Dr. Denise A Baker

Biography

2016,PhD Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ Human and Social Dimension of Science and Technology 2012,MS Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ Psychology 2010,BS Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ Psychology 2016-Present Assistant Professor Missouri University of Science and Technology, Department of Psychological Sciences 2012-2016 NSF IGERT Fellow Alliance for Person-Centered Accessibility Technology, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 2015-2016 Teaching Assistant Arizona State University, Office of the President - Assisted ASU President, Michael Crow and Co-director of the Consortium of Science Policy and Outcomes (CSPO), Dan Sarewitz, with development and grading of course materials. - Course title – Science, Technology, and Public Affairs. 2013-2014 Faculty Associate Arizona State University, School of Social and Behavioral Sciences - Developed and taught lectures, designed and administered evaluations and assignments; met with students. - Courses included Social and Cognitive Psychology; (upper division, 50-125 students). 2010-2014 Experimental Researcher, Lab Manager Law and Cognition Lab, Arizona State University, Glendale, AZ 2010-2012 Teaching Assistant Arizona State University, New College of Interdisciplinary Studies - Assisted with development and grading of course materials for online classes including Social Psychology, Research Methods, Introduction to Statistics, Advanced Statistics, Moral Psychology, Abnormal Psychology, and Developmental Psychology.

Research Interest

My research program focuses on how concepts such as self-perception, identity formation, attitude formation, social influence, persuasion, etc. can inform and be informed by the design, application, and infrastructure of prescriptive smart systems (systems meant to instruct users on how to behave).