Elizabeth Barron
About
Dr. Barron’s research interests are broadly on understanding different knowledge systems for addressing human-environment challenges in the areas of conservation and resource management, alternative economics, and sustainability. She worked extensively on social and institutional dimensions of fungal conservation as part of her PhD and postdoctoral work. Her current research is on place-based sustainability theory and practice, where she is developing the concept of emplaced sustainability and the associated emplacement framework. She also serves as Deputy Head of Education for the department and group leader for the Political Ecology and Landscape Governance reseach group. From 2018-2022 she was a coordinating lead author for the IPBES Assessment on the Sustainable Use of Wild Species. From 2020 - 2022 she served as the Chair of the Cultural and Political Ecology Specialty Group (CAPE) of the American Association of Geographers.
Dr. Barron supervises bachelor students in geography, and master students in the natural resource management, globalization and development, and geography. Her current students are working on topics including mining activities and ocean literacy in Ghana, resource use and environmental citizenship in Norway, soundscapes and environmental change in the Arctic, and alternative economic metrics for sustainability. Potential masters students interested in coastal issues in Ghana and Tanzania, alternative mapping, sustainability and environmental knowledge systems in the Arctic, sustainable uses of wild species, and alternative environmental economics are welcome to take contact via email. Additional topics will be considered on a case by case basis.
Current Projects:
Emplacing Algal Blooms to Advance Sustainability Theory and Praxis (EMBAST). 2022 - 2026. Co-principle investigator. Funded by the National Science Foundation (USA). In collaboration with University of Wisconsin Oshkosh.
Oppdrag Mjøsa. 2022 - 2027. Diverse funding. Research team leader for "Forskningsløp omgivelsene". In collaboration with FFI, NIVA, Akvaplan NIVA, NGU, SINTEF, Statens kartverk, Mjøsamuseet, Vassdragsforbundet, Miljødirektoratet, HIAS, og kommuner i Mjøsregionen.
Conservation, Sustainability and Environmental Citizenship (CONSEC). 2021 - 2025. Funded by Direktoratet for høyere utdanning og kompetanse - UTFORSK. Principle invegtigator. An international exchange program for bachelor students from NTNU and University of Wisconsin Oshkosh.
Arctic Auditories: Hydrosphere in the High North. 2021 - 2025. Funded by the Norwegian Research Council. Senior researcher and work package leader. In collaboration with University of Tromsø, University of Bern and University of the Arts London.
Building Capacity to Crosslink Coastal Pollution with Climate Change (BC5). 2022 - 2026. Funded by NORHED II. Senior researcher. In collaboration with University of Ghana and University of Dar Es Saalam.
Competencies
Publications
2022
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Barron, Elizabeth Sanna;
Chaudhary, Ram Prasad;
Carvalho Ribeiro, Sonia;
Gilman, Eric;
Hess, Jacqueline;
Hillborn, Ray;
Katz, Esther;
Kigonya, Ritah;
Maaski, Hicham;
Mesa Castellanos, L.;
Mograbi, Penny;
Nayak, Prateep;
Queiroz, Helder;
Sidorovich, Anna;
Silvano, Renato Azevedo Matias;
Zeng, Yan;
Djagoun, Chabi;
Danner, Marie-Claire.
(2022)
Chapter 3: Status of and trends in the use of wild species and its implications for wild species, the environment and people.
Thematic assessment of the sustainable use of wild species of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services.
Chapter
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Fromentin, Jean-Marc;
Emery, Marla R.;
Donaldson, John;
Danner, Marie-Claire;
Hallosserie, Agnes;
Kieling, Daniel;
Balachander, Ganesan;
Barron, Elizabeth Sanna;
Chaudhary, Ram Prasad;
Grasiala, Maria;
Halmy, Marwa;
Hicks, Christina C.;
Park, Mi Sun;
Parlee, Brenda;
Rice, Jake;
Ticktin, Tamara;
Tittensor, Derek.
(2022)
The thematic assessment report on the sustainable use of wild species: Summary for Policymakers.
2022.
Report
2020
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Barron, Elizabeth.
(2020)
Emplacing Sustainability in a Post-Capitalist World.
The Cambridge Handbook of Environmental Sociology.
Chapter
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Barron, Elizabeth;
Hartmann, Laura;
Hagemann, Frederik.
(2020)
From Place to Emplacement: The Scalar Politics of Sustainability.
Local Environment : the International Journal of Justice and Sustainability.
volum 25 (6).
Academic article
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Barron, Elizabeth;
Hess, Jaqueline.
(2020)
Non-human ‘labor’: the work of earth others.
The Handbook of Diverse Economies.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
2018
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Barron, Elizabeth.
(2018)
Who Values what Nature? Constructing Conservation Values with Fungi.
