Jayne Baker

Prof. Baker’s research primarily centres on education. She conducts research in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, focuses mainly on how to maximize student learning and engagement and nurture skill development in Sociology. Prof. Baker also explores hierarchies among Canadian university institutions through qualitative work of elite, single-gender schools in Toronto and, more recently, a computerized audit study of the Canadian labour market. Prof. Baker also engages in research on masculinities as part of a larger interest in gender. Her research collaborations within and outside of Sociology include undergraduate and graduate students, and other faculty researchers.

While Prof. Baker sees research as a crucial component of sociology and an important link to teaching, her interest has always been in teaching. She enjoys teaching and mentoring undergraduate and graduate students across all years of study and introducing them to sociological thinking. Prof. Baker is a recipient of the University of Toronto’s Early Career Teaching Award. Prof. Baker teaches Introduction to Sociology; Sociology of Education; Logic of Social Inquiry; Education and Social Control; Sociology of Masculinities; and Masculinity and the Internet. She is developing a new course on Masculinity and Sport.

Prof. Baker is also the Chair of the University of Toronto (tri-campus) Social Sciences, Humanities, and Education Research Ethics Board and a member of the University’s Tribunal.