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Center for Autism, Applied Developmental Core

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The CSUF Center for Autism is dedicated to research, education, and service in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The mission of the Applied Developmental Core is to understand developmental processes in autism and to promote competence and wellbeing in children with ASD and their families. Major emphases of both our Core and the larger Center include research, empirically-based practice, and the application of research findings to assessment, advocacy, intervention, and professional training.

The Applied Developmental Core is one of two Cores that together make up the CSUF Center for Autism.

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About the Core

The Applied Developmental Core is one of the two Cores that constitute the CSUF Center for Autism . Our Core is housed in the College of Health & Human Development, and is focused on developmental and clinical issues in autism.

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Homepage

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Core Leader

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Jason

Jason K. Baker, Ph.D.
Co-Director, Center for Autism
jbaker@fullerton.edu

Dr. Baker received his undergraduate degree from UCLA and worked for several years in the behavioral treatment of autism before obtaining 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.

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Associated Faculty

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Ioakim

Ioakim Boutakidis, Ph.D.
Sociocultural Consultant
Associate Professor of Child & Adolescent Studies

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Erica

Erica Howell, Ph.D.
Co-Director and Leader of the Education Core, Center for Autism
Associate Professor of Special Education

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Diana

Diana Robles Nichols, M.A.
Core Fieldwork Coordinator
Department of Child & Adolescent Studies

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Sasha

Sasha Zeedyk, Ph.D.
Center Investigator
Assistant Professor of Child & Adolescent Studies

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Advisory Board

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Bianca & Joey Ancona
Parent Advocates, Community Liaisons
Orange County, CA

Joseph H. Donnelly, M.D.
Director, For OC Kids, Orange County, CA
Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, UCI Department of Pediatrics

Stephen A. Erath, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Human Development & Family Studies, Auburn University

Rachel Fenning, Ph.D.
Director, Claremont Autism Center
Associate Professor of Psychological Science, Claremont McKenna College

Tracy Guiou, Ph.D., BCBA-D
Executive Director, Behavioral Education for Children with Autism, Torrance, CA
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Ohio State University

Daniel S. Messinger, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology and Pediatrics
University of Miami

Cameron Neece, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology
Loma Linda University

Timothy Prior, M.S., LMFT., BCBA
Founder & Executive Director, Autism Spectrum Interventions (ASI), Fullerton, CA

Myka Thompson
Parent Advocate
Orange County, CA

Jill Waterman, Ph.D.
Clinical Psychologist
Adjunct Professor, UCLA

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