Rate My Professor Melissa Dudley

Melissa Dudley serves as Assistant Professor of School Psychology in the Division of Counseling and School Psychology at Alfred University, where she joined the faculty in August 2020. She earned her PhD in Counseling/School Psychology in 2020 and her MSW in 2014 from the University at Buffalo, along with a BA in Psychology from SUNY Geneseo. A New York State licensed psychologist dually licensed in psychology and social work, Dr. Dudley maintains a private practice at Red Elm Psychology, where she provides counseling and assessment services, including psychoeducational evaluations and neuropsychological assessments, to children, adolescents, and young adults. With over ten years of experience in mental health and school settings, her clinical specialties include anxiety and stress-related disorders, ADHD, mood disorders, and Autism spectrum disorders, utilizing cognitive behavioral approaches for teens and young adults.

Dr. Dudley serves as Internship Coordinator for Alfred University's School Psychology programs (MA/CAS and PsyD) and teaches graduate courses such as Foundations of Interpersonal Effectiveness, Internship in School Psychology, Supervision and Administration of Psychological Services, Social Emotional Assessment, and Norm-Referenced Assessment. She provides clinical supervision to master's-, doctoral-, and post-doctoral-level students. Her academic interests center on school-based prevention and intervention, promoting protective factors for youth, and social-emotional assessment. Key publications include her lead-authored paper "Mother-Adolescent Agreement Concerning Peer Victimization: Predictors and Relation to Coping" (Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2023); "School-based child abuse prevention: The role of school climate in intervention outcomes for teachers" (Psychology in the Schools, 2022), as corresponding author; and "Development and Initial Evaluation of a Cost-effective, Internet-based Bullying Bystander Intervention for Elementary School Students" (Psychology in the Schools, 2022). In 2024, she received an American Psychological Association Early Career Service Grant for a project offering pro bono autism spectrum disorder evaluations to rural underserved communities. She also serves on Alfred University's Human Subjects Research Committee.