Twyla Baker | |
---|---|
7th President of Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College | |
Assumed office October 2014 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Twyla Beth Baker October 4, 1976 New Town, North Dakota, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Children | 7 |
Alma mater | University of North Dakota |
Twyla B. Baker (born October 4) is an American Indian ( Hidatsa) academic administrator serving as the seventh president of Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College since 2014. She was previously a Native health researcher focused on health statistics and elder abuse.
Baker was born on October 4, 1976 [1] in New Town, North Dakota on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation. [2] She is an enrolled member of Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation. [2] Her parents spoke Hidatsa but Baker did not learn the language. [3] She attended Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College (NHS College). [4] She earned a B.S. in environmental geology and technology (2002) and M.S. in education general studies (2005) from the University of North Dakota (UND). [4]
From 2009 to 2013, Baker was the project director of the UND national resource center on Native American aging. [4] In this role, Baker established a database based on surveys of Native elder health statistics on diabetes, suicide, and other health issues. [3] She also worked in tribal data sovereignty and policy. [3] During this time, she completed a Ph.D. in teaching and learning and research methodologies in 2013 from UND. [4] [2] Her dissertation was titled Mental health and social engagement among American Indian elders. [1] Her doctoral advisor was Steven LeMire. [1] The doctoral research led Baker to become the principal investigator of the National Indigenous Elder Justice Initiative. [3]
In 2013, Baker returned to NHS College as the dean of students at the invitation of Alyce Spotted Bear who was working as the vice president of Indian studies. [4] Six months later, she became its interim president. [3] In October 2014, she was appointed the seventh president of NHS College. [4]
In 2020, Baker alongside Prairie Rose Seminole and Ruth Buffalo formed a Native American caucus group within the North Dakota Democratic–Nonpartisan League Party. [5]
Baker has seven children. [3]
Twyla Baker | |
---|---|
7th President of Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College | |
Assumed office October 2014 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Twyla Beth Baker October 4, 1976 New Town, North Dakota, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Children | 7 |
Alma mater | University of North Dakota |
Twyla B. Baker (born October 4) is an American Indian ( Hidatsa) academic administrator serving as the seventh president of Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College since 2014. She was previously a Native health researcher focused on health statistics and elder abuse.
Baker was born on October 4, 1976 [1] in New Town, North Dakota on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation. [2] She is an enrolled member of Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation. [2] Her parents spoke Hidatsa but Baker did not learn the language. [3] She attended Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College (NHS College). [4] She earned a B.S. in environmental geology and technology (2002) and M.S. in education general studies (2005) from the University of North Dakota (UND). [4]
From 2009 to 2013, Baker was the project director of the UND national resource center on Native American aging. [4] In this role, Baker established a database based on surveys of Native elder health statistics on diabetes, suicide, and other health issues. [3] She also worked in tribal data sovereignty and policy. [3] During this time, she completed a Ph.D. in teaching and learning and research methodologies in 2013 from UND. [4] [2] Her dissertation was titled Mental health and social engagement among American Indian elders. [1] Her doctoral advisor was Steven LeMire. [1] The doctoral research led Baker to become the principal investigator of the National Indigenous Elder Justice Initiative. [3]
In 2013, Baker returned to NHS College as the dean of students at the invitation of Alyce Spotted Bear who was working as the vice president of Indian studies. [4] Six months later, she became its interim president. [3] In October 2014, she was appointed the seventh president of NHS College. [4]
In 2020, Baker alongside Prairie Rose Seminole and Ruth Buffalo formed a Native American caucus group within the North Dakota Democratic–Nonpartisan League Party. [5]
Baker has seven children. [3]