Lindsay Barbieri

Lindsay "Bar" Barbieri is a technical expert working at the intersection of land, climate and society. Drawing from her expertise in farming, biogeochemistry, geospatial analysis, information management, and policy implementation. She grounds all of her work with careful examinations of science, technology, and policy. Bar is the Science-Policy Lead for the Global Land Programme and joined the University of Maryland Department of Geographical Sciences in 2024 as an Assistant Research Professor. She earned her PhD in Natural Resources with a certificate in Ecological Economics at the University of Vermont researching multiscalar relationships between agroecosystems and climate change. Prior to graduate work in the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, Bar was a professional circus artist and worked on a small dairy farm — completing the FIELD program for small practicing farmers at Washington State University. She earned her BA at Hampshire College in 2010 by analyzing satellite images of Mars in search of geomorphological signatures of climate change.