She earned her PhD in social work from the University of Georgia, MSW from Florida International University, and BA in psychology from the University of Georgia. Dr. Baker has conducted research, published, and presented in the areas of disaster preparedness, evidence-based practice, and perinatal health care. Dr. Baker has a clinical background in perinatal and pediatric health care, social work, and crisis intervention. She is the past president of the National Association of Perinatal Social Workers and is active with the psychosocial services workgroup of the National Perinatal Association. She is a disaster mental health responder, providing force protection and psychosocial services to disaster victims and team members. She has recently coauthored Disasters and Vulnerable Populations: Evidence-based Practice for the Helping Professions (Springer Publishing, 2015).