Elizabeth Sanna 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.
Publications
2023
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Weber, Elaina;
Barron, Elizabeth Sanna.
(2023)
Coloniality and indigenous ways of knowing at the edges: Emplacing Earth kin in conservation communities.
New Zealand Geographer
Editorial
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Losleben, Lisa Katrin;
Barron, Elizabeth Sanna.
(2023)
Absence, Presence, Intrusion.
Website (informational material)
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Barron, Elizabeth Sanna.
(2023)
Conservation of Abundance: How Fungi can Contribute to Rethinking Conservation.
Conservation and Society
Academic article
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Fromentin, Jean-Marc;
Emery, Marla R.;
Donaldson, John;
Balachander, Ganesan;
Barron, Elizabeth Sanna;
Chaudhary, Ram P..
(2023)
Status, challenges and pathways to the sustainable use of wild species.
Global Environmental Change
Academic article
2022
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Barron, Elizabeth Sanna;
Chaudhary, Ram Prasad;
Carvalho Ribeiro, Sonia;
Gilman, Eric;
Hess, Jacqueline;
Hillborn, Ray.
(2022)
Chapter 3: Status of and trends in the use of wild species and its implications for wild species, the environment and people.
Chapter
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Fromentin, Jean-Marc;
Emery, Marla R.;
Donaldson, John;
Danner, Marie-Claire;
Hallosserie, Agnes;
Kieling, Daniel.
(2022)
The thematic assessment report on the sustainable use of wild species: Summary for Policymakers.
IPBES
Report
2020
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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
Academic article
-
Barron, Elizabeth;
Hess, Jaqueline.
(2020)
Non-human ‘labor’: the work of earth others.
Edward Elgar Publishing
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
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Barron, Elizabeth.
(2020)
Emplacing Sustainability in a Post-Capitalist World.
Cambridge University Press
Chapter
2018
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Barron, Elizabeth.
(2018)
Who Values what Nature? Constructing Conservation Values with Fungi.
Springer Nature
Chapter
2017
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Barron, Elizabeth.
(2017)
Who Cares? The Human Perspective on Fungal Conservation.
Routledge
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
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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Heilmann-Clausen, Jacob;
Barron, Elizabeth S.;
Boddy, Lynne;
Dahlberg, Anders;
Griffiths, Gareth Wyn;
Nordén, Jenni.
(2015)
A fungal perspective on conservation biology.
Conservation Biology
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
Academic article
-
Barron, Elizabeth.
(2015)
Situating Wild Product Gathering in a Diverse Economy: Negotiating Ethical Interactions with Natural Resources.
University of Minnesota Press
Chapter
2014
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Lave, Rebecca;
Wilson, Matthew W.;
Barron, Elizabeth;
Biermann, Christine;
Carey, Mark A.;
Duvall, Chris S..
(2014)
Critical Physical Geography.
The Canadian Geographer (TCG)
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
Academic article
2011
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Pringle, Anne;
Barron, Elizabeth;
Sartor, K.;
Wares, J..
(2011)
Fungi and the Anthropocene: Biodiversity Discovery in an Epoch of Loss.
Fungal ecology
Academic article
-
Barron, Elizabeth.
(2011)
The Emergence and Coalescence of Fungal Conservation Social Networks in Europe and the U.S.A.
Fungal ecology
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
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
Academic article
Journal publications
-
Weber, Elaina;
Barron, Elizabeth Sanna.
(2023)
Coloniality and indigenous ways of knowing at the edges: Emplacing Earth kin in conservation communities.
New Zealand Geographer
Editorial
-
Barron, Elizabeth Sanna.
(2023)
Conservation of Abundance: How Fungi can Contribute to Rethinking Conservation.
Conservation and Society
Academic article
-
Fromentin, Jean-Marc;
Emery, Marla R.;
Donaldson, John;
Balachander, Ganesan;
Barron, Elizabeth Sanna;
Chaudhary, Ram P..
