Curriculum Vitae
Storyteller, Educator, Creator
Education
2020-[ant.] 2024
North Carolina State University
PhD Candidate In Communication, Rhetoric & Digital Media
Dissertation: Seeing the South: Racism, Reclamation & Memory-Making in the Upstate
Committee: Jessica Jameson (chair; NC State University), Victoria Gallagher
(NC State University), Jason Miller (NC State University), Marsha Gordon (NC State University), Blair Kelley (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
2016-2017
Elon University
MA in Interactive Media
Department of Communication
Capstone Project: Non-profit Fundraising Using Virtual Reality Technologies
Capstone Supervisor: Derek Lackaff
2012-2015
Campbell University
BA in Communication Studies
Magna Cum Laude
Department of Communication Studies
Concentration: Broadcasting & Electronic Media
Minor: Religion
Teaching Experience
2020-Current
North Carolina State University
Instructor, Department of Communication
- Video Production (COM 334): Spring 2021 - Fall 2023, 5 Sections
- Advanced Video Production (COM 434): Spring 2022 & Spring 2023, 2 Sections
- Special Topics in Documentary Storytelling (COM 395): Spring 2023
- Intro to Public Speaking (COM 110): Fall 2020 & Summer 2021, 3 sections
2018-2023
Campbell University
Adjunct Professor, Department of Communication Studies
- Introduction to Photography (COMM 233): Spring 2018 - Spring 2023, 10 Sections
- Converged Media Design (COMM 411): Fall 2019 - Fall 2022, 4 Sections
- Special Topics in Introduction to Interactive Media & Gaming (COMM 299): Spring 2020
- Cross-Cultural Communication (COMM 430): Spring 2019
Research Experience
Fall 2021-Spring 2023
North Carolina State University
Research Assistant, virtual Martin Luther King Jr. Project
- Led visual development for new phase of listening experience at the D.H. Hill Visualization Studio
- Offered directional guidance and technical assistance on multiple video-based elements for the project
- Collaborated with other research assistants to produce quantitative and qualitative year-end report of COM 110 participation and experience feedback
- Participated in COM 110 instructor orientation and facilitated COM 110 in-person vMLK listening experiences
Publications
Journal Publications
Baker, M. (2021). Reading Images: The Grammar of Visual Design, 3rd ed., by Gunter Kress and Theo van Leeuwen, Visual Communication Quarterly, 28:4, 253-254,
Journal Papers, Works in Progress
Baker, M. (2023). "Rewriting Public Memory: Documentary Filmmaking and the Restoration of Rose Hill." Carolinas Communication Journal. (Under Review).
Digital Publications
Baker, M. (2022). Remixing Apartheid: An Analog/Digital Experience. In Media Res. https://mediacommons.org/imr/content/remixing-apartheid-analogdigital-experience
Baker, M. (2021). Reframing the Remains: An Infrastructural Remediation of North Carolina Plantations. Visualizing Objects, Places, and Spaces: A Digital Project Handbook.
Presentations
Presentations
Baker, M. (2023). Co-Creating a Bright Future: Reducing Barriers to Equitable Graduate Student Experiences. [conference roundtable.] Presented at the 2023 Southern States Communication Association Conference.
Baker, M. (2023). The Future of Communication and Public Scholarship. [conference roundtable.] Presented at the 2023 Southern States Communication Association Conference.
Baker, M. (2023). Amplifying Voices of Black Communities: The Power of Storytelling. [conference presentation.] Presented at the 2023 NC State University Black Research Symposium.
Baker, M. (2023). Documentary Production: Building Equity in the Filmmaking Space. [conference presentation.] Presented at the 2023 NC State University Equity Research Symposium.
Dial, A. & Baker, M. (2022). Technology, Race & Culture, In the Mix. [conference presentation]. Project presented at the 2022 Internet Research Conference of the Association of Internet Researchers.
Baker, M., Ham, D., Hill, D., Rainey, H., Bostian, J., Addy, S., & Tomlinson, C. (2022). From Cooperation to Collaboration: Interdisciplinary Joy. [Workshop Presentation.] Presented at The Virtual MLK Project: ACLS Digital Extension Workshop.
Rosenfeld, C., Fennimore, J., Friedman, M., Baker, M., & Stout, B. (2022). vMLK in the Public Speaking Classroom. [Workshop Presentation.] Presented at The Virtual MLK Project: ACLS Digital Extension Workshop.
Baker, M. (2022). Beyond the Barricades, Reimagined. [conference presentation.] Presented at the 2022 Computers and Writing Conference: Practicing Digital Activisms.
Dufresne, K & Baker, M. (2022). Esse Quam Videri: Make America Again. [conference presentation.] Project presented at the 2022 NC State University Equity Research Symposium.
Baker, M. (2021). Reframing the Remains: An Infrastructural Remediation of North Carolina Plantations, Digital Project. [conference presentation.] Project presented at the 2021 Chesapeake Digital Humanities Consortium. Virtual Conference.
