Laura Baker

Tenure Track Appointments

• Professor, University of Southern California, 01/2009 –
• Associate Professor, University of Southern California, 09/01/1990 – 02/01/2009
• Assistant Professor, University of Southern California, 01/01/1984 – 08/31/1990

Summary Statement of Research Interests

Professor Baker studies how heredity and the environment affect individual differences in human behavior, including cognitive abilities, personality, and psychopathology. Baker is particularly interested in the roots of aggression and antisocial behavior and their underlying social and biological risk factors. She is Director of the USC Twin Project, which investigates the genetic bases of reading disabilities, attention deficit disorders, and conduct behavior problems in childhood and adolescence. She is currently elected President of the Behavior Genetic Association (2006-2007).

Book Chapters

• Niv, S., Baker, L. A. (2011). The Genetic Markers of Antisocial Behavior. New York, NY: The Origins of Antisocial Behavior: A Developmental Perspective Oxford University Press..
• Tuvblad, C., Baker, L. A. (2011). Human aggression across the lifespan: Genetic propensities and environmental moderators. Advances in Genetics: AggressionElsevier Press..
• Baker, L. A., Tuvblad, C., Raine, A. (2008). Genetics and crime. London: SAGE Handbook of Criminological Theory.
• Baker, L. A., Tuvblad, C., Bezdjian, S., Raine, A. (2008). Genetics of Antisocial Behavior. London: Principles of Psychiatric Genetics.
• Raine, A., Baker, L. A., Liu, J. (2006). Biological risk factors for antisocial and criminal behavior. pp. 83-108. New York: Crime and schizophrenia: Causes and cures./Nova Science Publishers.
• Baker, L. A. (2006). Methods for understanding genetic and environmental influences in normal and abnormal personality. pp. p 257-282. Differentiating Normal and Abnormal Personality—Second Edition./Springer New York.

Encyclopedia Article

• Santiago, C., Isen, J. C., Baker, L. A. (2019). Genetic disorders: Sex-linked (updated). (M.M. Haith and J.B. Benson, Ed.).13-19. Vol. 2 New York: Elsevier: Encyclopedia of Infant and Early Childhood Childhood Development.
• Tuvblad, C., Baker, L. A., Raine, A. (2010). XYY syndrome and aggressive behavior. (Cullen, Wilcox, P., Ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Encyclopedia of Criminological Theory. Sage Publications.
• Isen, J., Baker, L. A. (2008). Sex-linked genetic disorders. 13-19. Vol. 2 New York: Encyclopedia of Infant and Childhood Development/Elsiever.

