Alex Baker Email & Phone Number

Cullowhee, North Carolina

I assisted Dr. Holly Shablack in the Carolina Affective Science Lab (CASL) of Dr. Kristen Lindquist. Dr. Shablack studied the emotions of stress and their neurobiological and psychological causes. I assisted COPRA coding, the Trier-Social Stress Test, as well as qualitative coding from the TSST.

Bryson City, North Carolina

I interacted with passengers that were seated in my car, gave them a guided tour of the Nantahala Forest as well as Bryson City and the Nantahala Outdoor Center over 22 miles of railroad track, and served food and drinks on board. This included boxed lunches, soda and tea refills, and mixed alcoholic drinks. I also assisted in food preparation and service from our Conductor's Cafe car.

Bryson City, North Carolina

I interacted with passengers on board in various roles such as a chef, in which I served hot chocolate, sang, danced, and pointed out sights with the families on board my car, and as a hobo in which I traveled car to car to interact with families and give a monologue as well as improvise.

Waynesville, Nc

I served as Assistant Music Director for Oliver! the Musical in 2019 and the Music Director for the Music Man which in 2020 which was postponed until 2021. In 2020, I directed a virtual Cabaret entitled "Not an Audition" in which I coached 8 actors on prepared characters and songs as well as group numbers and scenes.

Chapel Hill

UNC Musical Empowerment paired UNC students with students of various ages in the Chapel Hill/Carrboro area. I gave piano lessons starting from beginning introductions to duets, solos, and scales.

Sylva

I assisted in the Pathology lab and Morgue under Angie Conner and Charles Hodges where I performed grossings of specimens as well as observed autopsies and operated on specimens in the pathology lab.