Referred Conference Proceedings
Baker, M. (2022). Journey Into Human Tragedy: Public Memory Reconstruction of the Antebellum South in 12 Years A Slave. [conference presentation.] Presented at the 2022 Southern States Communication Association Conference.
Baker, M. (2022). Contested Memories of the Confederacy: Civil War Monuments of the North Carolina Capitol Grounds. [conference presentation.] Presented at the 2022 Southern States Communication Association Conference.
Baker, M. (2021). Reframing the Remains: An Infrastructural Remediation of North Carolina Plantations. [conference presentation.] Presented at the 2021 National Communication Association Conference.
Invited Presentations
Baker, M. (2023). Storyboarding for Storytelling. [Guest Lecture.] Presented for COM 267, Electronic Media Course, Spring 2023 NC State University.
Baker, M. (2022). A Multimodal Apartheid: A Digital Humanities Approach. [podcast.] Presented on the NC State Hot Topics in Data Science webinar series.
Baker, M. (2023). The Future of Communication and Public Scholarship. [conference roundtable.] Presented at the 2023 Southern States Communication Association Conference.
Baker, M. (2022). A Journey into Human Tragedy: Public Memory Reconstruction of the Antebellum South in 12 Years A Slave [Invited Presentation.] Presented for Communication 451, NC State University.
Baker, M. (2021). Reframing the Remains: An Infrastructural Remediation of North Carolina Plantations, Digital Project. [conference presentation.] Project presented at the 2021 NC State College of Humanities and Social Sciences Graduate Research Symposium. Virtual Conference.
Baker, M. (2021). Reframing the Remains: An Infrastructural Remediation of North Carolina Plantations, Digital Project. [conference presentation.] Project presented at the 2021 Communication, Rhetoric and Digital Media Symposium. Virtual Conference.
Screenings
Baker, M. (2022). Esse Quam Videri: “Make America Again”. Project Showcased & Debuted at North Carolina State University Innovation Studio, DH Hill Library.
Baker, M. (2021). Beyond the Barricades, Reimagined. Project Screened for Communication 528 Critical Media Making Showcase.
Honors & Awards
2023
North Carolina State University
[Nominated] Eric Moore Outstanding Senator of the Year Award
Awarded by the Student Senate
2023
North Carolina State University
[Nominated] Outstanding New Senator Award
Awarded by the Student Senate
2023
North Carolina State University
Outstanding Teaching Award
Awarded by the Graduate Student Association
2022
North Carolina State University
Representative of the Year
Awarded by the Graduate Student Association
2022
North Carolina State University
Outstanding Teaching Award
Awarded by the Graduate Student Association
2021
North Carolina State University
Humanities Award Winner
Awarded at the College of Humanities & Social Sciences Graduate Research Symposium.
2021
North Carolina State University
Teaching Award
Awarded by the Graduate Student Association.
2020-2025
North Carolina State University
Doctoral Fellowship
Awarded by the Communication, Rhetoric & Digital Media program.
2016-2017
Elon University
Academic Scholarship
Awarded by the MA in Interactive Media program.
2014
Campbell University
Academic Induction
Awarded by the Lambda Pi Eta Honor Society.
2012-2015
Campbell University
Academic Scholarship
Awarded by Campbell University.
Professional Affiliations
Society of Cinema and Media Studies | 2023 - Current
National Communication Association | 2020 - Current
Southern States Communication Association | 2020 - Current
Professional Service
Spring 2023
North Carolina State University
President-Elect
Graduate Student Association
Spring 2023
North Carolina State University
Student Mental Health Task Force Steering Committee
President-Elect, Graduate Student Association
Spring 2023
North Carolina State University
Gertrude Cox Award for Innovative Excellence in Teaching and Learning with Technology Award Committee
President-Elect, Graduate Student Association
Spring 2023
North Carolina State University
Department of Communication Make Media ’23 Planning
Spring 2023
North Carolina State University
Department of Communication Production Curriculum Review
Spring 2023
North Carolina State University
CRDM Cording Ceremony Committee Planning Committee
2022-2023
DHC-NC
Secretary
Digital Humanities Collaborative of North Carolina
2022-2023
North Carolina State University
Chair, Academics Committee
2022-2023
North Carolina State University
2022-2023
North Carolina State University
Program Committee Representative
Spring 2022
North Carolina State University
CRDM Cording Ceremony Committee Planning Committee
2021-2022
North Carolina State University
Representative, CRDM Student Association
Graduate Student Association
Technical Skills
Production
Adobe CC Premiere Pro
100%
Adobe CC Premiere Rush
100%
Adobe CC After Effects
75%
Professional Experience
2014-Current
Margaret Baker Creative
Owner & Principal Photographer
2017-Current
Stanley Dentistry
2016-2017
Cary Christian School
2016-2017
The Summit Church
2014-2015
Campbell University
Football Post-Production Manager
Public Service
2017-Current
Bound Together: Eswatini Partnership
2013
Campus Outreach, Manila, Philippines
References Upon Request