Journal Article

• Isen, J., Tuvblad, C., Younan, D., Ericson, M., Raine, A., Baker, L. A. (2021). Developmental Trajectories of Delinquent and Aggressive Behavior: Evidence for Differential Heritability. Child Psychiatry Hum Dev. PubMed Web Address
• Bertoldi, B. M., Perkins, E. R., Tuvblad, C., Oskarsson, S., Kramer, M. D., Latzman, R. D., Baker, L. A., Raine, A., Patrick, C. J. (2021). Pursuing the developmental aims of the triarchic model of psychopathy: Creation and validation of triarchic scales for use in the USC: RFAB longitudinal twin project. Development and Psychopathology. pp. 1-16. PubMed Web Address
• Tuvblad, C., Wang, P., Berntsen, L., Raine, A., Baker, L. A. (2019). Genetic and environmental influences on disinhibition, boldness, and meanness as assessed by the triarchic psychopathy measure in 19-20 year old twins. Psychological Medicine. Vol. 49 (9), pp. 1500-1509. PubMed Web Address DOI
• Fullerton, A., Jackson, N., Tuvblad, C., Raine, A., Baker, L. A. (2019). Early childhood head injury attenuates declines in impulsivity and aggression across adolescent development in twins. Neuropsychology. apa
• Tuvblad, C., Niv, S., Ashrafulla, S., Joshi, A., Raine, A., Leahy, R., Baker, L. A. (2018). Relationships of Alpha, Beta, and Theta EEG Spectra Properties with Aggressive and Nonaqqressive Antisocial Behavior in Children and Adolescents. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY. Vol. 131 (4), pp. 429-437.
• Isen, J. D., Baker, L. A., Kern, M. L., Raine, A., Bezdjian, S. (2018). Unmasking the association between psychopathic traits and adaptive functioning in children. PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES. Vol. 124, pp. 57-65.
• Bogl, L. H., Jelenkovic, A., Vuoksimaa, E., Ahrenfeldt, L., Pietiläinen, K. H., Stazi, M. A., Fagnani, C., D’Ippolito, C., Hur, Y. M., Jeong, H. U., Silberg, J. L., Eaves, L. J., Maes, H. H., Bayasgalan, G., Narandalai, D., Cutler, T. L., Kandler, C., Jang, K. L., Christensen, K., Skytthe, A., Kyvik, K. O., Cozen, W., Hwang, A. E., Mack, T. M., Derom, C. A., Vlietinck, R. F., Nelson, T. L., Whitfield, K. E., Corley, R. P., Huibregtse, B. M., McAdams, T. A., Eley, T. C., Gregory, A. M., Krueger, R. F., McGue, M., Pahlen, S., Willemsen, G., Bartels, M., van, T. C., Pang, Z., Tan, Q., Zhang, D., Martin, N. G., Medland, S. E., Montgomery, G. W., Hjelmborg, J. V., Rebato, E., Swan, G. E., Krasnow, R., Busjahn, A., Lichtenstein, P., Öncel, S. Y., Aliev, F., Baker, L. A., Tuvblad, C., Siribaddana, S. H., Hotopf, M., Sumathipala, A., Rijsdijk, F., Magnusson, P. K., Pedersen, N. L., Aslan, A. K., Ordoñana, J. R., Sánchez-Romera, J. F., Colodro-Conde, L., Duncan, G. E., Buchwald, D., Tarnoki, A. D., Tarnoki, D. L., Yokoyama, Y., Hopper, J. L., Loos, R. J., Boomsma, D. I., Sørensen, T. I., Silventoinen, K., Kaprio,Bogl, J. ,., Jelenkovic, A., Vuoksimaa, E., Ahrenfeldt, L., Pietiläinen, K. H., Stazi, M. A., Fagnani, C., D’Ippolito, C., Hur, Y. M., Jeong, H. U., Silberg, J. L., Eaves, L. J., Maes, H. H., Bayasgalan, G., Narandalai, D., Cutler, T. L., Kandler, C., Jang, K. L., Christensen, K., Skytthe, A., Kyvik, K. O., Cozen, W., Hwang, A. E., Mack, T. M., , C. A. (2017). Does the sex of one’s co-twin affect height and BMI in adulthood? A study of dizygotic adult twins from 31 cohorts. Biology of sex differences. Vol. 8, pp. 14. PubMed Web Address
• Jackson, N. J., Isen, J. D., Khoddam, R., Irons, D., Tuvblad, C., Iacono, W. G., McGue, M., Raine, A., Baker,Jackson, L. A., Isen, J. D., Khoddam, R., Irons, D., Tuvblad, C., Iacono, W. G., McGue, M., Raine, A., Baker, L. A. (2016). Impact of adolescent marijuana use on intelligence: Results from two longitudinal twin studies. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. Vol. 113 (5), pp. E500-8. PubMed Web Address
• Jelenkovic, A., Sund, R., Hur, Y. M., Yokoyama, Y., Hjelmborg, J. V., Möller, S., Honda, C., Magnusson, P. K., Pedersen, N. L., Ooki, S., Aaltonen, S., Stazi, M. A., Fagnani, C., D’Ippolito, C., Freitas, D. L., Maia, J. A., Ji, F., Ning, F., Pang, Z., Rebato, E., Busjahn, A., Kandler, C., Saudino, K. J., Jang, K. L., Cozen, W., Hwang, A. E., Mack, T. M., Gao, W., Yu, C., Li, L., Corley, R. P., Huibregtse, B. M., Derom, C. A., Vlietinck, R. F., Loos, R. J., Heikkilä, K., Wardle, J., Llewellyn, C. H., Fisher, A., McAdams, T. A., Eley, T. C., Gregory, A. M., He, M., Ding, X., Bjerregaard-Andersen, M., Beck-Nielsen, H., Sodemann, M., Tarnoki, A. D., Tarnoki, D. L., Knafo-Noam, A., Mankuta, D., Abramson, L., Burt, S. A., Klump, K. L., Silberg, J. L., Eaves, L. J