Helen Barr (born 1961)[1] is an academic specialising in English literature on the late medieval period.
In 1995, she was elected a fellow at LMH and appointed a university lecturer in English.
[4] Barr has also taught at the University of Sussex and, as of 2017, is vice-principal of LMH.
[2] In 2016, the University of Oxford awarded her the title of Professor of English Literature.
[5] Barr research focuses on English literature in the late medieval period, and she has published books on Geoffrey Chaucer's influence on visual and literary culture.