Melissa Amick, PhD

Assistant Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Melissa Amick received her PhD from the Clinical Psychology Program in the Department of Psychology at Boston University. Her dissertation was titled Visuospatial Deficits and Parkinson’s Disease. She received a predoctoral traineeship at the Gerontology Center at Boston University. She completed an American Psychological Association approved postdoctoral fellowship in Clinical Neuropsychology at Brown University.

Dr. Amick's research interests include vision and cognition in people with Parkinson’s disease, the interaction of cognitive impairments and motor functioning in Parkinson’s disease, and the impact of visual and cognitive changes upon driving safety in neurological populations. Her research has been supported by the National Institute of Aging, National Academy of Neuropsychology Foundation, Sigma Xi, and the Clara Mayo Award from the Psychology Department at Boston University.

Publications

  • Published 12/8/2025

    Hill AC, Maguire SA, Flavin K, Tiwari D, Amick M. Predictive validity and responsiveness of the Spinal Cord Independence Measure (SCIM III) in Veterans with Spinal Cord Injury. J Spinal Cord Med. 2025 Dec 08; 1-7. PMID: 41358996.

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  • Published 2/20/2022

    Bernstein JPK, Stumps A, Fortenbaugh F, Fonda JR, McGlinchey RE, Milberg WP, Fortier CB, Esterman M, Amick M, DeGutis J. Associations between changes in somatic and psychiatric symptoms and disability alterations in recent-era U.S. veterans. J Trauma Stress. 2022 Jun; 35(3):1011-1024. PMID: 35187726.

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  • Published 11/12/2020

    Stumps A, Jagger-Rickels A, Rothlein D, Amick M, Park H, Evans T, Fortenbaugh FC, Fortier CB, Fonda JR, Lee D, Milberg W, McGlinchey R, DeGutis J, Esterman M. Connectome-based functional connectivity markers of suicide attempt. J Affect Disord. 2021 03 15; 283:430-440. PMID: 33549365.

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  • Published 4/27/2020

    Fortenbaugh FC, Fonda JR, Fortier CB, Amick MM, Milberg WP, McGlinchey RE. The Impact of Common Psychiatric and Behavioral Comorbidities on Functional Disability Across Time and Individuals in Post-9/11 Veterans. J Trauma Stress. 2020 10; 33(5):750-761. PMID: 32339323.

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  • Published 3/1/2018

    Amick MM, Meterko M, Fortier CB, Fonda JR, Milberg WP, McGlinchey RE. The Deployment Trauma Phenotype and Employment Status in Veterans of the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. J Head Trauma Rehabil. 2018 Mar/Apr; 33(2):E30-E40. PMID: 28422901.

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Education

  • Boston University, PhD
  • Sarah Lawrence College, BA

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