Michelle Meade, Ph.D.

Dr. Meade is a licensed clinical psychologist with specializations in health and rehabilitation psychology. She has authored numerous peer-reviewed journal articles related to issues of employment, participation, health and health disparities among individuals with SCI and other disabilities, and has conducted workshops and presentations at regional and national conferences on these topics. She is on the editorial boards of Rehabilitation Psychology and Topics of Spinal Cord Injury and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Old Dominion Chapter of the National Spinal Cord Injury Association. She also serves as Chair of The Research Committee for AASCIPSW, and is on the Membership Committee of the American Spinal Injury Association and the Professional Education Committee for the VCU Institute of Women's Health. Her research focuses include health disparities, employment and community re-integration after SCI, self-management, and health behaviors and obesity after SCI.