Melanie Pellecchia
Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Consulting Psychologist, Penn Medicine Autism Clinic, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania
Consulting Psychologist, Hall Mercer Early Childhood Program
Department: Psychiatry
Contact information
3535 Market Street, 3rd Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-746-1950
Education:
B.S (Psychology)
St. Joseph's University, 2000.
M.S.Ed (Applied Behavior Analysis)
Temple University, 2006.
Ph.D. (School Psychology)
Temple University, 2013.
B.S (Psychology)
St. Joseph's University, 2000.
M.S.Ed (Applied Behavior Analysis)
Temple University, 2006.
Ph.D. (School Psychology)
Temple University, 2013.
Post-Graduate Training
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Center for Mental Health Policy and Services Research, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, 2013-2015.
Permanent linkPost-Doctoral Research Fellow, Center for Mental Health Policy and Services Research, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, 2013-2015.
Selected Publications
Nagpal, A., Divan, G., Chopra A., Chan, J., Pellecchia., M.: Implementation of Classroom Pivotal Response Teaching (CPRT) for Autistic Students in India. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Autism Research, Seattle, WA. May 2025.Kina, F., Straiton, D., Crabbe S., Pellecchia, M., : Caregiver Perspectives on Caregiver-Provider Relationships in Early Intervention for Autism. Poster presented at the Dwight L. Evans, M.D. Penn Psychiatry Research Day: Translational Research - Bench to Bedside & Back Again, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA. April 2025.
Gottret Murillo, N., Hernandez, A., Crabbe, S., Pellecchia. M.: Who Stays Engaged? Investigating Predictors of Engagement in a Caregiver-Mediated Autism Intervention. Poster presented at the Dwight L. Evans, M.D. Penn Psychiatry Research Day: Translational Research - Bench to Bedside & Back Again, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA. April 2025.
Pellecchia, M., Beidas, R.S., Tomczuk, L., Mandell, D.S., Stahmer, A.C.: A Pilot Evaluation of the PEACE Implementation Toolkit to Improve the Use of Caregiver Coaching in Early Intervention. Behavioral Sciences 15(9), 2025.
Nagpal, A., Chopra, A., Chan, J. Pellecchia, M., Divan, G.: Implementing an Evidence-Informed Teaching Approach for Autistic Students in Bengaluru, India. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 2025.
Hernandez, ALyssa, M., Straiton, Diondra, Mandell, David, S., Ingersoll, Brooke, Crabbe, Samantha, Rieth, Sarah, & Pellecchia, Melanie.: Short report: Associations of family characteristics and clinicians’ use of caregiver coaching in early intervention. Autism 29(7): 1898-1906, 2025.
Pellecchia, M., Maye, M., Tomczuk., L., Zhong, H.N., Mandell, D.S., Stahmer, A.C.: Brief Report: A Scoping Review of Caregiver Coaching Strategies within Caregiver-Mediated Interventions for Autism. Infants and Young Children 37(4): 336-350, Oct 2024.
Hernandez, A.M., Straitton, D., Mandell, D.S., Crabbe, S. & Pellecchia, M.: Construct Validity of Parent Empowerment and Coaching in Early Intervention (PEACE) Caregiver Coaching Fidelity Tool Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Society for Autism Research, Melbourne, Australia. May 2024.
Pellecchia, M., Mandell, D.S., Tomczuk, L., Marcus, S.M., Stewart, R., Stahmer, A.C., Beidas, R.S., Reith, S., Lawson, G.: A mixed-methods evaluation of organization and individual factors influencing provider intentions to use caregiver coaching in community-based early intervention. Implementation Science Communications 5, Feb 2024.
Albright, J., Shinall, J.A., Tomczuk, L., Stewart, R.E., Mandell, D.S., Stahmer, A.C., Beidas, R.S., & Pellecchia, M.: A multi-constituent qualitative examination of facilitators and barriers to caregiver coaching for autistic children in publicly funded early intervention. Autism: International Journal of Research and Practice 29(1): 130-42, Jan 2024.