Baker earns Ph.D. from UCLA

Megan A. Baker received her Ph.D. in Anthropology from UCLA in September 2023.

While completing her dissertation on Oklahoma Choctaw landownership, she worked as a Cultural Research Associate for the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Historic Preservation Department. While working in the department’s Community Outreach and Research program, she hosted the “Chahta Tosholi Virtual Speaker” series, authored the “A New Chahta Homeland” series for the Biskinik’s Iti Fabvssa column, contributed to international and domestic exhibitions, and conducted original research to expand understanding of Choctaw history and culture.

She is currently completing a postdoctoral fellowship and will be an Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Northwestern University beginning September 2024.

Megan is the daughter of Dinh and Robert Baker and granddaughter of Juanita and Aaron Baker of Battiest, Oklahoma and Vinh and To Mach of Monterey Park, California.