Our research focuses on the intersection of emotion, neurodiversity, and families, with an emphasis on emotion regulation, autism, and parent-child relationships. The goal is to better understand processes that promote resilience in mental health and behavioral outcomes for neurodivergent youth and their families.
Principal Investigator
Jason K. Baker, Ph.D.
Dr. Baker (he/him) received his undergraduate degree in psychology from UCLA and his doctorate in clinical psychology with a minor in developmental psychology from Penn State University. He performed his clinical internship at the UCLA Semel Institute and held NIH-funded postdoctoral training positions at the University of Miami and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA), served as President of APA Division 33, and is currently an Associate Editor for the APA Journal of Family Psychology. Dr. Baker is a licensed clinical psychologist (PSY 34030) and has received federal research funding from the National Institute for Child Health & Human Development. His research focuses on the interplay between child and environmental factors in the development of neurodivergent youth, with particular interest in autism, parent-child interaction, behavior problems, physiological arousal, and the development of emotion regulation.