Barbara’s physics research is in theoretical atomic and molecular physics. She has worked on problems in x-ray laser plasmas and collisions involving oriented atoms. Recently she has become interested in issues involving women in physics. She has conducted NSF-funded research on what makes a Physics Department female-friendly, and talked to many groups in order to spread the word about this topic. For a summary of their results, please see: www.aps.org/programs/women/workshops/upload/whitten.pdf. With a group of students, she is also working on “Physics for Everyone,” in which she is writing a series of introductory physics problems that are designed to appeal to a broader range of students. You can learn more about “Physics for Everyone” at http://acad.coloradocollege.edu/dept/pc/RepresentativePhy/pages/home.htm.