{"id":26257,"date":"2022-06-14T12:33:09","date_gmt":"2022-06-14T16:33:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/doctor-of-design\/?post_type=person&p=26257"},"modified":"2023-11-27T13:23:09","modified_gmt":"2023-11-27T18:23:09","slug":"karen-baker","status":"publish","type":"person","link":"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/doctor-of-design\/people\/karen-baker\/","title":{"rendered":"Karen R. Baker"},"content":{"rendered":"

Karen Baker is focused on design, history, material culture, and critical studies of textiles and fiber. She brings 28 years of experience as an award-winning business owner and executive specializing in design research and strategic and social impact marketing. Karen taught for sixteen years at The George Washington University. As founder of Fiber With A Cause, Karen researches African American weavers’ patterns from 1800 to 1909 in textile design and history. Karen is producing an ethnographic documentary short film from this archival and historical research, slave narratives, and artifacts discovered.<\/p>\n

Research Interest<\/h3>\n

Karen is researching the textile, fiber, and craft contributions and techniques of enslaved and free African American weavers before the Great Migration.<\/p>\n

Student Research Areas<\/h3>\n

Primary Research Area: <\/strong>Design Thinking, Methods, Materials & Education<\/a>
\nSecondary Domain: <\/strong>Engaged Social Design and Organizational Strategies<\/a><\/p>\n

Location<\/h3>\n

Karen is currently located in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n

Education<\/h3>\n