Melissa Day

Associate Professor Melissa Day is affiliated with the School of Psychology at The University of Queensland (UQ) under the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences, where she serves as Director of Higher Degree Research. She is also an Affiliate Associate Professor at the University of Washington. Her program focuses on optimizing non-pharmacological treatments for chronic pain through randomized controlled trials and mechanisms of cognitive-behavioral and mindfulness-based interventions.

• Bachelor of Science, The University of Alabama
• Masters (Coursework), The University of Alabama
• Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Alabama

Research interests span chronic pain management, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT), cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), neurosciences, and adapting therapeutic approaches for low-socioeconomic groups. Her 15 most recent works emphasize telehealth delivery, athlete pain dynamics, and psychosocial treatment variability. She leads the Centre for Innovation in Pain and Health Research (CIPHeR) and chairs the Australian SHAPE Futures EMCR Network, promoting early-career researchers in SHAPE disciplines.