Melinda Reinhardt

Melinda Reinhardt, PhD, currently serves as Assistant Professor at the Department of Personality and Clinical Psychology within the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Károli Gáspár Reformed University. She holds a PhD in Psychology from Eötvös Loránd University (2014) and an MA in Psychology from the same institution (2005). Her research focuses on personality psychology, trauma and post-traumatic growth, mental health from positive psychological perspectives, family perception dynamics, adolescent psychological characteristics, emotional/behavioral disorders, visual expression psychology, and projective assessment methodologies.

• PhD in Psychology, Eötvös Loránd University (2014)
• MA in Psychology, Eötvös Loránd University (2005)
• Clinical Child and Youth Psychologist, University of Pécs (2010)

Her publications emphasize adolescent mental health, family interaction patterns, projective drawing analysis (notably the Seven-Step Configuration Analysis method), and psychosomatic aspects of chronic conditions. Recent work examines emotion regulation in inflammatory diseases and the psychological dimensions of menstruation in youth.

Scientific achievements include leading research groups on friendship psychology and menstrual cycle mental health at KRE, plus participation in collaborative projects with ELTE and Semmelweis University. She received first place at the National Applied Psychology PhD Conference (2010). Active in academic outreach, she has contributed to media psychology programs on M1 TV and organized creative workshops at research events.

As founding member of the Psychology of Friendships Research Group and Psychology of Menstruation Research Group, she bridges clinical practice with theoretical innovation. Her methodological contributions to projective drawing analysis and family perception measurement demonstrate both empirical rigor and creative application of psychological principles.