Faculty Bio

Carolina Barbosa

Assistant Professor in the Department of Environment & Sustainability

Education

• B.S., University of Tocantins, Brazil
• M.Sc., University of Brasilia, Brazil
• Ph.D., University of Sao Paulo, Brazil

About

Carolina Barbosa is originally from Brazil. She is a freshwater researcher enthusiastic about water quality modeling and management. Her research is centered around using watershed and systems approach to address ongoing and future challenges in water resources due to climate warming, urban sprawl, and agricultural expansion.

Recent Publications

• Meyer, M.F.; Kraemer, B.M.; Barbosa, C.C.; Cunha, D.G.F.; Dodds, W.K.; Hampton, S.E.; Ordóñez, C.; Pilla, R.M.; Pollard, A. I.; Culpepper, J.A.; Fremier, A.K.; King, T.V.; Ladwig, R.; Leech, D.M.; Shin-ichiro,S.M.; Oleksy, I.A.; Topp, S.; Woolway, R.I.; Brighenti, L.S.; Fickas, K.C.; Lanouette, B.P.; Padowski, J.C.; Ren, J.; Yang, X. Clarifying the trophic state concept to advance macroscale freshwater science and management. Ecosphere, 16(9), 2025 https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.70392 
• Smits, A. P.; Hall, E.; Deemer, B.R.; Scordo, F; Barbosa, C. C.; Carlson, S. M.; Cawley, K.; Grossart, H.P.; Kelly, P.; Mammola, S.; Pintar, M. R.; Robbins, C.J.; Vidal, A.R.; Saccò, M. Too much and not enough data: Challenges and solutions for generating information in freshwater research and monitoring. Ecosphere, 16(3), 2025. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.70205 
• Mesman, J. P.; Barbosa, C. C.; Lewis, A. S. L.; Olsson, F.; Calhoun-Grosch, S.; Grossart, H.P.; Ladwig, R.; La Fuente, R.L; Münzner, K.; Nkwalale, L.; Pilla, R.M.; Suresh, K.; Wain, D.J. Challenges of Open Data in aquatic sciences: issues faced by data users and data providers. Frontiers in Environmental Sciences, 12, 2024. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2024.1497105 
• Barbosa, C.C.; Rock, L. A.; Curtis, A. N.; Sharitt, C. A.; Rogers, P. Conducting Communication, Research, and Education from Climate Change Perspectives. Limnology & Oceanography Bulletin. v. 33, n.2, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1002/lob.10542 
• Barbosa, C. C.; Calijuri, M. C.; Anjinho, P.S.; Santos, A. C. A. An integrated modeling approach to predict trophic state changes in a large Brazilian reservoir. Ecological Modelling, 476, 110227, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2022.110227