research overview
- Dr. Barlow’s research is currently focused on individual and community-based logistical and behavioral change for advancing toward a more sustainable, resilient and equitable future. Her specific area of interest is United States citizens and communities, particularly the culture of residential Universities because of the opportunities to both curtail disproportionate consumption and educate the next generation of consumers. The campus and surrounding town provide place-based, applied opportunities to research and develop new methodologies and to test their effectiveness. As we move further into 21st century environmental and socioeconomic challenges, Dr. Barlow's focus has expanded to incorporate personal resilience. In teaching, Dr. Barlow holds a strong interest in communicating the science of Climate Change in ways accessible to non-science majors, thus empowering her students to become peer Climate Change educators.