Teaching

Dr. Barr has taught in the Gender & Women’s Studies Department at UMBC, the Department of Women’s & Gender Studies at Towson University, and the  Communication Arts and Gender and Women’s Studies Departments at University of Wisconsin-Madison.

In 2018, Dr. Barr’s commitment to teaching was recognized by UMBC’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) Innovation for Teaching Effectiveness (INNOVATE) Certificate program. The Teaching Academy of University of Wisconsin-Madison inducted Liz as a Future Faculty Partner in 2014. Future faculty partners are graduate teaching assistants who are recognized for their deep commitment to higher education.

As an instructor, Dr. Barr prioritizes active learning and student engagement, finding ways to integrate art into all kinds of classrooms. Dr. Barr is continually humbled by her students’ passion, dedication, and capabilities. 

teaching academy induction 2014

Teaching

Dr. Barr has taught in the Gender & Women’s Studies Department at UMBC, the Department of Women’s & Gender Studies at Towson University, and the  Communication Arts and Gender and Women’s Studies Departments at University of Wisconsin-Madison.

In 2018, Dr. Barr’s commitment to teaching was recognized by UMBC’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) Innovation for Teaching Effectiveness (INNOVATE) Certificate program. The Teaching Academy of University of Wisconsin-Madison inducted Liz as a Future Faculty Partner in 2014. Future faculty partners are graduate teaching assistants who are recognized for their deep commitment to higher education.

As an instructor, Dr. Barr prioritizes active learning and student engagement, finding ways to integrate art into all kinds of classrooms. Dr. Barr is continually humbled by her students’ passion, dedication, and capabilities. 

teaching academy induction 2014

Teaching Experience:

Instructor of Record

  • Communication Arts 472: Rhetoric and Technology (UW-Madison)
  • Gender and Women’s Studies 210: Introduction to Critical Sexuality Studies (UMBC)
  • Gender and Women’s Studies 300: Methodologies of Gender, Women’s and Sexuality Studies (UMBC)
  • Gender and Women’s Studies 378: Women, Gender, and Science (UMBC)
  • Gender and Women’s Studies 480/680: Feminist Theory (UMBC)
  • Gender and Women’s Studies 695: Research Seminar in GWST (UMBC)
  • Women’s and Gender Studies 231: Women in Perspective [online] (Towson University)
  • Women’s and Gender Studies 233: International Perspectives on Women (Towson University)
  • Women’s and Gender Studies 333: Women’s Words, Women’s Lives (Towson University)
  • Women’s and Gender Studies 337: Feminist Theory (Towson University)

Teaching Assistant

  • Communication Arts 372: Rhetoric of Campaigns and Revolutions
  • Communication Arts 472: Rhetoric and Technology
  • Communication Arts 370: Great Speakers and Speeches
  • Communication Arts 360: Introduction to Rhetoric, Politics, and Culture
  • Communication Arts 100: Introduction to Speech Communication
  • Gender and Women’s Studies 103: Women and Their Bodies in Health and Disease