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Lee D. Baker

Professor of Cultural Anthropology
Cultural Anthropology
Box 90091, Durham, NC 27708-0042
210 Friedl Bldg, Durham, NC 27708-0042

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Professor of Cultural Anthropology · 2010 - Present Cultural Anthropology, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Professor in the Department of African and African American Studies · 2014 - Present African & African American Studies, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Core Faculty in Innovation & Entrepreneurship · 2018 - Present Duke Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Initiatives

Previous Appointments & Affiliations


Mrs. Alexander Hehmeyer Professor · 2015 - 2020 Cultural Anthropology, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Chair of the Department of Cultural Anthropology · 2017 - 2020 Cultural Anthropology, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Professor in the Department of Sociology · 2012 - 2019 Sociology, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Director of the Program in International Comparative Stu · 2016 - 2019 International Comparative Studies, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Dean of Academic Affairs of Trinity College of Arts and Sciences · 2013 - 2016 Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Interim Director of the International Comparative Studies Program · 2015 - 2016 International Comparative Studies, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Dean of Academic Affairs of Trinity College of Arts and Sciences · 2008 - 2013 Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Professor in the Department of African and African American Studies · 2010 - 2013 African & African American Studies, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Associate Professor of Sociology · 2007 - 2011 Sociology, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Associate Professor of Cultural Anthropology · 1999 - 2010 Cultural Anthropology, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Associate Professor of African and African American Studies · 2001 - 2006 Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Assistant Professor · 1995 - 1999 Cultural Anthropology, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences