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Faculty Experts

Add Expert Insight to the Conversation

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

Elizabeth Ananat

Elizabeth Ananat

Mallya Professor of Women and Economics

Department Affiliations Economics

Topics

Inequality (race, gender, income), its causes and consequences, and policies to reduce it; poverty; working families

Expertise
  • Business, Careers, Personal Finance & the Economy
  • Public Policy & Laws
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Sheri Berman

Sheri Berman

Professor of Political Science

Department Affiliations Political Science

Topics

Europe, populism, elections, parties, the political left, democracy, authoritarianism, dictatorship

Expertise
  • Politics - International
  • Politics - National & Local
  • Public Policy & Laws
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Rajiv Sethi

Professor of Economics

Department Affiliations Economics, Human Rights

Topics

Policing, Incarceration, Banking, Finance, Prediction Markets, Human-Machine Interactions

Expertise
  • Business, Careers, Personal Finance & the Economy
  • Crime, Hate Crimes & Terrorism
  • Public Policy & Laws
  • Race & Race Relations
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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
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