Rate My Professor Melissa Bray

Bray's research specializes in mind-body health interventions, communication disorders including stuttering and selective mutism, integrated behavioral health care, and wellness issues like asthma and cancer, often employing video self-modeling and virtual reality. Since 1997, she has authored or co-authored over 225 publications, including books such as the Oxford Handbook of School Psychology (2011, co-edited with T.J. Kehle) and Promoting Mind–Body Health in Schools (2019, co-edited with C. Maykel). Studies identify her as one of the most prolific contributors to leading school psychology journals. A Fellow of the American Psychological Association (2004) and Association for Psychological Science (2005), and elected member of the Society for the Study of School Psychology (2003), she received the APA Division 16 Lightner Witmer Award in 2003—the division's highest honor for early-career scholars—and the 2023 Trainer of the Year in Scholarship. Bray serves as Associate Editor for the International Journal of School and Educational Psychology, has guest-edited numerous special issues of Psychology in the Schools, and led APA Division 16 as President and Vice-President. As co-PI, she has obtained over $2 million in federal training grants.