The Palgrave Handbook of Critical Physical Geography.
Chapter
2017
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Barron, Elizabeth.
(2017)
Who Cares? The Human Perspective on Fungal Conservation.
The Fungal Community: It’s Organization and Role in the Ecosystem.
Chapter
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Raatikainen, Kaisa;
Barron, Elizabeth.
(2017)
Current agri-environmental policies dismiss varied perceptions and discourses on management of traditional rural biotopes.
Land Use Policy.
volum 69.
Academic article
2016
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Van Auken, Paul;
Barron, Elizabeth;
Xiong, Chong;
Persson, Carly.
(2016)
’Like a Second Home’: Conceptualizing Experiences Within the Fox River Watershed Through a Framework of Emplacement.
Water.
Academic article
2015
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Barron, Elizabeth.
(2015)
Situating Wild Product Gathering in a Diverse Economy: Negotiating Ethical Interactions with Natural Resources.
Making Other Worlds Possible: Performing Diverse Economies.
Chapter
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Barron, Elizabeth;
Sthultz, Chris;
Hurley, Dale;
Pringle, Anne.
(2015)
Names Matter: Interdisciplinary research on taxonomy and nomenclature for ecosystem management.
Progress in physical geography.
volum 39 (5).
Academic article
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Heilmann-Clausen, Jacob;
Barron, Elizabeth S.;
Boddy, Lynne;
Dahlberg, Anders;
Griffiths, Gareth Wyn;
Nordén, Jenni;
Ovaskainen, Otso;
Perini, Claudia;
Senn-Irlet, Beatrice;
Halme, Panu.
(2015)
A fungal perspective on conservation biology.
Conservation Biology.
volum 29 (1).
Academic article
2014
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Lave, Rebecca;
Wilson, Matthew W.;
Barron, Elizabeth;
Biermann, Christine;
Carey, Mark A.;
Duvall, Chris S.;
Johnson, Leigh;
Lane, K. Maria;
McClintock, Nathan;
Monroe, Darla;
Pain, Rachel;
Proctor, James D.;
Rhoads, Bruce L.;
Robertson, Morgan;
Rossi, Jairus;
Sayre, Nathan;
Tadaki, Marc;
Van Dyke, Christopher.
(2014)
Critical Physical Geography.
The Canadian Geographer (TCG).
volum 58 (1).
Academic article
2012
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Barron, Elizabeth;
Emery, Marla R..
(2012)
Implications of Variation in Social-Ecological Systems for the Development of United States Fungal Management Policy.
Society & Natural Resources.
volum 25 (10).
Academic article
2011
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Barron, Elizabeth.
(2011)
The Emergence and Coalescence of Fungal Conservation Social Networks in Europe and the U.S.A.
Fungal ecology.
volum 4 (2).
Academic article
-
Pringle, Anne;
Barron, Elizabeth;
Sartor, K.;
Wares, J..
(2011)
Fungi and the Anthropocene: Biodiversity Discovery in an Epoch of Loss.
Fungal ecology.
volum 4 (2).
Academic article
2010
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Emery, Marla R.;
Barron, Elizabeth.
(2010)
Using Local Ecological Knowledge to Assess Morel Decline in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic Region.
Economic Botany.
volum 64 (3).
Academic article
2008
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Barron, Elizabeth;
Patterson, William A..
(2008)
Monitoring the Effects of Gypsy Moth Defoliation on Forest Stand Dynamics on Cape Cod, Massachusetts: Sampling Intervals and Appropriate Interpretations.
Forest Ecology and Management.
volum 256.
Academic article
Journal publications
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Barron, Elizabeth;
Hartmann, Laura;
Hagemann, Frederik.
(2020)
From Place to Emplacement: The Scalar Politics of Sustainability.
Local Environment : the International Journal of Justice and Sustainability.
volum 25 (6).
Academic article
-
Raatikainen, Kaisa;
Barron, Elizabeth.
(2017)
Current agri-environmental policies dismiss varied perceptions and discourses on management of traditional rural biotopes.
Land Use Policy.
volum 69.
Academic article
-
Van Auken, Paul;
Barron, Elizabeth;
Xiong, Chong;
Persson, Carly.
(2016)
’Like a Second Home’: Conceptualizing Experiences Within the Fox River Watershed Through a Framework of Emplacement.
Water.
Academic article
-
Barron, Elizabeth;
Sthultz, Chris;
Hurley, Dale;
Pringle, Anne.
(2015)
Names Matter: Interdisciplinary research on taxonomy and nomenclature for ecosystem management.
Progress in physical geography.
volum 39 (5).
Academic article
-
Heilmann-Clausen, Jacob;
Barron, Elizabeth S.;
Boddy, Lynne;
Dahlberg, Anders;
Griffiths, Gareth Wyn;
Nordén, Jenni;
Ovaskainen, Otso;
Perini, Claudia;
Senn-Irlet, Beatrice;
Halme, Panu.