., Maes, H. H., Krueger, R. F., McGue, M., Pahlen, S., Gatz, M., Butler, D. A., Bartels, M., van, T. C., Craig, J. M., Saffery, R., Dubois, L., Boivin, M., Brendgen, M., Dionne, G., Vitaro, F., Martin, N. G., Medland, S. E., Montgomery, G. W., Swan, G. E., Krasnow, R., Tynelius, P., Lichtenstein, P., Haworth, C. M., Plomin, R., Bayasgalan, G., Narandalai, D., Harden, K. P., Tucker-Drob, E. M., Spector, T., Mangino, M., Lachance, G., Baker, L. A., Tuvblad, C., Duncan, G. E., Buchwald, D., Willemsen, G., Skytthe, A., Kyvik, K. O., Christensen, K., Öncel, S. Y., Aliev, F., Rasmussen, F., Goldberg, J. H., Sørensen, T. I., Boomsma, D. I., Kaprio, J., Silventoinen,Jelenko, K. ,. (2016). Genetic and environmental influences on height from infancy to early adulthood: An individual-based pooled analysis of 45 twin cohorts. Scientific reports. Vol. 6, pp. 28496. PubMed Web Address
• Wang, P., Gao, Y., Isen, J., Tuvblad, C., Raine, A., Baker,Wang, L. A., Gao, Y., Isen, J., Tuvblad, C., Raine, A., Baker, L. A. (2015). Genetic covariance between psychopathic traits and anticipatory skin conductance responses to threat: Evidence for a potential endophenotype. Development and psychopathology. Vol. 27 (4 Pt 1), pp. 1313-22. PubMed Web Address
• Jelenkovic, A., Yokoyama, Y., Sund, R., Honda, C., Bogl, L. H., Aaltonen, S., Ji, F., Ning, F., Pang, Z., Ordoñana, J. R., Sánchez-Romera, J. F., Colodro-Conde, L., Burt, S. A., Klump, K. L., Medland, S. E., Montgomery, G. W., Kandler, C., McAdams, T. A., Eley, T. C., Gregory, A. M., Saudino, K. J., Dubois, L., Boivin, M., Tarnoki, A. D., Tarnoki, D. L., Haworth, C. M., Plomin, R., Öncel, S. Y., Aliev, F., Stazi, M. A., Fagnani, C., D’Ippolito, C., Craig, J. M., Saffery, R., Siribaddana, S. H., Hotopf, M., Sumathipala, A., Rijsdijk, F., Spector, T., Mangino, M., Lachance, G., Gatz, M., Butler, D. A., Bayasgalan, G., Narandalai, D., Freitas, D. L., Maia, J. A., Harden, K. P., Tucker-Drob, E. M., Kim, B., Chong, Y., Hong, C., Shin, H. J., Christensen, K., Skytthe, A., Kyvik, K. O., Derom, C. A., Vlietinck, R. F., Loos, R. J., Cozen, W., Hwang, A. E., Mack, T. M., He, M., Ding, X., Chang, B., Silberg, J. L., Eaves, L. J., Maes, H. H., Cutler, T. L., Hopper, J. L., Aujard, K., Magnusson, P. K., Pedersen, N. L., Aslan, A. K., Song, Y. M., Yang, S., Lee, K., Baker, L. A., Tuvblad, C., Bjerregaard-Andersen, M., Beck-Nielsen, H., Sodemann, M., Heikkilä, K., Tan, Q., Zhang, D., Swan, G. E., Krasnow, R., Jang, K. L., Knafo-Noam, A., Mankuta, D., Abramson, L., Lichtenstein, P., Krueger, R. F., McGue, M., Pahlen, S., Tynelius, P., Duncan, G. E., Buchwald, D., Corley, R. P., Huibregtse, B. M., Nelson, T. L., Whitfield, K. E., Franz, C. E., Kreme, W. S. (2015). Zygosity Differences in Height and Body Mass Index of Twins From Infancy to Old Age: A Study of the CODATwins Project. Twin research and human genetics : the official journal of the International Society for Twin Studies. Vol. 18 (5), pp. 557-70. PubMed Web Address
• Park, A. E., Huynh, P., Schell, A. M., Baker,Park, L. A., Huynh, P., Schell, A. M., Baker, L. A. (2015). Relationship between obesity, negative affect and basal heart rate in predicting heart rate reactivity to psychological stress among adolescents. International journal of psychophysiology : official journal of the International Organization of Psychophysiology. Vol. 97 (2), pp. 139-44. PubMed Web Address
• Bezdjian, S., Raine, A., Baker, L. A., Lynam, D. (2011). Psychopathic Personality in Children: Genetic and Environmental Contributions. Psychological Medicine. Vol. 41, pp. 589-600.
• Ericson, M., Tuvblad, C., Raine, A., Young-Wolff, K., Baker, L. A. (2011). Heritability and longitudinal stability of schizotypal personality traits during adolescence. Behavior Genetics. Vol. 41 (4), pp. 499-511.
• Niv, S., Tuvblad, C., Raine, A., Baker, L. A. (2011). Heritability and longitudinal stability of impulsivity in adolescence. Behavior Genetics.
• Tuvblad, C., Gao, Y., Lozano, D. I., Raine, A., Jacobson, K. C. (2010). Genetics of parasympathetic activation and sympathetic arousal in children. Behavior Genetics. Vol. 40 (4), pp. 452-466. PubMed Web Address
• Isen, J. D., Raine, A., Baker, L. A., Dawson, M., Lozano, D. I., Bezdjian, S. (2010). Sex-specific association between psychopathic traits and electrodermal reactivity in children. Journal of Abnormal Psychology. Vol. 119 (1), pp. 216-225. PubMed Web Address
• Tuvblad, C., Raine, A., Zheng, M., Baker, L. A. (2009). Genetic and environmental stability differs in reactive and proactive aggression. Aggressive Behavior. Vol. 35 (6), pp. 437-452. PubMed Web Address
• Gao, Y., Tuvblad, C., Raine, A., Lozano, D. I., Baker, L. A. (2009). Genetic and environmental influences on frontal EEG asymmetry and alpha power in 9-10 year old twins. Psychophysiology. Vol. 46 (4), pp. 787-796. PubMed Web Address
• Bezdjian, S., Baker, L. A., Lozano, D. I., Raine, A. (2009). Assessing inattention and impulsivity in children in the Go-NoGo task. British Journal of Developmental Psychology. Vol. 27, pp. 365-383. PubMed Web Address
• Tuvblad, C., Zheng, M., Raine, A., Baker, L. A. (2009). A common genetic factor explains the covariation among ADHD ODD and CD symptoms in 9-10 year old boys and girls. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology. Vol. 37 (2), pp. 153-167. PubMed Web Address
• Isen, J. D., Baker, L. A., Raine, A., Bezdjian, S. (2009). Genetic and environmental influences on the Junior Temperament and Character Inventory in a preadolescent twin sample. Behavior Genetics. Vol. 39 (1), pp. 36-47. PubMed Web Address
• Baker, L. A., Tuvblad, C., Reynolds, C., Zheng, M., Raine, A. (2009). Resting heart rate and the development of antisocial behavior from age 9-14: Genes and environment. Development & Psychopathology. Vol. 21, pp. 939-960. PubMed Web Address
• Gao, Y., Baker, L. A., Raine, A., Wu, H., Bezdjian, S. (2008). Brief report: Interaction between social class and risky decision-making in children with psychopathic tendencies. Journal of Adolescence. Vol. in press
• Baker, L. A., Raine, A., Liu, J. H., Jacobson, K. C. (2008). Genetic and environmental influences in reactive and proactive aggreesison in children. Journal of Child Abnormal Psychology. Vol. 36, pp. 1265–1278.
• Fowler, J., Baker, L. A., Dawes, C. (2008). The genetic basis of political cooperation. American Political Science Review. Vol. 102 (2), pp. 233–234.
• Fowler, J. H., Baker, L. A., Dawes, C. T. (2008). Genetic variation in political participation. AMERICAN POLITICAL SCIENCE REVIEW. Vol. 102 (2), pp. 233-248.
• Baker, L. A. (2007). Foundations of Behavior Genetics: Student recipients of the Thompson Award. Behavior Genetics. Vol. 37 (6), pp. 6.
• Baker, L. A., Jacobson, K., Raine, A., Bezdjian, S., Lozano, D. I. (2007). Genetic and environmental bases of antisocial behavior in children: A multi-rater twin study. Journal of Abnormal Psychology. Vol. 116 (2), pp. 219-235.
• Baker, L. A. (2007). The biology of family relationships: What behavior genetic studies tell us about interactions within families. DePaul Law Review/Darby. Vol. 56, pp. 857-866.
• Zumberge, A., Baker, L. A., Manis, F. R. (2007). Focus on words: Genetic and environmental influences in reading and inattention. Behavior Genetics/Kluwer Academic Press. Vol. 37, pp. 284-293.
• Baker, L. A., Barton, M., Fowler, J., Raine, A. (2006). The Southern California Twin Register at the University of Southern California: II. Twin Research and Human Genetics/International Society for Twin Studies. Vol. 9 (6), pp. 933-940.
• Baker, L. A., Bezdjian, S., Raine, A. (2006). Behavioral Genetics and Crime: The Science of Antisocial Behavior. Journal of Law and Contemporary Problems/Duke University Press. Vol. Volume 69 (1-2), pp. pp 7-46.
• Baker, L. A., Vernon, P. A., Ho, H. (1991). The genetic correlation between intelligence and speed of information processing. Behavior Genetics. Vol. 21, pp. 351-367.
• Pursuing the developmental aims of the triarchic model of psychopathy: Creation and validation of triarchic scales for use in the USC: RFAB longitudinal twin project. Development and psychopathology. pp. 1-16. PubMed Web Address
• Developmental Trajectories of Delinquent and Aggressive Behavior: Evidence for Differential Heritability. Child psychiatry and human development. PubMed Web Address
• Genetic and environmental influences on human height from infancy through adulthood at different levels of parental education. Scientific reports. Vol. 10 (1), pp. 7974. PubMed Web Address
• Early childhood head injury attenuates declines in impulsivity and aggression across adolescent development in twins. Neuropsychology. Vol. 33 (8), pp. 1035-1044. PubMed Web Address
• Parental Education and Genetics of BMI from Infancy to Old Age: A Pooled Analysis of 29 Twin Cohorts. Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.). Vol. 27 (5), pp. 855-865. PubMed Web Address
• Genetic and environmental influences on disinhibition, boldness, and meanness as assessed by the triarchic psychopathy measure in 19-20-year-old twins. Psychological medicine. Vol. 49 (9), pp. 1500-1509. PubMed Web Address
