Elizabeth Baker, PhD
she/her/hers
Titles
- Assistant Professor in the Child Study Center
Education & Training
- Postdoctoral FellowshipUniversity of Virginia (2025)
- PhDUniversity of California, Riverside, Education (specialization: School Psychology) (2024)
- Clinical InternshipVA Maryland Health Care System/University of Maryland School of Medicine (VAMHCS/UMSOM) (2024)
- MAUniversity of California, Riverside, Education (specialization: School Psychology) (2021)
- BAUniversity of California, Los Angeles, Pychology and Sociology (2013)
Additional Information
Publications
- Martin, A. M., Blacher, J., Veytsman, E., Baker, E., Fodstad, J., & Meltzoff, K. (2024). Brief report: cultural adaptations for the PEERS program for Latine families. Frontiers in Education, 9. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2024.1425378
- Baker, E., Choy, T., Veytsman, E., Martin, A. M., Blacher, J. & Stavropoulos, K. K. M. (2023). Lessons learned from a predominantly Latinx autistic population: Preliminary results of effects of the PEERS intervention on neural and perceived educational performance. Mind, Brain, and Education, 17(2), 117-112. https://doi.org/10.1111/mbe.12350
- Veytsman E, Baker E, Martin AM, Choy T, Blacher J, Stavropoulos K. Perceived and Observed Treatment Gains Following PEERS: A Preliminary Study with Latinx Adolescents with ASD. J Autism Dev Disord 2023, 53: 1175-1188. PMID: 35157167, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-022-05463-9.
- Stavropoulos KKM, Heyman M, Salinas G, Baker E, Blacher J. Exploring telehealth during COVID for assessing autism spectrum disorder in a diverse sample. Psychol Sch 2022, 59: 1319-1334. PMID: 35572181, DOI: 10.1002/pits.22672.
- Baker E, Veytsman E, Choy T, Blacher J, Stavropoulos KKM. Investigating Changes in Reward-Related Neural Correlates After PEERS Intervention in Adolescents With ASD: Preliminary Evidence of a "Precision Medicine" Approach. Front Psychiatry 2021, 12: 742280. PMID: 34803765, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.742280.
- Heyman, M., Galligan, M. L., Salinas, G. B., Baker, E., Stavropoulos, K. K. M., & Blacher, J. (2021). Differential diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disability, and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Advances in Autism, 8(2), 89–103. https://doi.org/10.1108/AIA-01-2021-0002
- Choy T, Baker E, Stavropoulos K. Systemic Racism in EEG Research: Considerations and Potential Solutions. Affect Sci 2021, 3: 14-20. PMID: 36042782, DOI: 10.1007/s42761-021-00050-0.
- Baker E, Stavropoulos KKM, Baker BL, Blacher J. Daily living skills in adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: Implications for intervention and independence. Res Autism Spectr Disord 2021, 83 PMID: 33796139, DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2021.101761.
- Alba, L.A., Baker, E., & Stavropoulos, K. K. M. (2021). In vivo electrophysiology for reward anticipation and processing. In M. Fakhoury (Ed.), The Brain Reward System (Vol. 165, pp. 307-326). Springer US. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-1146-3_15
- Stavropoulos, K. K. M., & Baker, E. (2021). Priming the pathway: Combining oxytocin and behavioral intervention to improve outcomes in autism spectrum disorder. In W. Wu (Ed.), Oxytocin and Health. IntechOpen. https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.96859
- Marin A, Hutman T, Ponting C, McDonald NM, Carver L, Baker E, Daniel M, Dickinson A, Dapretto M, Johnson SP, Jeste SS. Electrophysiological signatures of visual statistical learning in 3-month-old infants at familial and low risk for autism spectrum disorder. Dev Psychobiol 2020, 62: 858-870. PMID: 32215919, DOI: 10.1002/dev.21971.
- Baker E, Veytsman E, Martin AM, Blacher J, Stavropoulos KKM. Increased Neural Reward Responsivity in Adolescents with ASD after Social Skills Intervention. Brain Sci 2020, 10 PMID: 32599849, DOI: 10.3390/brainsci10060402.
- The effects of oxytocin administration on individuals with ASD: Neuroimaging and behavioral evidenceBaker, E., & Stavropoulos, K. K. M. (2020). The effects of oxytocin administration on individuals with ASD: Neuroimaging and behavioral evidence. In M. Ilieva & W. K.-W. Lau (Eds.), Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science (Vol. 173, pp. 209–238). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.pmbts.2020.04.009
- DiStefano C, Dickinson A, Baker E, Jeste SS. EEG Data Collection in Children with ASD: The Role of State in Data Quality and Spectral Power. Res Autism Spectr Disord 2019, 57: 132-144. PMID: 31223334, DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2018.10.001.
- Hutman T, Harrop C, Baker E, Elder L, Abood K, Soares A, Jeste SS. Joint engagement modulates object discrimination in toddlers: a pilot electrophysiological investigation. Soc Neurosci 2016, 11: 525-30. PMID: 26527311, DOI: 10.1080/17470919.2015.1114966.
- Baker E, Jeste SS. Diagnosis and management of autism spectrum disorder in the era of genomics: rare disorders can pave the way for targeted treatments. Pediatr Clin North Am 2015, 62: 607-18. PMID: 26022165, DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2015.03.003.
- Jeste SS, Kirkham N, Senturk D, Hasenstab K, Sugar C, Kupelian C, Baker E, Sanders AJ, Shimizu C, Norona A, Paparella T, Freeman SF, Johnson SP. Electrophysiological evidence of heterogeneity in visual statistical learning in young children with ASD. Dev Sci 2015, 18: 90-105. PMID: 24824992, DOI: 10.1111/desc.12188.