(2015)
A fungal perspective on conservation biology.
Conservation Biology.
volum 29 (1).
Academic article
-
Lave, Rebecca;
Wilson, Matthew W.;
Barron, Elizabeth;
Biermann, Christine;
Carey, Mark A.;
Duvall, Chris S.;
Johnson, Leigh;
Lane, K. Maria;
McClintock, Nathan;
Monroe, Darla;
Pain, Rachel;
Proctor, James D.;
Rhoads, Bruce L.;
Robertson, Morgan;
Rossi, Jairus;
Sayre, Nathan;
Tadaki, Marc;
Van Dyke, Christopher.
(2014)
Critical Physical Geography.
The Canadian Geographer (TCG).
volum 58 (1).
Academic article
-
Barron, Elizabeth;
Emery, Marla R..
(2012)
Implications of Variation in Social-Ecological Systems for the Development of United States Fungal Management Policy.
Society & Natural Resources.
volum 25 (10).
Academic article
-
Barron, Elizabeth.
(2011)
The Emergence and Coalescence of Fungal Conservation Social Networks in Europe and the U.S.A.
Fungal ecology.
volum 4 (2).
Academic article
-
Pringle, Anne;
Barron, Elizabeth;
Sartor, K.;
Wares, J..
(2011)
Fungi and the Anthropocene: Biodiversity Discovery in an Epoch of Loss.
Fungal ecology.
volum 4 (2).
Academic article
-
Emery, Marla R.;
Barron, Elizabeth.
(2010)
Using Local Ecological Knowledge to Assess Morel Decline in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic Region.
Economic Botany.
volum 64 (3).
Academic article
-
Barron, Elizabeth;
Patterson, William A..
(2008)
Monitoring the Effects of Gypsy Moth Defoliation on Forest Stand Dynamics on Cape Cod, Massachusetts: Sampling Intervals and Appropriate Interpretations.
Forest Ecology and Management.
volum 256.
Academic article
Part of book/report
-
Barron, Elizabeth Sanna;
Chaudhary, Ram Prasad;
Carvalho Ribeiro, Sonia;
Gilman, Eric;
Hess, Jacqueline;
Hillborn, Ray;
Katz, Esther;
Kigonya, Ritah;
Maaski, Hicham;
Mesa Castellanos, L.;
Mograbi, Penny;
Nayak, Prateep;
Queiroz, Helder;
Sidorovich, Anna;
Silvano, Renato Azevedo Matias;
Zeng, Yan;
Djagoun, Chabi;
Danner, Marie-Claire.
(2022)
Chapter 3: Status of and trends in the use of wild species and its implications for wild species, the environment and people.
Thematic assessment of the sustainable use of wild species of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services.
Chapter
-
Barron, Elizabeth.
(2020)
Emplacing Sustainability in a Post-Capitalist World.
The Cambridge Handbook of Environmental Sociology.
Chapter
-
Barron, Elizabeth;
Hess, Jaqueline.
(2020)
Non-human ‘labor’: the work of earth others.
The Handbook of Diverse Economies.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Barron, Elizabeth.
(2018)
Who Values what Nature? Constructing Conservation Values with Fungi.
The Palgrave Handbook of Critical Physical Geography.
Chapter
-
Barron, Elizabeth.
(2017)
Who Cares? The Human Perspective on Fungal Conservation.
The Fungal Community: It’s Organization and Role in the Ecosystem.
Chapter
-
Barron, Elizabeth.
(2015)
Situating Wild Product Gathering in a Diverse Economy: Negotiating Ethical Interactions with Natural Resources.
Making Other Worlds Possible: Performing Diverse Economies.
Chapter
Report
-
Fromentin, Jean-Marc;
Emery, Marla R.;
Donaldson, John;
Danner, Marie-Claire;
Hallosserie, Agnes;
Kieling, Daniel;
Balachander, Ganesan;
Barron, Elizabeth Sanna;
Chaudhary, Ram Prasad;
Grasiala, Maria;
Halmy, Marwa;
Hicks, Christina C.;
Park, Mi Sun;
Parlee, Brenda;
Rice, Jake;
Ticktin, Tamara;
Tittensor, Derek.
(2022)
The thematic assessment report on the sustainable use of wild species: Summary for Policymakers.
2022.
Report
Teaching
Courses
Media
2021
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Academic lectureBarron, Elizabeth; Stokland, Håkon B.. (2021) Assessment of the sustainable use of wild species. Nettmøte om høring av Naturpanelet (IPBES) sin utredningsrapport om bærekraftig bruk av ville arter . Miljødirektoratet; 2021-05-20.