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Alyssa Marchetta, PsyD

Instructor, St. Jude Faculty

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Alyssa Marchetta, PsyD

Psychology & Behavioral Sciences

MS 101

St. Jude Childen's Research Hospital

262 Danny Thomas Place

MemphisTN 38105-3678 United States

Education

BS - University of Florida, Gainesville, FL MS - Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL PSYD - Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL Internship - Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH Fellowship - St Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis TN

Research Interests

  • Implements responsive, relationship-based models of care to support early childhood populations and promote family-centered engagement within pediatric oncology and critical care settings..
  • Examines dyadic interventions that enhance coping and adjustment for children and caregivers navigating serious or life-threatening illness.
  • Explores grief, bereavement, and end-of-life experiences among children with cancer and their families.
  • Applies trauma-informed frameworks to foster emotional regulation, resilience, and adaptive functioning in pediatric oncology and critical care populations.