Barb Howe is a writer, artist, and academic working in political science. She has a PhD in Politics and International Affairs from the the University of South Florida in Tampa where she taught political philosophy and international relations for four years, and an MA in International Relations from the University of Florida. Her areas of expertise include propaganda and populism, and how both impact democracy.
Before rejoining academia, Ms Howe worked in nonprofit communications in Washington DC on issues ranging from farmworkers’ rights to the federal budget. She speaks Spanish and has extensive experience living and working in Latin America, carrying out a study on the impact of housing on various communities in Chile during an internship with Habitat for Humanity. From 2003 to 2004, she lived and worked on an international violence reduction team in Colombia.
As a freelance writer, she usually writes about Florida history and political science subjects. See examples on the Publications page of this website. As a visual artist, she works in the traditional media of acrylics, oils, pastels, and watercolors. See the Art section of this website for examples of her work.
Finally, if you are a potential employer know that Ms Howe is knowledgeable in various Content Management Systems such as WordPress, Drupal, and ExpressionEngine. For many years she managed the website for the Washington Independent Review of Books. And while she is no fan of social media, she still has a limited presence on GoodReads, Instagram (for posting art-related stuff), and YouTube (video tutorials for students).
Barb can be reached through the Contact Me form on this website.
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