Kelly J. Baker
American writer
Kelly Jeanette Baker (born August 1980) is an American writer.
Early life and education
Baker was born in August 1980 in Marianna, Florida. She earned an Associate of Arts from Chipola College. Baker completed a Bachelor of Arts in American Studies at Florida State University (FSU). She earned a Master of Arts in American Religious History from FSU. Her 2003 master's thesis was titled Henry Ossawa Tanner: Race, Religion, and Visual Mysticism. Her advisor was John Corrigan. She completed her Doctorate of Philosophy in American religious history at FSU in 2008.
Career
As a graduate student, Baker began writing for a public audience as a contributing editor at the nascent Religion in American History blog. From 2007 to 2009, she was a lecturer at University of New Mexico and Central New Mexico Community College where she taught religious studies and humanities. From 2010 to 2013, Baker was a lecturer of religious studies and an affiliated faculty member of American and global studies at University of Tennessee.
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