Director of Research
Phone: 404.385.4618
Paul M.A. Baker holds the rank of Senior Research Scientist with the Georgia Institute of Technology, and is the Project Director of Policy Initiatives for both the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center (RERC) on Mobile Wireless Technologies, and the Workplace Accommodations RERC. He is also an Adjunct Professor with the School of Public Policy at Georgia Institute of Technology. He has taught courses in the areas of political science, disability policy, public administration, information policy, and state and local government policymaking. Dr. Baker is currently researching the role of policy in advancing technology and universal accessibility goals for persons with disabilities; and institutional issues involved in public sector information policy development and state and local government use of information and communication technologies (ICT’s). Recent projects include policy barriers to the adoption of wireless technologies by people with disabilities, teleworking and people with disabilities, examination of the integration of disability policy into the planning curriculum; and issues impacting e-voting by people with disabilities.
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 is a certified planner (AICP), and a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners. He serves on the editorial board of Assistive Technology, and is on the review panels for six other journals. Downloadable CV available in [Word] and [PDF]