Kelly B Beck, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Contact Details
3811 O'Hara St.
Pittsburgh
PA
15213
Email beckk12@upmc.edu
Website
Education & Training
PhD
Rehabilitation Science, University of Pittsburgh
Rehabilitation Science, UPMC Center for Integrative Medicine
Specialty Certifications
Board Certification
Licensed Professional Counselor
Certified Rehabilitation Counselor
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Qualified Teacher
Professional Affiliations
Member, International Society for Autism Research
Member, American Psychological Association
Member, American Counseling Association
Research Interests
Mental health interventions for autism; Mindfulness/non-pharmacological approaches to pain; Emotion regulation as a treatment target
Selected Research Publications & Products- Beck KB, Terhorst L, Greco CM, Kulzer J, Skidmore E, McCue M. Item understanding of common quality of life measures for use with autistic adults. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disabilities. 2023. doi: 10.1007/s10803-023-05945-4.
- Beck KB*, Northrup JB*, Breitenfeldt KE, Porton S, Day TN, MacKenzie K, Conner CM, Mazefsky CA. Stakeholder informed development of the Emotion Awareness and Skills Enhancement team-based program (EASE-Teams). Autism. 2021;26(3):586-600. doi:10.1177/13623613211061936 *Joint First Author
- Beck KB, Greco CM, Terhorst L, Skidmore E, Kulzer JL, McCue M. Mindfulness-based stress reduction for adults with autism spectrum disorder: feasibility and estimated effects. Mindfulness. 2020;11:1286-1297.
- Beck KB, Conner CM, Breitenfeldt KE, Northrup JB, White SW, Mazefsky CA. Assessment and treatment of emotion regulation impairment in autism spectrum disorder across the life span: Current state of the science and future directions. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics. 2020;29(3):527-542.
- Beck KB, Connor CM, White SW, Mazefsky CM. Mindfulness here and now: strategies for helping adolescents with autism. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2020;59(10):1125-1127.
