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DR. AARON BAKER aarbaker@uwsp.edu Aaron Baker is an assistant professor of Educational Foundations at UW-Stevens Point’s School of Education. He earned his Ph.D. in Educational Sociology with a minor in Educational Psychology from the University of Toledo in 2022. Prior to pursuing his Ph.D., he graduated with two degrees from the University of Toledo--a bachelor’s degree in English literature and an executive master’s degree in business administration—and he served as an adjunct instructor at Lourdes University’s Graduate School of Education and the Academic Skills Coordinator for their Upward Bound program. His research interests center on the social
context of education, Critical Whiteness Theory, Critical Race Theory and cultural responsiveness as they are related to teacher education. To that end, he employs both qualitative and quantitative methods to better understand policies and practices that increase educational equity. He has collaborated actively with graduate students and professors to present papers, publish articles and book chapters including one for H. Richard Milner and E. Wayne Ross’s Race, Ethnicity, and Education. In his free time, he loves to jog and bike.
DAVE BARBIER dbarbier@uwsp.edu
Dave Barbier is a professional administrator, educator and facilitator with expertise in sustainability, project development and completion, higher education and experiential education. He has been an environmental advocate for over 35 years and is currently directing the Office of Sustainability at University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. At UW-Stevens Point Dave is responsible for the day to day management of the Office of Sustainability. The office employs 4-6 professional student staff who report directly to Dave. The office oversees all sustainability reporting related
to campus efforts as well as the development of campus focused sustainability improvements and initiatives. The office has earned a strong reputation on campus and in the state, due to the number of accolades and recognition that have been received by the office in the last nine years.
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