Jason Baker, Ph.D.
Professor
Office: EC 584
Telephone: (657) 278-7966
Email:
jbaker@fullerton.edu
Courses Taught
CAS 301—Inquiry & Methodology in Development
CAS 310 – Assessing & Observing Development
CAS 340 – Parenting in the 21st Century
PSYC 437 - Autism Spectrum Disorder
CAS 490T – Senior Seminar in Developmental & Behavioral Disorders
CAS 494 - Practicum in Youth and Families in Community Settings (Special Section on Intervention for Autism Spectrum Disorder).
Biosketch
Dr. Baker received his undergraduate degree from UCLA and his doctorate in psychology from Penn State (clinical major, developmental minor). He performed his clinical internship at the UCLA Semel Institute with a concentration on the assessment and treatment of children, adolescents, and families. He held postdoctoral positions at the University of South Florida Family Study Center, the University of Miami, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. Baker is a Fellow of Division 33 (IDD/ASD) of the American Psychological Association and served as Division President 2021-2022. Dr. Baker has served on the editorial board for the Journal of Family Psychology since 2011 and he has received federal research funding from the National Institute for Child Health & Human Development. Dr. Baker is a licensed clinical psychologist (PSY 34030) and is Co-Founder and Co-Director of the Cal State Fullerton Center for Autism.
Research Areas
Dr. Baker’s research focuses on the interplay between child and environmental factors in the development of children with developmental challenges, with particular interests in autism spectrum disorder, parent-child interaction, externalizing behavior problems, physiological arousal, and the development of children’s emotion regulation.
Students interested in working with Dr. Baker can visit: Applied Developmental Core Assistanships
Families interested in participating in research can visit: Applied Developmental Core Current Research
