Dr. Melissa Mignogna specializes in pediatric/child assessment and treatment. Her primary clinical interests include the treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, ADHD, and pediatric chronic illnesses. She is also experienced in treating pediatric feeding disorders (i.e., picky eaters), encopresis, social anxiety, school avoidance/refusal, recurrent pain, headaches, and conversion disorders. Dr. Mignogna utilizes numerous evidence based treatments in her practice, including Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) and cognitive behavioral therapy. She is experienced in conducting psychological evaluations, including assessment of autism spectrum disorders, intellectual disabilities, ADHD, and personality evaluations. Dr. Mignogna is a strong advocate for multidisciplinary team approaches to assessment/treatment, and regularly consults with physicians, schools, and other professionals in providing a continuum of care.

She received her doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology at Oklahoma State University. Her pre-doctoral internship was completing the pediatric/child psychology track at the University of Alabama-Birmingham (UAB) and included becoming a member of the LEND (i.e., Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and related Disabilities) network of training institutions. At UAB, she gained extensive training in the assessment of children presenting with complex developmental, behavioral, medical, and psychological difficulties. Dr. Mignogna completed her postdoctoral fellowship at the Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children’s Hospital (TCH), where she further developed her expertise in pediatric psychology and gained experience in providing consultations for hospitalized children/adolescents in addition to outpatient psychotherapy services.

Publications

Cherry, A., Mignogna, M., Roddenberry Vaz, A., Hetherington, C., McCaffree, M., Anderson, M.P., & Gillaspy, S. (2016). The contribution of maternal psychological functioning to infant length of stay in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. International Journal of Women’s Health, 8, 233-242.

Hartung, C., Cleveland, C., Mignogna, M., Correia, C., Canu, W., Lefler, E., Fedele, D., & Leffingwell, T., Clapp, J. (2013). Stimulant medication use in college students: Comparison of appropriate uses, misusers, and nonusers. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 27, 832-840.

Gillaspy, S. R., Leffingwell, T. R., Mignogna, M.R., Mignogna, J., Fedele, D. A., Bright, B. C., McCaffree, M. A., & Krodel, J. A. (2012). Testing of a web-based program to facilitate parental smoking cessation readiness in primary care. Journal of Primary Care and Community Health, 4, 2-7.

Wagener, T. L., Leffingwell, T. R., Mignogna, J., Mignogna, M., Weaver, C., Cooney, N., & Claborn, K. (2012). Randomized trial comparing computer-delivered and face-to-face personalized feedback interventions for high-risk drinking among college students. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 43, 260–267.

Wagener, T. L., Fedele, D.A., Mignogna, M., Hester, C.N., & Gillaspy, S.R. (2012). Psychological effects of dance-based group exergaming in obese adolescents. Pediatric Obesity, 7, e68-74.

Mignogna, M., & Lay, L. (2011). Human immunodeficiency virus. [In] S. Goldstein & J. Naglieri (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Child Behavior and Development (1st ed., Vols. 1-3) Heidelberg, Germany: Springer-Verlag.

Grice, J., Mignogna, M., & Badzinski, S. (2011). The Dynamic Analog Scale: A generic method for single-item measurement. Journal of Personality and Individual Differences, 50, 481485.

Neumann, C. A., Leffingwell, T. R., Wagner, E. F., Mignogna, J., & Mignogna, M. J. (2009). Self-esteem and gender influence the response to risk information among alcohol using college students. Journal of Substance Use, 14, 353–363.

Leffingwell, T.R., Hendrix, B., Mignogna, M., & Mignogna, J. (2008). Ten things to love about drug courts. The Addictions Newsletter, 15, 11-13 Leedy, M., Jackson, M., & Callahan, J. (2007). Treating depression and compensatory narcissistic personality disorder in a man with chronic Lyme disease. Clinical Case Studies, 6, 430-442.

MELISSA MIGNOGNA IS A LICENSED PSYCHOLOGIST WITH THE TEXAS STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF PSYCHOLOGISTS (TX LICENSE #36831). 

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