Barbara George
Lecturer, Writing & Communication
5000 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Bio
Barbara George (she/her) is a teacher and researcher in environmental communication, technical writing, and within writing studies pedagogy.
Students in Barbara’s courses find meaningful ways to engage in a variety of professional and civic discourse communities.
Barbara researches linguistic explorations of the intersections of environmental risk and communication, issues of intersectionality within environmental deliberation, and environmental justice within environmental communication. Additionally, Barbara explores the use of narrative in finding new ways to “reimagine” environmental frames, particularly in Rust Belt communities. Barbara has also researched different student retention efforts: best practices for literacies across disciplines, multilingual initiatives, and writing center supports. Barbara’s work appears in Composition Forum, Environmental Sociology, and Communication Design Quarterly among others.
Education
- PhD, Kent State University
- Master’s in Sustainability and Adult Reading, Slippery Rock University
- Teaching Certificate, Millersville University
- BA, Penn State University