Invited Talks and Presentations

Supporting Student Success: Tools and Strategies (Panelist). The Chronicle of Higher Education. (October 2023)

Beyond the APA Apology: Addressing Race and Racism in Professional Psychology. Kean University Research Days Symposium, Union, NJ (April 2023)

LEAP with Dr. Baker (Keynote Address) Slalom Consulting Women’s History Month Conference: Innovate, Influence, Inspire (March 2023)

At A Crossroads: Making APA’s Apology Actionable Through CBT-Based Mentoring Practices. ABCT 56th Annual, New York City, NY (November 2022)

The Science of Effective Leadership: A Three-Part Workshop, Washington State Northwest Conference of SDA K-12 Educators (Fall 2022)

…And Yet We Still Rise: A Time for Reflections and Reminders (Keynote Address). The Women’s LINC RISE To Be Symposium. Tacoma, WA. (October 2021)

The Big Search. One Day at a Time Podcast. Featured Guest. November 2020.

The Four Foundations of Effective Leadership. The Women’s LINC RISE To Be Conference, Tacoma Public Utilities (October 2020)

NASPA Womxn Wednesdays:  Featured speaker: Protect Your Energy (May 2020)

The Science of Effective Leadership: A Three-Part Workshop, Gonzaga University (Fall 2019)

Agency, Self-Authorship, and Showing Up: A Woman’s Journey in Finding Her Internal Voice Despite External Expectations . The Women’s LINC RISE To Be conference, Tacoma Public Utilities (October 2019)

The Four Foundations of Effective Leadership. The Women’s LINC RISE To Be conference, Tacoma Public Utilities (October 2019)

The Four Foundations of Effective Leadership. Puget Sound’s Men’s Basketball Team. (October 2019)

The Effective Exercise of Leadership: A Three-Part Workshop.  University of Puget Sound Spring Staff Senate Retreat (August 2019)

The Intersections of Greek Life and Leadership. SAE Chapter Meeting. (April 2019)

Practical Leadership Issues in Higher Education. Puget Sound Executive Leaders Panel Discussion for North West Academic Computing Consortium. (March 2019)

Diversity, Inclusion and Leadership: What is the Role of Greek Life? Gamma Phi Beta Chapter Meeting (November 2018).

Stories From the Road: The Great Faith Road Trip. Lighthouse Christian Ministry. (September 2018)

Achieving a Sense of Belonging, Attachment, and Identification at College. Phil 377: Belonging and Captivity. Elon University (Fall 2017)

Agency, Self-Authorship, and Showing Up: A Black Woman’s Journey in Finding Her Internal Voice Despite External Expectations. Elon University ALANAM Conference. (April 2017)

Examining the Constraints that Impact Leadership Effectiveness. Elon Leadership Fellows Forum. (April 2017)

The Importance of Recognizing Privilege as Emerging K-12 Educators. Elon University Undergraduate Race and Poverty Course. (April 2017)

Workshops and Presentations

Clear-Eyed Leadership. TEDWomen 2023 Conference. Atlanta, GA. (October 2023)

The Science of Effective Leadership: A Three-Part Workshop, Fairleigh Dickinson University (Fall 2022)

Beyond the Counseling Center: Integrative Approaches to Student Support on College Campuses. University Leadership Summit. Miami, FL. (February, 2022)

The Effective Exercise of Leadership: A Three-Part Workshop.  University of Puget Sound Professional Development Conference. Tacoma, WA. Baker, U. (Spring 2019)

 The Effective Exercise of Leadership: A Three-Part Workshop. University of Puget Sound Division of Student Affairs, Tacoma, WA. Baker, U. (Fall 2018)

 Developing and Sustaining Effective Partnerships for Academic-Residential Integration. Residential College Symposium, Washington University, St. Louis, MO. Baker, U., Barnett, B., Lundeen, S. (November 2017)

 The Effective Exercise of Leadership: A Three-Part Workshop. Elon University, Elon, NC. Baker, U. (Spring 2017)

 Content vs. Context: Examining the Root Causes of Social Justice Issues. Elon University Annual Intersect Conference, Elon, NC. Baker, U and Njoku, A. (November 2016)

 The Doctoral Journey: A Personal and Research Based Examination of the Journey to Academic and Professional Advancement (Panel). Elon University DIVAS Conference, Elon, NC. Baker, U., U., Davis, J., Frierson, L., Sills, V. (October 2016)

 The Essentialist Housing Professional. ACUHO-I, Settle, WA. Baker, U., Harrison, S., Thompson, R. (July 2016)

 Examining the Ontological Constraints that Limit Educator Effectiveness in the Classroom. Clute Institute International Education Conference, Orlando, Fl. Baker, U. (January 2016)

 Fostering Democratic Practices in the Classroom: An Ontological Approach (Workshop). Pursuing Extraordinary Outcomes in Public Education Conference, University of North Carolina Charlotte. Baker, U. (November 2015)

 An Ontological and Phenomenological Model of Leadership: Igniting Individual and Collective Transformation and Catalyzing Educational Reform. 20th Annual CSLEE (Consortium for the Study of Leadership and Ethics in Education) Values and Leadership Conference, Penn State University. Baker, U. (October 2015)

 The Four Foundational Elements of Effective Leadership.  Annual UNCW Student Affairs Retreat. Wilmington, NC. Baker, U. (August 2015)

 Examining the Constraints that Impact Leadership Effectiveness. UNCW Leadership Conference. Wilmington, NC. Baker, U. (October 2014)

 Researching Transformative Projects Grounded in Ontological/Phenomenological Inquiry. International Congress on Qualitative Inquiry, Champaign, Illinois. Baker, U. (May 2014)

 A New Science for Leadership. Self-led UNCW Student Affairs Three-Day Workshop. Baker, U. (March 2014)

Emerging Trends and Responsibilities to our Students. North Carolina Case Manager Drive-In Conference. Baker, U. (May 2013)

UNCW Student Contributions to Diversity and Inclusion. UNCW Diversity Conference: Diversity- A Competitive Advantage. Wilmington, NC. Baker, U. (February 2013)

D.R.E.A.M: A Campus Based Model to Respond to Institutional Change. American College Personnel Association Conference (ACPA). Washington, D.C. Baker, U. (April 2009)