Melanie M. Wilcox, Ph.D.

Dr. Melanie Wilcox is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences and the Institute of Public and Preventive Health at Augusta University in Augusta, GA. She is also a licensed psychologist in private practice providing teletherapy and teleassessment. She has served in a number of leadership roles in the American Psychological Association and its Divisions, including as a current member (and 2020 Chair) of the APA Board of Educational Affairs. Her research focuses on racial and economic inequity in higher education, culturally responsive psychotherapy and training, and Whiteness, racism, and antiracism.