Bar­bara Kras­ner is a doc­tor­al can­di­date in Holo­caust & Geno­cide Stud­ies at Gratz Col­lege and is Direc­tor, Holo­caust, Geno­cide & Human Rights Cen­ter at Mer­cer Coun­ty Com­mu­ni­ty Col­lege. She holds an MFA in Writ­ing for Chil­dren & Young Adults from the Ver­mont Col­lege of Fine Arts.