Stefi Barna

Biography

Stefi Barna has been involved in health, development and education for the past 20 years. In public health she worked on HIV prevention in The Netherlands (with sex workers); in the United States (with drug users, gang members and undocumented immigrants); and in Bangladesh (with drug users, rickshaw pullers and truck drivers). She has been interested in philosophy of education and in alternative models of schooling, from peer-led, experiential, and reflective learning to the intersection between arts and sciences. She has taught in a variety of settings, including medical schools, interdisciplinary studies, and the Krishnamurti schools Academic Qualifications Master’s Degree in Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles (1992) B.A. History (Hons), University of California, Berkeley (1988) Teaching Public Health Sustainability and Development Environment and Health Art and Science of the Natural World Field Studies Areas of Interest Inclusive pedagogy Interdisciplinary curriculum design Sustainability and health Medical humanities

Research Interest

Inclusive pedagogy Interdisciplinary curriculum design Sustainability and health Medical humanities