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Vicki L. Baker (Editor)
Recognized as a “Top 100 Visionary” in Education by the Global Forum for Education and Learning, you will find Vicki at the forefront of innovation and strategy in faculty and leadership development. As a faculty member herself and Fulbright Specialist Alumna her goal is to help faculty members and colleges and universities thrive. Vicki is the author of Charting Your Path to Full: A Guide for Women Associate Professors, lead editor of Success After Tenure: Supporting Mid-Career Faculty, and lead co-author of Developing Faculty in Liberal Arts Colleges. Her forthcoming book, Managing Your Academic Career: A Guide to Re-envision Mid-Career (Routledge/Taylor & Francis) will be in print in spring, 2022. In addition, she has written 80 peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, invited opinion pieces for higher education news media outlets, case studies and blogs on the topics of faculty and leadership development and higher education. She earned her PhD (Higher Education) and MS (Management & Organization) from Penn State University, MBA from Clarion University and BS from Indiana University. She is a professor, economics and management, at Albion College and an instructor for Penn State University’s World Campus. Prior to joining the academy as a faculty member, Vicki worked at Harvard Business School (Executive Education) and AK Steel Corporation. Vicki’s work has been featured in national and international media outlets including WalletHub, Times Higher Education, Hechinger Report, Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, USA Today, New York Times, Chronicle of Higher Education, and the Huffington Post. She regularly consults with industry and higher education institutions on the topics of leadership, faculty development, change management, and mentoring. Vicki has conducted workshops, scholarly presentations, and keynote addresses at professional associations including the Association for the Study of Higher Education, the Council for the Advancement of Higher Education Programs, the American Educational Research Association, and the Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education (POD). Her teaching and scholarship have garnered attention within and outside of her institution. She has been recognized as the Arthur Anderson Teacher of the Year, Phi Beta Kappa Scholar of the Year, Student’s Choice “Professor of the Year,” Arthur Anderson New Teacher of the Year, Most Valuable Professor, and “Professor of the Day” by the Michigan Colleges Alliance (MCA). Vicki was also a “Best Article Award 2012” Top 3 Finalist– Personnel Psychology and Highly Commended Winner for Excellence from the Emerald Literati Network (Journal of Managerial Psychology). Her work has been funded by the Luce Foundation and the National Science Foundation. Vicki enjoys spending time with her husband, two children, and their dog. She participates in interval training three days a week and is an avid reader. Read more about this authorRead less about this author
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