Susan Barahal

Susan Barahal

Susan Barahal

Education

  • PhD, Boston University, Boston, United States
  • MEd, Boston University, Boston, United States
  • BS, Political Science, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, United States

Biography

Susan Barahal is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Education and School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University. Her research interests include how art facilitates and informs learning and understanding across the disciplines and content areas. Susan's recent research explores the empathic responses that art objects evoke in viewers.

Susan taught art at the middle and high school grade levels and is a juried member of the New England Sculptors Association. Susan holds a Ph.D. in the History of Art & Architecture from Boston University, an M.Ed. from Boston University, and a B.S. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.