Introduction
Paul M.A. Baker, Ph.D., is the Senior Director, Research and Strategic Innovation at the Center for Advanced Communications Policy (CACP), and Principal Research Scientist with the School of Public Policy. Recent research projects include innovation driven workforce development, mapping innovation networks in postsecondary education, disability and healthtech policy assessment and implementation of accessible technologies. His work in policy studies include barriers to the adoption of wireless technologies by people with disabilities, teleworking and people with disabilities; social media innovation, online collaboration and virtual communities. He is also involved in international policy research and collaborative policy networks, especially as it relates to issues of technology and usability policy, workforce development and innovation diffusion.
Expert
Baker holds a Ph.D. in Public Policy from George Mason University, an M.P. in Urban Planning from the University of Virginia, and an M.A. in International Commerce and Policy from George Mason University. He serves on the editorial boards of Assistive Technology Journal, Journal of Information Technology & Politics, and the Journal of Disability Policy Studies, and is on the review panels for ten other journals. His co-edited (with Jarice Hanson and Jeremy Hunsinger) volume, “The Unconnected: Social Justice, Participation, and Engagement in the Information Society” was published in 2013.
Fields of expertise: Communication and information/ICTs, Disability, e-Transformation / e-Governance, Science policy, technology and innovation policy, Social innovation / public sector innovation / policy innovation