Jonathan Baker

Instructor
Office: 320 Gladfelter Hall
Tel. 215 204 9327

E-mail:
jonathanbaker@temple.edu

Areas of Expertise:

Urban, Economic & Business Geography, Health Services Geography, Globalization, Development, Regional Geography.

Education:

2005 – Ph.D. in Geography, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio.
2002 – M.A. in Geography, West Chester University, West Chester, Pennsylvania.
1992 – M.B.A., Widener University , Chester, Pennsylvania.
1981 – B.A. in Philosophy, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, New York.

Research:

Dr. Baker's current research concerns the utilization of health services in a rural part of southern Honduras . This research focuses on trying to improve the understanding of the spatial patterns of utilization for health services in this rural, developing world location. The delivery of health care is dependent on many factors, including the capacities of the providers, the needs and capacities of the patients, and the characteristics of the region within which the patients live.

Dr. Baker teaches the following courses: The Geography of the U.S. & Canada; The Geography of World Affairs; Urban Geography; Economic Geography; and World Urban Patterns.

Baker, JB, Bazemore, AW, and Jacobson, CJ. in press. Rapid Assessment of Access to Primary Care in Remote Parts of the Developing World. Field Methods.