Trained as an industrial hygienist, Dr. Baker has expertise in workplace exposure assessment, using techniques such as air sampling, biomonitoring and exposure modeling. Recently, her interests and expertise have expanded to characterize stress and mental health in worker populations, using both survey and qualitative methods. Dr. Baker also studies the experiences of women in the workplace. Dr. Baker works with a variety of industries, including maritime, where she led a mixed-methods study looking at how COVID-19 impacted the mental health and wellbeing of mariners.