Baron was honored with the Society for Cinema and Media Studies Distinguished Service Award in 2023 and was recognized as the BGSU Research Scholar of Excellence from 2017 to 2020.[8][9]
Baron has authored several books, including Reframing screen performance (co-authored with Sharon Marie Carnicke), Modern Acting: The Lost Chapter of American Film and Theatre, Denzel Washington, and Acting Indie: Industry, Aesthetics, and Performance (co-authored with Yannis Tzioumakis).