About the Core

Dr. Fenning is an Associate Professor of Child & Adolescent Studies at Cal State Fullerton. She received her B.A. in psychology from Yale University, her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from UCLA, and she completed her clinical internship at the University of Miami, Mailman Center for Child Development. Prior to joining the faculty at Cal State Fullerton, she was a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Waisman Center, where she served as Director of Autism Diagnostic Services and also co-led an advisory committee for the Wisconsin Department of Health Services on best practice standards for autism diagnosis. Dr. Fenning is an established researcher in the field of developmental disabilities and a licensed clinical psychologist (PSY 25963) with particular expertise in the assessment and treatment of children with developmental risk and/or disability. She is on the Executive Committee of Division 33 of the American Psychological Association (APA), and is a Consulting Editor for the APA journal Psychological Assessment.

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 he will serve as Division President in 2021. 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.