My main area of research involves developing the proper evidence-based scientific frameworks for guiding education and practice in behavioral health care. A science-based biopsychosocial framework can resolve much of the theoretical confusion and professional conflict that have long plagued the field. I also do some work in wellness and in health psychology, two distinct specialty areas that nonetheless overlap a great deal.
Member, American Psychological Association Board of Convention Affairs, Central Programming Group (2018 鈥� present)
Chair, APA Committee on Professional Practice and Standards Work Group on Guidelines for Psychologists鈥� Use of Social Media (2016 鈥� present)
Member, APA Committee on Professional Practice and Standards Work Group on Professional Practice Guidelines (2017 鈥� present)
Member, American Psychological Association Board of Educational Affairs, Task Force on the Integration of Science and Practice in Health Service Psychology Education (2015 鈥� 2018)
Member, American Psychological Association Committee on Professional Practice and Standards (2015 鈥� 2017)
Member, 糖心传媒 Master Plan Steering Committee
Chair, 糖心传媒 Academic Senate
Books
Melchert, T. P. (2020). Foundations of health service psychology: An evidence-based biopsychosocial approach (2nd ed.). London: Academic Press.
Melchert, T. P. (2015). Biopsychosocial practice: A science-based framework for behavioral health care. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. [Selected as a Continuing Education Book Program by the APA in 2016.]
Articles and Book Chapters
Groom, K., Frenn, M., Breakwell, S. Melchert, T. P., Garnier-Villarreal, M. (2021). Comparing interprofessional socialization in mixed discipline and nursing student only cohorts. Nurse Educator, 46 (6).
Grau, P. P., Melchert, T. P., Garnier-Villarreal, M., Knobloch-Fedders, L., & Wetterneck, C. T. (2021) Change in self-compassion, psychological inflexibility, and interpersonal courage in intensive PTSD treatment: A latent growth curve analysis. Mindfulness, 1-14.
American Psychological Association. (2021). Professional Practice Guidelines for Evidence-Based Psychological Practice in Health Care. Retrieved from
American Psychological Association. (2021). Guidelines on the optimal use of social media in professional psychology.
Melchert, T. P. (2020). Biopsychosocial practice in health psychology. In C. S. Richards & L. M. Cohen (Eds.), Wiley encyclopedia of health psychology (pp. 321-326). New York: Wiley.
Melchert, T. P. (2020). Wellness measurement. In W. W. IsHak (Ed.), The handbook of wellness medicine. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
Cooke, P. J., & Melchert, T. P. (2019). Bisexual well-being: Assessing a model of predictors of psychosocial well-being for bisexual men. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity.
American Psychological Association Committee on Professional Practice and Standards. (2018). Professional practice guidelines for occupationally mandated psychological evaluations. American Psychologist, 73 (2), 186-197.
Melchert, T. P., Berry, S., Grus, C., Arora, P., De Los Reyes, A., Hughes, T. L., Moye, J., Oswald, F. L., & Rozensky, R. H. (2018). Applying task force recommendations on integrating science and practice in health service psychology education. Training and Education in Professional Psychology.
Cooke, P. J., Melchert, T. P., & Connor, K. (2016). Measuring well-being: A review of instruments. The Counseling Psychologist, 44(5), 730-757.
Melchert, T. P. (2016). Leaving behind our preparadigmatic past: Professional psychology as a unified clinical science. American Psychologist, 71, 486-496.
