Zeke Baker, PhD

I work in the areas of Environmental Sociology, Science & Technology Studies, and Political Sociology, primarily using historical-comparative and qualitative methods. Alongside expertise in these areas, I teach sociological theory and social research methods.

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I am presently Assistant Professor of Sociology at Sonoma State University in Rohnert Park, California. I completed a PhD in Sociology at the University of California, Davis in 2019, and moved on to a position as a Postdoctoral Research Associate with the University of Oklahoma Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies, placed with the National Weather Service in Alaska.

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My scholarship centers around the development and use of climate science, especially insofar as climate knowledge is embedded in social relationships of power.

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A collaborative scholar, my work is often interdisciplinary, especially by bringing social theory together with natural science. I also integrate student learning in sociology with individual-level mentorship and intensive involvement in empirical research.

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Check out a new study, published in Weather, Climate & Society: "Anticipatory Culture in the Bering Sea: Weather, Climate, and Temporal Dissonance".

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My CV, ongoing Projects, and Publications can be accessed below: