Anniette (Annie) F. Maldonado, Ph.D., BCBA (she/ella) Perinatal Psychology Fellow
Anniette (Annie) F. Maldonado, Ph.D., BCBA, is a Perinatal Psychology Fellow specializing in Latina mental health who joined the Developing Brain Institute in July 2024. In her role, she will work across DC Mother-Baby Wellness, neonatal intensive care and Zickler Family Prenatal Pediatrics Institute programs. Dr. Maldonado completed her doctorate degree from the University of Utah and her predoctoral internship in Child Clinical and Pediatric Psychology at Children’s National where she provided evaluation,
therapy and consultation services for children, adolescents and caregivers in outpatient and inpatient medical settings. She is also a Board Certified Behavior Analyst with expertise in managing children’s challenging behavior and parent training. Dr. Maldonado is a native of Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, and is passionate about addressing equity of accessibility to evidence-based practices for historically underserved communities. Her clinical interests include parent mental health with an emphasis on the perinatal period and Latina mental health, as well as dyadic parent-child interventions. Dr. Maldonado’s research focuses on the development, implementation and evaluation of cultural and linguistic adaptations to evidence-based interventions, especially within the Latine community.
Address: 111 Michigan Ave. NW; Washington, D.C., 20010
Email: [email protected]
Department: MRI Lab
Recent publications & presentations
2023 | November
Nadler CB, Lozzot E, Shafique N, Maldonado AF, Moon N, Bearss K. “Parent training for youth with autism and developmental disabilities: dissemination at home and abroad.” Panelist. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 57th Annual Convention. Seattle, WA. November 2023.
2023 | June
Maldonado AF, Fischer AJ, Wright HM, Jensen RL, Coombs A, Mathis SN, Lundy KM, Funn A, Hawken L, Radley KC, Perez L. (2023). “Components of a successful classroom: a factor analysis for initial validation of a measure assessing tier one classroom management.” Assessment for Effective Intervention.
https://doi.org/10.1177/15345084231180477
2023 | April
Maldonado AF and Fischer AJ. “Parents Effectively Addressing Challenging Behavior en Español (PEACE): training and stress supports for caregivers of children with autism in Puerto Rico.” Conference presentation. Simposio de investigación sobre el autismo y el alcance para la población y sus familias. San Juan, Puerto Rico. April 2023.
2023 | March
Maldonado AF, Jensen RL, Fischer AJ. (2023). “Cultural and linguistic adaptations: equitable accessibility to an evidence-based intervention for diverse caregivers.” Ciencias de la Conducta/Behavioral Sciences Journal, 38(1), 41-55.
2022
Maldonado AF. (2022). “Improving access to mental health supports for undocumented immigrants.” Psychotherapy Bulletin, 57(2) 26-28.
Lundy KM, Wenzbauer MA, Illapperuma CR, Fischer AJ, Feng MJ, Jensen RL, Maldonado AF, Mathis SN, Meservy JO, Heller HN. “Evaluating the acceptability and social validity of a caregiver-led technology-based menstrual hygiene management intervention for youth on the autism spectrum.” Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders. 2022;6(3):315-330. doi: 10.1007/s41252-022-00261-x. Epub 2022 Jun 1. PMID: 35669343; PMCID: PMC9156825
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35669343