Cultural anthropologist Monica Barra studies how racial inequalities are shaped by scientific practices, racial histories and climate change in the U.S. South.
Pressing research. Her primary work focuses on the politics of coastal wetland loss and ecological restoration projects in southern Louisiana, and its impacts to historic African-American communities living along the coast.
Collaborations. Since arriving at USC in 2018, Barra has worked with researchers in the natural sciences and engineering alongside coastal communities to facilitate collaborations between residents and scientists for more equitable climate change research.
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