Departments and Programs
Titles
- Assistant Professor in the Child Study Center
Education & Training
- Postdoctoral FellowshipUniversity of Virginia (2025)
- PhDUniversity of California, Riverside, Education (specialization: School Psychology) (2024)
- Clinical InternshipVA Maryland Health Care System/University of Maryland School of Medicine (VAMHCS/UMSOM) (2024)
- MAUniversity of California, Riverside, Education (specialization: School Psychology) (2021)
- BAUniversity of California, Los Angeles, Pychology and Sociology (2013)
Additional Information
Publications
- Martin, A. M., Blacher, J., Veytsman, E., Baker, E., Fodstad, J., & Meltzoff, K. (2024). Brief report: cultural adaptations for the PEERS program for Latine families. Frontiers in Education, 9. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2024.1425378
- Baker, E., Choy, T., Veytsman, E., Martin, A. M., Blacher, J. & Stavropoulos, K. K. M. (2023). Lessons learned from a predominantly Latinx autistic population: Preliminary results of effects of the PEERS intervention on neural and perceived educational performance. Mind, Brain, and Education, 17(2), 117-112. https://doi.org/10.1111/mbe.12350
- Veytsman E, Baker E, Martin AM, Choy T, Blacher J, Stavropoulos K. Perceived and Observed Treatment Gains Following PEERS: A Preliminary Study with Latinx Adolescents with ASD. J Autism Dev Disord 2023, 53: 1175-1188. PMID: 35157167, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-022-05463-9.
- Stavropoulos KKM, Heyman M, Salinas G, Baker E, Blacher J. Exploring telehealth during COVID for assessing autism spectrum disorder in a diverse sample. Psychol Sch 2022, 59: 1319-1334. PMID: 35572181, DOI: 10.1002/pits.22672.
- Baker E, Veytsman E, Choy T, Blacher J, Stavropoulos KKM. Investigating Changes in Reward-Related Neural Correlates After PEERS Intervention in Adolescents With ASD: Preliminary Evidence of a "Precision Medicine" Approach. Front Psychiatry 2021, 12: 742280. PMID: 34803765, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.742280.
- Heyman, M., Galligan, M. L., Salinas, G. B., Baker, E., Stavropoulos, K. K. M., & Blacher, J. (2021). Differential diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disability, and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Advances in Autism, 8(2), 89–103. https://doi.org/10.1108/AIA-01-2021-0002
- Choy T, Baker E, Stavropoulos K. Systemic Racism in EEG Research: Considerations and Potential Solutions. Affect Sci 2021, 3: 14-20. PMID: 36042782, DOI: 10.1007/s42761-021-00050-0.
- Baker E, Stavropoulos KKM, Baker BL, Blacher J. Daily living skills in adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: Implications for intervention and independence. Res Autism Spectr Disord 2021, 83 PMID: 33796139, DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2021.101761.
- Alba, L.A., Baker, E., & Stavropoulos, K. K. M. (2021). In vivo electrophysiology for reward anticipation and processing. In M. Fakhoury (Ed.), The Brain Reward System (Vol. 165, pp. 307-326). Springer US. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-1146-3_15
- Stavropoulos, K. K. M., & Baker, E. (2021). Priming the pathway: Combining oxytocin and behavioral intervention to improve outcomes in autism spectrum disorder. In W. Wu (Ed.), Oxytocin and Health. IntechOpen. https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.96859
- Marin A, Hutman T, Ponting C, McDonald NM, Carver L, Baker E, Daniel M, Dickinson A, Dapretto M, Johnson SP, Jeste SS. Electrophysiological signatures of visual statistical learning in 3-month-old infants at familial and low risk for autism spectrum disorder. Dev Psychobiol 2020, 62: 858-870. PMID: 32215919, DOI: 10.1002/dev.21971.
- Baker E, Veytsman E, Martin AM, Blacher J, Stavropoulos KKM. Increased Neural Reward Responsivity in Adolescents with ASD after Social Skills Intervention. Brain Sci 2020, 10 PMID: 32599849, DOI: 10.3390/brainsci10060402.
- The effects of oxytocin administration on individuals with ASD: Neuroimaging and behavioral evidenceBaker, E., & Stavropoulos, K. K. M. (2020). The effects of oxytocin administration on individuals with ASD: Neuroimaging and behavioral evidence. In M. Ilieva & W. K.-W. Lau (Eds.), Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science (Vol. 173, pp. 209–238). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.pmbts.2020.04.009
- DiStefano C, Dickinson A, Baker E, Jeste SS. EEG Data Collection in Children with ASD: The Role of State in Data Quality and Spectral Power. Res Autism Spectr Disord 2019, 57: 132-144. PMID: 31223334, DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2018.10.001.
- Hutman T, Harrop C, Baker E, Elder L, Abood K, Soares A, Jeste SS. Joint engagement modulates object discrimination in toddlers: a pilot electrophysiological investigation. Soc Neurosci 2016, 11: 525-30. PMID: 26527311, DOI: 10.1080/17470919.2015.1114966.
- Baker E, Jeste SS. Diagnosis and management of autism spectrum disorder in the era of genomics: rare disorders can pave the way for targeted treatments. Pediatr Clin North Am 2015, 62: 607-18. PMID: 26022165, DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2015.03.003.
- Jeste SS, Kirkham N, Senturk D, Hasenstab K, Sugar C, Kupelian C, Baker E, Sanders AJ, Shimizu C, Norona A, Paparella T, Freeman SF, Johnson SP. Electrophysiological evidence of heterogeneity in visual statistical learning in young children with ASD. Dev Sci 2015, 18: 90-105. PMID: 24824992, DOI: 10.1111/desc.12188.
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