University ICLS, IAS, SAI, and GSAPP

Department Affiliations Architecture Department

Topics

Architecture, architectural history, migration, refugees, refugee camps, africa, Kenya, Dadaab, South Asia, Sri Lanka, India

Expertise

Activism & Social Justice Issues
Arts, Entertainment, Languages & Cultures
Disasters (man-made or natural)
Environment, Sustainability & Climate Change
Feminism & Sexism
Politics - International

Media Feature

Angela M. Simms

Assistant Professor of Sociology and Urban Studies

Department Affiliations Sociology, Urban Studies

Topics

Black Americans, the Black middle class, racism, political economy, metropolitan areas, taxes, racialized capitalism

Expertise

Activism & Social Justice Issues
Politics - National & Local
Public Policy & Laws
Race & Race Relations

Media Feature

Lisa Son

Professor of Psychology

Department Affiliations First Year Foundation, Psychology

Topics

Metacognition, Classroom and Teaching Strategies, Memory Biases, Korean vs. American Education, Asian-American Issues, Women in STEM

Expertise

Education, Cognition & Learning
Technology & STEM

Media Feature

Patricia Stokes

Adjunct Professor

Department Affiliations First Year Foundation, Psychology

Topics

Constraints in innovation, early math education, math anxiety, problem solving

Expertise

Arts, Entertainment, Languages & Cultures
Education, Cognition & Learning
Technology & STEM

Media Feature

Martin Stute

Alena Wels Hirschorn '58 and Martin Hirschorn Professor in Environmental and Applied Sciences and Co-Chair, Environmental Science Department

Department Affiliations Urban Studies, Environmental Science

Topics

Earth science, water resources, pollution, carbon sequestration, hydraulic fracturing, ice ages, climate change/global warming, experiential learning, environmental tracers, isotopes

Expertise

Environment, Sustainability & Climate Change
Technology & STEM

Media Feature

Hadley Suter

Lecturer of French

Department Affiliations French

Topics

19th-century French literature and culture, French language

Expertise

Arts, Entertainment, Languages & Cultures

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

Deborah Valenze

Ann Whitney Olin Professor of History

Department Affiliations History

Topics

Cultural History; Women's History; British & European History; Nutrition; History of Food (particularly milk)

Expertise

Feminism & Sexism
Health - Physical & Mental

Media Feature

Alexandra Watson

Senior Lecturer in 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

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

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

Michael G. Wheaton

Assistant Professor of Psychology

Department Affiliations Psychology

Topics

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

Expertise

Health - Physical & Mental

Media Feature

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

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

W. B. Worthen

Alice Brady Pels Professor in the Arts; Chair of Department of Theatre, Barnard College; Co-Chair, Ph.D. Program in Theatre and Performance, Columbia University; Professor, Department of English and Comparative Literature, Columbia University; Professor, Division of Theatre, School of the Arts, Columbia University

Department Affiliations Theatre

Topics

Shakespeare, modern drama, theatre

Expertise

Arts, Entertainment, Languages & Cultures

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

Rebecca Wright

Druckenmiller Professor and Chair of Computer Science, Director of the Vagelos Computational Science Center

Department Affiliations Computational Science Center, Computer Science

Topics

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

Expertise

Technology & STEM

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