Brian K. Barber is Professor Emeritus, University of Tennessee. He currently lives in Washington, DC. His work has addressed how context—from parenting to political systems—impact individual and social development.

Among other books, he is editor of Intrusive Parenting: How Psychological Control Affects Children and Adolescents (2002, American Psychological Association), and Adolescents and War: How Youth Deal with Political Conflict (2008, Oxford University Press).

Professor Barber’s most recent book is No Way but Forward: Life Stories of Three Families in the Gaza Strip. (forthcoming December, 2024, KDP Press)

His published articles have appeared in, among others, The Lancet, Social Science & Medicine, Global Public Health, PLOS ONE, Child Development, International Journal of Behavioral Development, and Journal of Adolescent Research. His commentaries have been published in Haaretz, CNN, Informed Comment, Counterpunch, Middle East Policy Council, Jadaliyya, and Open Democracy.

Since retirement, Brian has developed an interest in photography. An expedition to the Arctic with National Geographic inspired his interest in photographing wildlife, particularly birds.