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Dr. Amy J.L. Baker, PhD — Adult-Children-of-Alienation Researcher

Developmental psychologist whose qualitative research with adults who experienced PA as children built much of the field's empirical base. Author of the foundational Adult Children of Parental Alienation Syndrome.

Key contributions

  • Adult Children of Parental Alienation Syndrome: Breaking the Ties That Bind (Norton, 2007) — the foundational qualitative study (40 adults interviewed about their alienation experience).
  • Co-Parenting with a Toxic Ex (New Harbinger, 2014, with Brassard) — practical guide for targeted parents.
  • Working with Alienated Children and Families (Routledge, 2013, with Sauber) — practitioner reference.
  • The "17 Strategies of Alienating Parents" — operationalised in Baker & Darnall (2006), still widely cited.

Where to find her work

  • Personal site: https://amyjlbaker.com/
  • PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Baker+Amy+parental+alienation
  • Books via Norton, Routledge, New Harbinger publishers.

Why she matters here

Baker's qualitative work gives the field its longitudinal grounding — what happens to alienated children when they grow up. Her 17 alienating strategies are operationally useful for documenting conduct patterns.

— Catalogued by Alan Markson · AntiAlienate.com · CC BY 4.0