Robert Steven Baker, Ph.D.
240 Briers Ridge
Fayetteville, GA 30214-2336
Cell: 832-274-5768
E-mail:
EDUCATION
· Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) 1989
Major: Recent American History
· Howard University, Washington, D.C./Consortium of Washington, D.C.
Master of Arts (M.A.) 1974
Major: American History
· Howard University, Washington, D.C.
Bachelor Arts (B.A.) 1971
Major: American History
SCHOLARLY WORKS AND PUBLICATIONS
· Henry Johnson: Lost American Hero, Published in the Dictionary of Afro-American Biography. Rayford Logan, ed., 1973.
· The Civil Rights Commission: The Urban Problems of Housing, Employment and Criminal Justice, 1965-1974. Dissertation (Unpublished), for Michigan State University Department of History, 1989
· Juneteenth Fact or Tradition, published in Akron Reporter. Akron, OH, May 1998.
· Dr. King’s Celebration Splinters the Houston Community, published in The Educators’ Shout-out Sheet Dec. 15th , 2003 to Jan. 15th 2004.
RELATED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2004 to 2011 Department of History and Political Science, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, Alabama
Assistant Professor of History
Teach classes in United States History, World Civilization, African American Church History, African American History, Cold War History, and Independent Study course evaluations for History Majors. In addition, I taught Civil War and Reconstruction Military and Diplomatic History, and participated in two Independent Study course evaluations. A Conference Moderator, moderating conference participants for the Southern Conference of African American Studies Incorporated (SCAASI) conference, Dallas, Texas (Spring 2011). Tuskegee University, SACS Re-affirmation and Accreditation Committee: Quality Enhancement Program, Tutorial Committee. Representative elected to the Faculty Senate for College of Liberal Arts and Education. I assisted in developing various Strategies and Materials for Principles for Accreditation for the Office of the Provost. I was a Committee member for the Presidents’ Essay Committee, Spring 2005. I taught as a Primary Military History Instructor for the Army and Air Force Cadet programs.
2002 to 2004 Harris and Montgomery County Community College System, Houston, Texas
Adjunct Professor
Instructor of American History: North Harris Montgomery Community College; Montgomery, Tomball, Kingwood, and Carver Campuses. Moderator: Black History Month Program, Montgomery College. Instructor of American History: Houston Community College.
1998 to 2002 Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, Texas
Assistant Professor of History
I was Oral Interviewer for the Texas Institute for the Preservation of History and Culture, Prairie View A.M. University. Instructor, Texas History: Prairie View A&M University Summer. Vacillator for the George R. Ragland Scholars Program: Prairie View A& M University, and Vacillator for the SNCC Willie Ricks Black History Month Program: Prairie View A& M University. Chairman of the Black History Month Program for the Division of Social Work, Behavioral and Political Sciences: Tribute to Dr. Purvis M. Carter. I was a co-interviewer of the Prairie View A.M. University Galveston Corps of Engineers Oral History Project, Galveston Texas. In addition, I was speaker for the African American Literature Program at Navarro College of Arts and Sciences Corsicana Texas. I was responsible as an Assistant to the Director for the Texas Institute for the Preservation of History and Culture’s Oral History Project. I served as an Assistant to the Director, Dr. Louis Williams, for the Black History Quiz Program.
1989 to 1998 Texas Southern University, Department of History, Houston, Texas
Assistant Professor
I revised the U.S. History Survey Courses at Texas Southern University in order to be more inclusive of Black Americans’ contributions to U.S. History. I represented Texas Southern University at academic meetings in Austin, Texas. I was a Masters Thesis Oral Defenses Committee member at Texas Southern University. I authored and gained funding for a $35,000 Federal Research Project on Waterways Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Houston, Texas. Shepherded eight former Texas Southern University students through various Graduate Programs (with financial assistance) in American History and Liberal Arts in several colleges and universities in the U.S.
1995 to 1995 Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta, Georgia
Assistant Professor of American History, Graduate Program
Taught U.S. History survey course and one upper level course entitled “Blacks in Twentieth Century America” for Masters and Doctoral students for the summer session at Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta, Georgia.
1994 to 1995 Morehouse College, Atlanta, Georgia
Assistant Professor of History
I taught two United States History survey courses and one World History course, and a course in African History.
1993 to 1994 Union Institute Graduate School, Cincinnati, Ohio
Adjunct Professor for the Doctoral Program (On-Line)
I was an Adjunct Professor on the Doctoral Program Committee Member for Mrs. Leola Wright Doctoral Candidate.
1975 to 1980 Texas Southern University, Department of History, Houston, Texas
History Instructor
I taught Negro History, World History and American History.
1974 to 1975 Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, Texas
History Instructor
I taught Negro History, World History and American History.
AWARDS AND EXTRA-CURRICULA
· Received Presidents Award for Service: Tuskegee University 2009
· Participated in the unveiling of the Earnest Everett Just statue in Largo Maryland, 2010
· Tuskegee University: Representative at Earnest E. Just National Symposium at Howard University 2008
· Selected to the National Earnest Everett Just Board of Trustees 2008
· USAF-ROTC Distinguished Educators Program Selectee: Ellsworth AFB 2007
· Evaluator for the National Historic Preservation of the Jackson House, Tampa, Florida 2007
· Appointed Board Member to National Recruitment Boy Scouts of America 2007
· Vacillator: The Alton Hornsby Quiz Bowl. Southern Conference on African American Studies Incorporated 28th Convention Baton Rouge Louisiana 2007
· Facilitator: The Alton Hornsby Quiz Bowl. Southern Conference on African American Studies Inc. 27th Convention, Savannah, Georgia 2006
· Judge: Social Justice in African American Academic Communities Savannah, Georgia 2006
· U.S. Army ROTC Educators Leadership Training Course, Ft. Knox, Kentucky. 2006
· Committee member for the Tuskegee Chapter of the Boy Scouts of America 2005
· Alabama Association for Developmental Education: 18th Annual Conference Tuskegee, Alabama. Substitute speaker for Dr. Frank Toland, Department of History, Tuskegee University. 2004
· Representative at Southern Conference on African American Studies: Montgomery, Alabama 2004
· Omega Psi Phi Achievement Week Guest Speaker, Iota Omega Chapter: Tuskegee, Alabama 2004
· Commentator at the Youth Day Session: “Music in the African American Tradition” at the 86th Conference of The Association for the Study of African American Life and History, Washington D.C. 2001
· Selected for membership Who's Who among American Teachers 1996
· Selected as Guest Speaker for Juneteenth Celebration Julia C. Hester House, Houston, Texas 1999
· Guest Speaker KYOK Radio Station on Racism in America, Houston, Texas 1995
· Selected one of the most Popular Faculty for Texas Southern University Yearbook 1992
· Selected as one of ten faculty members to participate in the Texas Southern University Seminar on Jim Crow in American Culture 1996
· Chaired session on Civil Rights for ASAALH 1996
· Chairman: Texas Southern University History Club 1990 - 1998
· Host Committee Chairman for the Bill of Rights Bi-Centennial National Tour 1994
· Who's Who Among American Teachers, 1998
ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIPS
· Association for the Study of Afro-American Life & History
· American Historical Association
· Phi Alpha Theta National History Honor Society, Rho Epsilon Chapter College
· Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
· National Association of the Advancement of Colored People
· Prince Hall Free Masonry
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