• Long-Term Ambient Temperature and Externalizing Behaviors in Adolescents. American journal of epidemiology. Vol. 187 (9), pp. 1931-1941. PubMed Web Address
• Longitudinal Analysis of Particulate Air Pollutants and Adolescent Delinquent Behavior in Southern California. Journal of abnormal child psychology. Vol. 46 (6), pp. 1283-1293. PubMed Web Address
• Socioeconomic disparities and sexual dimorphism in neurotoxic effects of ambient fine particles on youth IQ: A longitudinal analysis. PloS one. Vol. 12 (12), pp. e0188731. PubMed Web Address
• Education in Twins and Their Parents Across Birth Cohorts Over 100 years: An Individual-Level Pooled Analysis of 42-Twin Cohorts. Twin research and human genetics : the official journal of the International Society for Twin Studies. Vol. 20 (5), pp. 395-405. PubMed Web Address
• Differences in genetic and environmental variation in adult BMI by sex, age, time period, and region: an individual-based pooled analysis of 40 twin cohorts. The American journal of clinical nutrition. Vol. 106 (2), pp. 457-466. PubMed Web Address
• Does the sex of one’s co-twin affect height and BMI in adulthood? A study of dizygotic adult twins from 31 cohorts. Biology of sex differences. Vol. 8, pp. 14. PubMed Web Address
• Genetic and environmental influences on adult human height across birth cohorts from 1886 to 1994. eLife. Vol. 5 PubMed Web Address
• Heritability and Longitudinal Stability of Planning and Behavioral Disinhibition Based on the Porteus Maze Test. Behavior genetics. Vol. 47 (2), pp. 164-174. PubMed Web Address
• Neural correlates of proactive and reactive aggression in adolescent twins. Aggressive behavior. Vol. 43 (3), pp. 230-240. PubMed Web Address
• Heritability of startle reactivity and affect modified startle. International journal of psychophysiology : official journal of the International Organization of Psychophysiology. Vol. 115, pp. 57-64. PubMed Web Address
• Genetic and environmental effects on body mass index from infancy to the onset of adulthood: an individual-based pooled analysis of 45 twin cohorts participating in the COllaborative project of Development of Anthropometrical measures in Twins (CODATwins) study. The American journal of clinical nutrition. Vol. 104 (2), pp. 371-9. PubMed Web Address
• Environmental Determinants of Aggression in Adolescents: Role of Urban Neighborhood Greenspace.
• Yang, Y., Wang, P., Baker, L. A., Narr, K. L., Joshi, S. H., Hafzalla, G., Raine, A., Thompson,Yang, P. M., Wang, P., Baker, L. A., Narr, K. L., Joshi, S. H., Hafzalla, G., Raine, A., Thompson, P. M.Thicker temporal cortex associates with a developmental trajectory for psychopathic traits in adolescents. PloS one. Vol. 10 (5), pp. e0127025. PubMed Web Address
• Silventoinen, K., Jelenkovic, A., Sund, R., Honda, C., Aaltonen, S., Yokoyama, Y., Tarnoki, A. D., Tarnoki, D. L., Ning, F., Ji, F., Pang, Z., Ordoñana, J. R., Sánchez-Romera, J. F., Colodro-Conde, L., Burt, S. A., Klump, K. L., Medland, S. E., Montgomery, G. W., Kandler, C., McAdams, T. A., Eley, T. C., Gregory, A. M., Saudino, K. J., Dubois, L., Boivin, M., Haworth, C. M., Plomin, R., Öncel, S. Y., Aliev, F., Stazi, M. A., Fagnani, C., D’Ippolito, C., Craig, J. M., Saffery, R., Siribaddana, S. H., Hotopf, M., Sumathipala, A., Spector, T., Mangino, M., Lachance, G., Gatz, M., Butler, D. A., Bayasgalan, G., Narandalai, D., Freitas, D. L., Maia, J. A., Harden, K. P., Tucker-Drob, E. M., Christensen, K., Skytthe, A., Kyvik, K. O., Hong, C., Chong, Y., Derom, C. A., Vlietinck, R. F., Loos, R. J., Cozen, W., Hwang, A. E., Mack, T. M., He, M., Ding, X., Chang, B., Silberg, J. L., Eaves, L. J., Maes, H. H., Cutler, T. L., Hopper, J. L., Aujard, K., Magnusson, P. K., Pedersen, N. L., Aslan, A. K., Song, Y. M., Yang, S., Lee, K., Baker, L. A., Tuvblad, C., Bjerregaard-Andersen, M., Beck-Nielsen, H., Sodemann, M., Heikkilä, K., Tan, Q., Zhang, D., Swan, G. E., Krasnow, R., Jang, K. L., Knafo-Noam, A., Mankuta, D., Abramson, L., Lichtenstein, P., Krueger, R. F., McGue, M., Pahlen, S., Tynelius, P., Duncan, G. E., Buchwald, D., Corley, R. P., Huibregtse, B. M., Nelson, T. L., Whitfield, K. E., Franz, C. E., Kremen, W. S., Lyons, M. J., Ooki, S. |.The CODATwins Project: The Cohort Description of Collaborative Project of Development of Anthropometrical Measures in Twins to Study Macro-Environmental Variation in Genetic and Environmental Effects on Anthropometric Traits. Twin research and human genetics : the official journal of the International Society for Twin Studies. Vol. 18 (4), pp. 348-60. PubMed Web Address
