Scientific Publications

 The following is a sampling of selected scientific publications by Drs. Fenning and Baker. (Click on the links below for summaries or full text)

Baker, J.K., Fenning, R.M., Preston, A., Chan, N., McGregor, H.A., & Neece, C.L. (2023). Parental distress and parenting behavior in families of preschool children with and without ASD: Spillover and buffering. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. Online ahead of print. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-023-06163-8

Schiltz, H. K., Fenning, R. M., Erath, S. A. & Baker, J. K. (2022). Parasympathetic functioning and sleep problems in children with ASD. Autism Research. Online ahead of print. https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.2816

Baker, J.K, Fenning, R.M., Erath. S.A., & Fabian, S. (2022). Parasympathetic withdrawal indexes risk for emotion dysregulation in children with autism spectrum disorder. Autism Research. Online ahead of print. https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.2814

Schiltz, H. K., Fenning, R. M., Erath, S. A. & Baker, J. K. (2022). Electrodermal activity moderates sleep-behavior associations in children with autism spectrum disorder. Research on Child & Adolescent Psychopathology. Online ahead of print. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10802-022-00900-w

Alostaz, J., Baker, J.K., Fenning, R.M., Neece, C.L., & Zeedyk, S.M. (2021). Parental coping as a buffer between child factors and emotion-related parenting in families of children with autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Family Psychology. Online ahead of print. https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0000757

Moffit, J.M., Baker, J.K., Fenning, R.M., Erath, S.A., Messinger, D.S., Zeedyk, S.M., Paez, S.A., & Seel, S. (2021). Parent emotion socialization and psychophysiological arousal patterns in children with autism spectrum disorder. Research on Child & Adolescent Psychopathology: Special Issue on Transdiagnostic Implications of Parent Socialization of Child and Adolescent Emotional Development, 49, 401-412. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10802-020-00745-1

Fenning, R.M., Steinberg-Epstein, R., Butter, E.M., et al. (2020). Access to dental visits and correlates of preventative dental care in children with autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s10803-020-04420-8

Baker, J.K., Fenning, R.M., Erath, S.A., Baucom, B., Messinger, D.S., Moffitt, J.M., Kaeppler, A., & Bailey, A. (2020). Respiratory sinus arrhythmia, parenting, and externalizing behavior in children with autism spectrum disorder. Autism, 24, 109-120. doi: 10.1177/1362361319848525

Fenning, R.M., Erath, S.A., Baker, J.K., Messinger, D.S., Baucom, B., Moffitt, J., & Kaeppler, A. (2019). Sympathetic-parasympathetic interaction and externalizing problems in children with autism spectrum disorder. Autism Research, 12, 1805-1816. doi: 10.1002/aur.2187

Baker, J.K., Fenning, R.M., & Moffitt, J. (2019). Brief report: A cross-sectional examination of the internalization of emotion co-regulatory support in children with autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 49, 4332-4338. doi 10.1007/s10803-019-04091-0

Fenning, R.M., Baker, J.K., & Moffitt, J. (2018). Intrinsic and extrinsic predictors of emotion regulation in children with autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 48, 3858-3870. doi: 10.1007/s10803-018-3647-1

Baker, J.K., Fenning, R.M., Erath, S.A., Baucom, B.R., Moffitt, J. M., & Howland, M.A. (2018). Sympathetic under-arousal and externalizing behavior problems in children with autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 46, 895-906. doi: 10.1007/s10802-017-0332-3

Fenning, R.M., Baker, J.K., Baucom, B.R., Erath, S.A., Howland, M.A., & Moffitt, J.M. (2017). Electrodermal variability and symptom severity in children with autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 47, 1062-1072. doi: 10.1007/s10803-016-3021-0

McDonald, N., Baker, J.K , & Messinger, D.S. (2016). Oxytocin and parent-child interaction in the development of empathy among children at risk for autism. Developmental Psychology, 52, 735-745. doi: 10.1037/dev0000104.

Baker, J.K., Fenning, R.M., Howland, M.A., Baucom, B., Moffitt, J., & Erath, S.A. (2015). Brief Report: A pilot study of parent-child biobehavioral synchrony in autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 45, 4140-4146.  doi: 10.1007/s10803-015-2528-0.

Fenning, R.M., Baker, J.K., Baker, B.L., & Crnic, K.A. (2014). Parent-child interaction over time in families of young children with borderline intellectual functioning. Journal of Family Psychology, 28, 326-353. doi: 10.1037/a0036537

Fenning, R.M., & Baker, J.K. (2012). Mother-child interaction and resilience in children with early developmental risk. Journal of Family Psychology, 26, 411-420. doi: 10.1037/a0028287

Baker, J. K., Fenning, R. M, & Crnic, K. A. (2011). Emotion socialization by mothers and fathers: Coherence among behaviors and associations with parent attitudes and children’s social functioning. Social Development, 20, 412-430.  doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9507.2010.00585.x

Baker, J.K., Seltzer, M.M., & Greenberg, J.S. (2011). Longitudinal effects of adaptability on behavior problems and maternal depression in families of adolescents with autism. Journal of Family Psychology, 25, 601-609. doi 10.1037/a0024409

Fenning, R.M., Baker, B.L., & Juvonen, J. (2011). Emotion discourse, social cognition, and social skills in children with and without developmental delays. Child Development, 82, 717-731. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2010.01569x

Baker, J. K., Messinger, D.S., Lyons, K.K., & Grantz, C. J. (2010). A pilot study of maternal sensitivity in the context of emergent autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 40, 988-999. doi: 10.1007/s10803-010-0948-4

Baker, J.K., McHale, J.P, Strozier, A., & Cecil, D. (2010). Mother-grandmother coparenting relationships in families with incarcerated mothers: A pilot investigation. Family Process, 49, 165-184.  doi:  10.1111/j.1545- 5300.2010.01316.x

Baker J. K., Fenning, R. M., Crnic, K. A., Baker, B. L., & Blacher, J. (2007). Prediction of social skills in 6-year-old children with and without developmental delays: Contributions of early regulation and maternal scaffolding. American Journal on Mental Retardation, 112, 375-391. doi: 10.1352/0895-8017(2007)112[0375:POSSIY]2.0.CO;2

Fenning, R.M., Baker, J. K., Baker, B. L., & Crnic, K. A. (2007). Parenting children with borderline intellectual functioning: A unique risk population. American Journal on Mental Retardation, 112, 107-121. doi:  10.1352/0895-8017(2007)112[107:PCWBIF]2.0.CO;2

Baker, J. K. & Crnic, K. A. (2005). The relation between mothers’ reports of family-of-origin expressiveness and their emotion-related parenting. Parenting: Science & Practice, 5, 333-346. doi: 10.1207/s15327922par0504_2