(2023)
Status, challenges and pathways to the sustainable use of wild species.
Global Environmental Change
Academic article
-
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
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
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
-
Heilmann-Clausen, Jacob;
Barron, Elizabeth S.;
Boddy, Lynne;
Dahlberg, Anders;
Griffiths, Gareth Wyn;
Nordén, Jenni.
(2015)
A fungal perspective on conservation biology.
Conservation Biology
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
Academic article
-
Lave, Rebecca;
Wilson, Matthew W.;
Barron, Elizabeth;
Biermann, Christine;
Carey, Mark A.;
Duvall, Chris S..
(2014)
Critical Physical Geography.
The Canadian Geographer (TCG)
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
Academic article
-
Pringle, Anne;
Barron, Elizabeth;
Sartor, K.;
Wares, J..
(2011)
Fungi and the Anthropocene: Biodiversity Discovery in an Epoch of Loss.
Fungal ecology
Academic article
-
Barron, Elizabeth.
(2011)
The Emergence and Coalescence of Fungal Conservation Social Networks in Europe and the U.S.A.
Fungal ecology
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
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
Academic article
Part of book/report
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Barron, Elizabeth Sanna;
Chaudhary, Ram Prasad;
Carvalho Ribeiro, Sonia;
Gilman, Eric;
Hess, Jacqueline;
Hillborn, Ray.
(2022)
Chapter 3: Status of and trends in the use of wild species and its implications for wild species, the environment and people.
Chapter
-
Barron, Elizabeth;
Hess, Jaqueline.
(2020)
Non-human ‘labor’: the work of earth others.
Edward Elgar Publishing
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Barron, Elizabeth.
(2020)
Emplacing Sustainability in a Post-Capitalist World.
Cambridge University Press
Chapter
-
Barron, Elizabeth.
(2018)
Who Values what Nature? Constructing Conservation Values with Fungi.
Springer Nature
Chapter
-
Barron, Elizabeth.
(2017)
Who Cares? The Human Perspective on Fungal Conservation.
Routledge
Chapter
-
Barron, Elizabeth.
(2015)
Situating Wild Product Gathering in a Diverse Economy: Negotiating Ethical Interactions with Natural Resources.
University of Minnesota Press
Chapter
Report
-
Fromentin, Jean-Marc;
Emery, Marla R.;
Donaldson, John;
Danner, Marie-Claire;
Hallosserie, Agnes;
Kieling, Daniel.
(2022)
The thematic assessment report on the sustainable use of wild species: Summary for Policymakers.
IPBES
Report
INFORMASJONSMATR
-
Losleben, Lisa Katrin;
Barron, Elizabeth Sanna.
(2023)
Absence, Presence, Intrusion.
Website (informational material)
Teaching
Courses
- GEOG2023 - Local and global perspectives on Environmental and Natural Resources Management
- GEOG2024 - Conservation, Sustainability and Environmental Citizenship 1
- GEOG1014 - Earth's Natural Environment
- GEOG3007 - Philosophy of Geography, Theories and Concepts
- GEOG8000 - Theoretical Perspectives in Geography 1
- GEOG8001 - Theoretical Perspectives in Geography 2
Media
2023
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Popular scientific lectureSørensen, Asgeir Johan; Barron, Elizabeth Sanna; Ingulstad, Mats; Eikemo, Terje Andreas; Ødegård, Rune Strand; Davidsen, Jan Grimsrud. (2023) Hva har ammunisjonsdumping, gamle skipsvrak, alger, satellitter, drikkevann og droner til felles?. NTNU Gjøvik/NTNU Ocean Week Ocean Week Gjøvik , Gjøvik 2023-05-04 - 2023-05-05
2021
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Academic lectureBarron, Elizabeth; Stokland, Håkon B.. (2021) Assessment of the sustainable use of wild species. Miljødirektoratet Nettmøte om høring av Naturpanelet (IPBES) sin utredningsrapport om bærekraftig bruk av ville arter 2021-05-20 -