• Tuvblad, C., Wang, P., Bezdjian, S., Raine, A., Baker,Tuvblad, L. A., Wang, P., Bezdjian, S., Raine, A., Baker, L. A.Psychopathic personality development from ages 9 to 18: Genes and environment. Development and psychopathology. Vol. 28 (1), pp. 27-44. PubMed Web Address
• Yang, Y., Narr, K. L., Baker, L. A., Joshi, S. H., Jahanshad, N., Raine, A., Thompson,Yang, P. M., Narr, K. L., Baker, L. A., Joshi, S. H., Jahanshad, N., Raine, A., Thompson, P. M.Frontal and striatal alterations associated with psychopathic traits in adolescents. Psychiatry research. Vol. 231 (3), pp. 333-40. PubMed Web Address
• Young-Wolff, K. C., Wang, P., Tuvblad, C., Baker, L. A., Raine, A., Prescott,Young-Wolff, C. A., Wang, P., Tuvblad, C., Baker, L. A., Raine, A., Prescott, C. A.Drinking experience uncovers genetic influences on alcohol expectancies across adolescence. Addiction (Abingdon, England). Vol. 110 (4), pp. 610-8. PubMed Web Address
• Niv, S., Ashrafulla, S., Tuvblad, C., Joshi, A., Raine, A., Leahy, R., Baker,Niv, L. A., Ashrafulla, S., Tuvblad, C., Joshi, A., Raine, A., Leahy, R., Baker, L. A.Childhood EEG frontal alpha power as a predictor of adolescent antisocial behavior: a twin heritability study. Biological psychology. Vol. 105, pp. 72-6. PubMed Web Address
• Baker,Baker, L. A.Do our “big data” in genetic analysis need to get bigger?. Psychophysiology. Vol. 51 (12), pp. 1321-2. PubMed Web Address
• Bezdjian, S., Tuvblad, C., Wang, P., Raine, A., Baker,Bezdjian, L. A., Tuvblad, C., Wang, P., Raine, A., Baker, L. A.Motor impulsivity during childhood and adolescence: a longitudinal biometric analysis of the go/no-go task in 9- to 18-year-old twins. Developmental psychology. Vol. 50 (11), pp. 2549-57. PubMed Web Address
• Tuvblad, C., Bezdjian, S., Raine, A., Baker,Tuvblad, L. A., Bezdjian, S., Raine, A., Baker, L. A.The heritability of psychopathic personality in 14- to 15-year-old twins: a multirater, multimeasure approach. Psychological assessment. Vol. 26 (3), pp. 704-16. PubMed Web Address
• Wang, P., Niv, S., Tuvblad, C., Raine, A., Baker,Wang, L. A., Niv, S., Tuvblad, C., Raine, A., Baker, L. A.The genetic and environmental overlap between aggressive and non-aggressive antisocial behavior in children and adolescents using the self-report delinquency interview (SR-DI). Journal of criminal justice. Vol. 41 (5), pp. 277-284. PubMed Web Address
• Niv, S., Tuvblad, C., Raine, A., Baker,Niv, L. A., Tuvblad, C., Raine, A., Baker, L. A.Aggression and Rule-breaking: Heritability and stability of antisocial behavior problems in childhood and adolescence. Journal of criminal justice. Vol. 41 (5) PubMed Web Address
• Geloneck, M. M., Crowell, E. L., Wilson, E. B., Synder, B. E., Chuang, A. Z., Baker, L. A., Bell, N. P., Feldman,Geloneck, R. M., Crowell, E. L., Wilson, E. B., Synder, B. E., Chuang, A. Z., Baker, L. A., Bell, N. P., Feldman, R. M.Correlation between intraocular pressure and body mass index in the seated and supine positions. Journal of glaucoma. Vol. 24 (2), pp. 130-4. PubMed Web Address
• Tuvblad, C., Bezdjian, S., Raine, A., Baker,Tuvblad, L. A., Bezdjian, S., Raine, A., Baker, L. A.Psychopathic Personality and Negative Parent-to-Child Affect: A Longitudinal Cross-lag Twin Study. Journal of criminal justice. Vol. 41 (5) PubMed Web Address
• Liu, J., Tuvblad, C., Li, L., Raine, A., Baker,Liu, L. A., Tuvblad, C., Li, L., Raine, A., Baker, L. A.Medical record validation of maternal recall of pregnancy and birth events from a twin cohort. Twin research and human genetics : the official journal of the International Society for Twin Studies. Vol. 16 (4), pp. 845-60. PubMed Web Address
• Baker, L. A., Tuvblad, C., Wang, P., Gomez, K., Bezdjian, S., Niv, S., Raine,Baker, A. ,., Tuvblad, C., Wang, P., Gomez, K., Bezdjian, S., Niv, S., Raine, A.The Southern California Twin Register at the University of Southern California: III. Twin research and human genetics : the official journal of the International Society for Twin Studies. Vol. 16 (1), pp. 336-43. PubMed Web Address
• Tuvblad, C., Gao, Y., Wang, P., Raine, A., Botwick, T., Baker,Tuvblad, L. A., Gao, Y., Wang, P., Raine, A., Botwick, T., Baker, L. A.The genetic and environmental etiology of decision-making: a longitudinal twin study. Journal of adolescence. Vol. 36 (2), pp. 245-55. PubMed Web Address
• Yang, Y., Joshi, A. A., Joshi, S. H., Baker, L. A., Narr, K. L., Raine, A., Thompson, P. M., Damasio,Yang, H. ,., Joshi, A. A., Joshi, S. H., Baker, L. A., Narr, K. L., Raine, A., Thompson, P. M., Damasio, H.Genetic and environmental influences on cortical thickness among 14-year-old twins. Neuroreport. Vol. 23 (12), pp. 702-6. PubMed Web Address
