About Barbara Carmichael Barbara Carmichael is a professor in the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies and director of the NeXt Research Centre (Centre for the Study of Entrepreneurship and Nascent Technology) at Wilfrid Laurier University. Books by Barbara Carmichael Transnational and Immigrant Entrepreneurship in a Globalized World edited by Benson Honig, Israel Drori & Barbara Carmichael