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Barbara George is a teacher researcher specializing in environmental communication, technical writing, and writing studies pedagogy. Her courses engage students in various professional civic discourse communities. Her book, Mapping Environmental Risk Energy Communication, published by Bloomsbury in 2025, examines energy discourses related to global climate change. Barbara also co-teaches a Grand Challenge course focused on Equity and Environment. Her research delves into the linguistic intersections of environmental risk communication, intersectionality in environmental deliberation, and environmental justice in communication. Additionally, she explores narrative techniques to reimagine environmental frames, particularly in Rust Belt communities. Barbara has also contributed to research on student retention efforts and multilingual initiatives in writing education. Her academic work has been published in Composition Forum, Environmental Sociology, and Communication Design Quarterly.
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