Melissa Beck

Melissa Beck, PhD, serves as a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine. She is a licensed psychologist at the Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities (CIDD), where she directs the School Age Autism Clinic and Adult Autism Assessment Clinic while providing specialized consultation for the Prader Willi Syndrome Clinic.

Her academic background includes:

• PhD in School Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• Internship and postdoctoral fellowship at Kennedy Krieger Institute/Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine specializing in Behavioral and Pediatric Psychology

Dr. Beck's clinical expertise centers on Autism Spectrum Disorder and Developmental Disabilities, with over 20 years of experience serving children and adolescents with neurodevelopmental disorders, complex medical conditions, and behavioral health needs. Her work integrates evidence-based assessment with clinical training for psychology trainees across graduate, internship, and postdoctoral levels.

No scientific awards were documented in the source material.

She provides comprehensive clinical supervision to graduate students, interns, and postdoctoral fellows at CIDD, though specific grant funding details were not disclosed. Her leadership spans multiple specialized clinics addressing lifelong developmental disability care.

Dr. Beck directs the School Age Autism Clinic and Adult Autism Assessment Clinic while contributing to the multidisciplinary Prader Willi Syndrome Clinic, establishing integrated care pathways for neurodevelopmental conditions across the lifespan.