• Wang, P., Baker, L. A., Gao, Y., Raine, A., Lozano,Wang, D. I., Baker, L. A., Gao, Y., Raine, A., Lozano, D. I.Psychopathic traits and physiological responses to aversive stimuli in children aged 9-11 years. Journal of abnormal child psychology. Vol. 40 (5), pp. 759-69. PubMed Web Address
• Tuvblad, C., Baker,Tuvblad, L. A., Baker, L. A.Human aggression across the lifespan: genetic propensities and environmental moderators. Advances in genetics. Vol. 75, pp. 171-214. PubMed Web Address
• Yeh, M. T., Chen, P., Raine, A., Baker, L. A., Jacobson,Yeh, K. C., Chen, P., Raine, A., Baker, L. A., Jacobson, K. C.Child psychopathic traits moderate relationships between parental affect and child aggression. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Vol. 50 (10), pp. 1054-64. PubMed Web Address
• Bezdjian, S., Baker, L. A., Tuvblad,Bezdjian, C. ,., Baker, L. A., Tuvblad, C.Genetic and environmental influences on impulsivity: a meta-analysis of twin, family and adoption studies. Clinical psychology review. Vol. 31 (7), pp. 1209-23. PubMed Web Address
• Bezdjian, S., Tuvblad, C., Raine, A., Baker, L. A.The genetic and environmental covariation among psychopathic personality traits, and reactive and proactive aggression in childhood. Child development. Vol. 82 (4), pp. 1267-81. PubMed Web Address
• Ericson, M., Tuvblad, C., Raine, A., Young-Wolff, K., Baker, L. A.Heritability and longitudinal stability of schizotypal traits during adolescence. Behavior genetics. Vol. 41 (4), pp. 499-511. PubMed Web Address
• Tuvblad, C., Isen, J., Baker, L. A., Raine, A., Lozano, D. I., Jacobson, K. C.The genetic and environmental etiology of sympathetic and parasympathetic activity in children. Behavior genetics. Vol. 40 (4), pp. 452-66. PubMed Web Address
• Bezdjian, S., Baker, L. A., Lozano, D. I., Raine, A.Assessing inattention and impulsivity in children during the Go/NoGo task. The British journal of developmental psychology. Vol. 27 (Pt 2), pp. 365-83. PubMed Web Address
• Baker, L. A., Tuvblad, C., Reynolds, C., Zheng, M., Lozano, D. I., Raine, A.Resting heart rate and the development of antisocial behavior from age 9 to 14: genetic and environmental influences. Development and psychopathology. Vol. 21 (3), pp. 939-60. PubMed Web Address
• Gao, Y., Tuvblad, C., Raine, A., Lozano, D. I., Baker, L. A.Genetic and environmental influences on frontal EEG asymmetry and alpha power in 9-10-year-old twins. Psychophysiology. Vol. 46 (4), pp. 787-96. PubMed Web Address
• Gao, Y., Baker, L. A., Raine, A., Wu, H., Bezdjian, S.Brief Report: Interaction between social class and risky decision-making in children with psychopathic tendencies. Journal of adolescence. Vol. 32 (2), pp. 409-14. PubMed Web Address
• Baker, L. A., Raine, A., Liu, J., Jacobson, K. C.Differential genetic and environmental influences on reactive and proactive aggression in children. Journal of abnormal child psychology. Vol. 36 (8), pp. 1265-78. PubMed Web Address
• Baker, L. A., Bezdjian, S., Raine, A.BEHAVIORAL GENETICS: THE SCIENCE OF ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR. Law and contemporary problems. Vol. 69 (1-2), pp. 7-46. PubMed Web Address
• Baker, L. A.Foundations of behavioral genetics: student recipients of the Thompson award. Behavior genetics. Vol. 37 (6), pp. 727-33. PubMed Web Address
• Baker, L. A., Jacobson, K. C., Raine, A., Lozano, D. I., Bezdjian, S.Genetic and environmental bases of childhood antisocial behavior: a multi-informant twin study. Journal of abnormal psychology. Vol. 116 (2), pp. 219-35. PubMed Web Address
• Baker, L. A.THE BIOLOGY OF RELATIONSHIPS: WHAT BEHAVIORAL GENETICS TELLS US ABOUT INTERACTIONS AMONG FAMILY MEMBERS. De Paul law review. Vol. 56 (3), pp. 837-846. PubMed Web Address
• Zumberge, A., Baker, L. A., Manis, F. R.Focus on words: a twin study of reading and inattention. Behavior genetics. Vol. 37 (2), pp. 284-93. PubMed Web Address
• Baker, L. A., Barton, M., Raine, A.The Southern California Twin Register at the University of Southern California. Twin research : the official journal of the International Society for Twin Studies. Vol. 5 (5), pp. 456-9. PubMed Web Address
• Abrahamson, A. C., Baker, L. A., Caspi, A.Rebellious teens? Genetic and environmental influences on the social attitudes of adolescents. Journal of personality and social psychology. Vol. 83 (6), pp. 1392-408. PubMed Web Address

