Melisa Rempfer

Melisa Rempfer is a Professor and Director of Clinical Training in the Department of Clinical Psychology at the University of Kansas. Her work focuses on enhancing recovery and wellness for individuals with serious mental illness (SMI) through cognitive rehabilitation and community-based research.

• Evidence-based cognitive and psychosocial rehabilitation
• Cognitive and psychological factors influencing community/daily life functioning
• Assessment (cognitive, functional, performance-based, ecological methods)
• Mental health stigma and recovery
• Clinical psychology training issues
• Community-based participatory research

Her recent publications highlight therapeutic alliance in cognitive rehabilitation, implementation of Cognitive Enhancement Therapy, and ecological validity of functional assessments. These works span disciplines such as Clinical Psychology, Psychiatry, and Neuropsychology, with sub-fields including Mental Health Stigma, Community Functioning, and Rehabilitation Strategies.

Melisa Rempfer earned her B.S. in Psychology and Journalism from the University of Iowa, followed by her M.A. and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Kansas.