Dr. Gary Melton
Director, Institute of Family and Neighborhood Life
Professor, Psychology, Clemson University
Research Fellow, Centre for Psychology and Law, University of the Free State
Degrees Held:
B.A., Psychology, University of VirginiaM.S., Clinical-Community Psychology, Boston University
Ph.D., Clinical-Community Psychology, Boston University
Research Interest:
Community-wide efforts to prevent child maltreatment locally, state-wide, and globally.
Influences and Responsibilities:
Dr. Melton has led the development of a unique interdisciplinary Ph.D. program at Clemson University in International Family and Community Studies in collaboration with universities in the Czech Republic, the Dominican Republic, Estonia, India, South Africa, Spain, and Thailand. He was also the Principal Architect of the U.S. Advisory Board on Child Abuse and Neglect’s neighborhood-based strategy for child protection.
He provides testimony and expert advice to US courts and lawmakers regarding juvenile protection and international consultation and lecturer on the matter of child maltreatment prevention. Dr. Melton is an editor and contributor to professional journals and textbooks and advisor to the S.C. State Board of Directors of Parents Anonymous. Dr. Melton serves as consultant and expert lecturer, in addition to holding offices, with various youth/family advisory boards at the local, state, national, and international levels.
Dr. Melton has authored approximately 300 publications, with works cited by all levels of U.S. courts and has received distinguished contribution awards for public service from the American Psychological Association. He is producer and frequent host of the weekly segment “Community Matters” on Clemson University’s Your Day radio program.
Publication Highlights:
Melton, G. B. (2006). Foreword: Community building—So what? In J. Barnes, I. Katz, M. O‛ Brien, & J. Korbin, Children, families, and communities: Theory, research, policy, and practice (pp. xi-xx). Chichester, England: Wiley.
Melton, G. B. (2006, September). Background for a General Comment on the right to participate: Article 12 and related provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Report for use by the U.N. Committee on the Rights of the Child. Accompanying Executive Summary prepared as a draft General Comment.
Tartaro, J. (2006, October). Spotlight: Interview with Dr. Gary Melton. Ortho Bulletin, 1, 3, 7.
Ben-Arieh, A., McDonell, J., McLeigh, J., Melton, G. B., & Mabry, E. (in review). Feasibility of a community-wide, volunteer-based approach to the prevention of child maltreatment. Social Work.
Melton, G. B., Petrila, J., Poythress, N. G., & Slobogin, C., with Lyons, P. M., Jr., & Otto, R. (in press). Psychological evaluations for the courts: A handbook for mental health professionals and lawyers (3rd ed.). New York: Guilford.
Presentation Highlights:
South Carolina Professional Society on Abuse of Children, 2004
International Research Conference on Victimization of Children and Youth, University of New Hampshire, 2004
Festschrift Conference (Retirement Symposium) for Hon. Jaap Doek, Free University of Amsterdam, 2004
American Orthopsychiatric Association Cape Cod Institute (presidential address), 2006
(Israeli) National Council for the Child, 2006
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