Dr Jillian Baker

Dr. Jillian Lucas Baker is the Executive Director of the Center for Parent and Teen Communication (CPTC) at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. She will lead CPTC as it continues working to ensure that every caring adult has the knowledge and skills to promote positive youth development and foster the kind of strong family connections that position parents to raise youth with character. Dr. Baker holds her Doctorate in Public Health (DrPH) from Drexel University. She is a trained community mental health counselor with a BA degree from the University of Pennsylvania and an EdM from Temple University. She completed postdoctoral training at the National Center on Fathers and Families (NCOFF)/Graduate School of Education and the School of Nursing (both at the University of Pennsylvania). She will complete her Certification in Health and Wellness Coaching at Rowan University in Spring 2023. Dr. Baker has over 23 years of experience in designing, implementing, and translating community driven, evidence-based prevention programs for vulnerable populations, nationally and internationally. Her research has examined cultural and social phenomena of vulnerable populations and the ways in which health risks are defined and experienced. More specifically, her scholarship has explored how community spaces are crucial for implementation and sustainability of community health programs. Baker is also the CEO of a coaching company “A Tribe Called Fertility LLC” for couples of color who need infertility and prenatal support and her podcast “A Maternal Health 911”, a support system for BIPOC women and families as they endure fertility and maternal health issues.