Melanie Hsu, PhD
Clinical Director
Dr. Hsu attended the University of Washington for her undergraduate degree in Psychology. After working for a year as a residential treatment counselor and in a genetics lab, she attended the Pacific Graduate School of Psychology at Palo Alto University to obtain her PhD in Clinical Psychology with emphases in Child & Family and Health Psychology. Dr. Hsu’s passion for working with children and families with Autism Spectrum Disorder and developmental disabilities started during a practicum at Children’s Hospital Oakland at the Children’s Hospital Autism Intervention (CHAI). She completed her postdoctoral residency at the Kaiser Permanente Autism Spectrum Disorder Center in San Jose. She worked there for four years in diagnoses, research, supervision, and training. Dr. Hsu currently continues to work part-time at the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research with the Autism Research Project (ARP) as the clinical lead for several research studies, including SEED (Study to Explore Early Development), EARLI (Early Autism Risk Longitudinal Investigation), ECHO (Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes) in the ELEGANT (Early Life Exposures and Child Growth, Adiposity, and Neurodevelopment) and ASD-ER (Autism Spectrum Disorder Enriched Risk) cohorts, PETALS (Pregnancy Environment and Lifestyle Study), and ELM (Early Life Exposures and Development).
Education
- PhD, Pacific Graduate School of Psychology at Palo Alto University
- MS, Pacific Graduate School of Psychology at Palo Alto University
- BA, University of Washington
Licenses
- Clinical Psychologist, #PSY 23914
Professional Affiliations
- American Psychological Association
Languages
- Mandarin Chinese
Recent Presentations
- A Parent’s Guide to Psycho-Educational Assessments (2/8/2020)
- Self-Regulation in young children ages 0-5 (3/20/2020)
- Developmental Milestones of Early Childhood (4/2/2020)
- Building Social Skills in Kids With Autism (12/14/2020)
- Recognizing the signs of Autism and what to do next (2/3/2014)
- Sleep apnea and sleep breathing disorders in children (10/10/2013)
- Seizure disorders in children (11/14/2013)
Blogs
Is This Normal? Top 5 Things to Know About Your Young Child’s Development
