Professor Baker teaches courses on gender, law and public policy, including topical courses on sex trafficking, sexual harassment, and reproductive justice. She holds a B.A. in Philosophy from Yale University and an M.A., J.D. and Ph.D. in Women’s Studies from Emory University. She was Editor in Chief of the Emory Law Journal while in law school and later served as a law clerk to United States District Court Judge Marvin Shoob in Atlanta, Georgia. Before coming to Smith, she was on the faculty of Berry College in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, teaching sociology, women's studies and legal studies courses.