Barbara Robertson, M.A.

Instructor of Political Science

Department of History and Political Science

Email: brobertson@gsu.edu

Curriculum Vitae – B. S. Robertson

 

Special Initiatives & Programs

Honors Signature Experience in D.C.

Critical Thinking in the Age of Misinformation

Perimeter College Student Poll Workers – Panthers at the Polls

Media Citations 

• Perimeter News (Aug 2023) “Students Gain American Government Perspective During Study Away Program in Washington, D.C.” https://perimeter.gsu.edu/2023/08/21/students-gain-american-government-perspective-during-study-away-program-in-washington-d-c/
• Covington News interview (2020) “Democrat won 55% majority of presidential votes in Newton”  https://www.covnews.com/news/democrat-won-majority-presidential-votes-newton/

Published Works

• Robertson, Barbara, and Tamra Ortgies-Young. 2023. “Building Civic Competencies: Design and Outcomes in Media Literacy Instruction .” APSA Preprints. doi: 10.33774/apsa-2023-1vv83. This content is a preprint and has not been peer-reviewed.
• Robertson, B., & Ortgies-Young, T. (2022). Critical Thinking, Information Literacy and Democracy: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Tackle Misinformation and Prepare Students for Active Citizenship, The Political Science Educator, August 2022, 26(1).
• Robertson, B., & Flowers, M. J. (2020). Determining the impact of lecture videos on student outcomes, Learning and Teaching, 13(2), 25-40.