Strathmore's Roundtable Biography for
Robert J. Baker, Ph.D.
 | Robert J. Baker, Ph.D. |
| Industry | Education |
| Title | Horn Professor |
| Expertise | Mammalogy, Molecular Genetics, Biological Effects of the Chernobyl meltdown, Bats |
| Current Organization | Texas Tech University |
| Type of Organization | University |
| Major Product | Higher education; Ph.D.s undergraduates and post docs |
| Area of Distribution | National/International |
| University/Degree | B.S., Biology, University of Arkansas at Monticello, 1963; M.S., Zoology, Oklahoma State University, 1965; Ph.D., University of Arizona, 1967 |
| Born | April 8, 1942, Warren, Arkansas |
| Honors & Awards | Numerous honors and awards including- Robert L. Packard Award for Education, Southwestern Association of Naturalists, 2002; Special Achievement Award, Texas Society of Mammalogists, 2002; Professing Excellence, Texas Tech University, 2002; Barbara H. Bowman Award, Texas Genetics Society, 2005; Distinguished Texas Scientist Award, Texas Academy of Sciences, 2007; Outstanding Faculty Mentor, Phi Beta Kappa, 2007; Distinguished Service Award, Texas Genetics Society, 2007 |
| Published Works | 350+ publications, include peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, edited books including-Baker RJ, Bradley RD, 2006, Speciation in mammals in the Genetic Species Concept, Journal of Mammalogy 87(4): 643-662, Listed in Wikipedia as one of the ten most significant publications in a weekly listing; Dunnum L, Baker RJ, Salazar-Bravo J, Peters CJ, 2002, The ecology and evolutionary history of an emergent disease: Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome, Bioscience 52(11): 989-998, Recognized by the American Ecological Society by their sustainable Ecology Award |
| Affiliations | A.S.M.; S.S.E.; A.A.S.S. |
| Hobbies & Sports | Athletics, women's basketball |
| Career Accomplishments | Has directed 40 Ph.D. students to completion of degree and 34 master's students to completion; These include Terry Yates, James Reichman, John Bickham, Kateryna Makova, Rodney Honeycutt, Ron Vandenbush, Jonathon Longmire, Andrew DeWoody and Heather Meeks; Has described 13 species of mammals and has had bats and rodents and a parasitic mite from a bat named after him |
| Children | April Jeanee, Robert Kyle |
| Spouse | Laura Kyle Baker |
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