Dr. Barnard joined the Briggs faculty in the fall of 2017, after several years of teaching at "a little school in Ann Arbor." She is an analytical materials chemist who does research in chemical education. The focus of her work at Briggs is with the general chemistry lab and lecture course series, and with the related learning assistant (LA) mentoring activities.

In addition to her classroom teaching, Dr. Barnard has experience with professional development in higher education. She has lead workshops for undergrads, graduate students, and faculty on the first week of teaching, implementing backwards design, mitigating stereotype threat, designing effective group work, and engaging inclusive teaching strategies.