Proceedings

• Villatoro, A. P., Baker, L. A. (2004). The questionable truth of childhood aggression: Effects of parental monitoring and child IQ on interrater agreement. Proceedings of the 19th Annual National Conference on Undergraduate Research/University of North Carolina Press.

• Dobzhansky Award for Lifetime Contributions in Behavioral Genetics, 2021
• Past President, Behavior Genetics Association, 2007-2008
• President, Behavior Genetics Association, 2006-2007
• President-Elect, Behavior Genetics Association, 2005-2006
• Elected Treasurer, Behavior Genetics Association, 1990-1993
• Helen Putnam Invited Scholar, Radcliffe, 1990-1991
• Society for Multivariate Research, Elected member, 1988

Editorships and Editorial Boards

• Editorial board, Behavior Genetics, 1995 – 2010
• Associate Editor, Encyclopedia of Violence in America, 1996 – 1999
• Guest editor, Journal of Counseling and Development, 1990
• Consulting Editor, Behavioral Neuroscience, 1987 – 1989

Professional Offices

• Past President, Behavior Genetics Association, 2007-2008
• President, Behavior Genetics Association, 2006-2007
• President-Elect, Behavior Genetics Association, 2005-2006

Professional Memberships

• Society for Psychophysiological Research, 2002 –
• American Society of Human Genetics, 1998 –
• American Psychological Society, 1990 –
• Society for Multivariate Experimental Psychology, 1988 –
• American Psychological Association, 1984 –
• Behavior Genetics Association, 1981 –