Jessica R Barnes

Jessica R. Barnes is an Associate Teaching Professor in human geography at Northern Arizona University. She teaches courses on regional geography, global development, and human environment relations. She earned her Ph.D. and served as a teaching associate at the Department of Geography at Ohio State University. Her doctoral research was on how crafters’ work fits into lives and livelihoods in Columbus, Ohio.

 

Jessica R Barnes earned her M.A. in geography from Ohio State in 2009, for her work examining how print journalists localize climate change. She earned her B.A. in geography and English from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, minored in journalism, and worked as a reporter and editor at the student newspaper and as a reporter at a regional daily. Jessica was a participant in the 2019-2020 Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) and American Institute of Indian Studies (AIIS) Faculty Development Seminar – “Exploring Urban Sustainability through India’s Cities.” Jessica will bring these learning tools into courses she teaches at NAU on world geography, development, and environmental sustainability.