1.0Mental Health and Well-being Research and Training Hubhttps://carleton.ca/mental-healthAnna Stonehttps://carleton.ca/mental-health/author/annastone/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="KmOnPhGjxD"><a href="https://carleton.ca/mental-health/people/natasha-barrows/">Natasha Barrows</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://carleton.ca/mental-health/people/natasha-barrows/embed/#?secret=KmOnPhGjxD" width="600" height="338" title="“Natasha Barrows” — Mental Health and Well-being Research and Training Hub" data-secret="KmOnPhGjxD" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://carleton.ca/mental-health/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> https://carleton.ca/mental-health/wp-content/uploads/sites/184/2026/02/NB.jpg8801168I am interested in the social-emotional development of adolescents and emerging adults, with a particular focus on experiences of solitude and aloneliness. My research explores how generative AI, including chatbots, is used during solitary moments and how these interactions relate to wellbeing outcomes such as loneliness and life satisfaction. I am also interested in the […]