Associate Professor Melissa Day
Associate Professor
School of Psychology
+61 7 336 56421
McElwain Building (24A)
Level 3, Room 330
Level 3, Room 330
Researcher biography
I am an endorsed Clinical and Health Psychologist, and my main area of research interest is in optimising non-pharmacological treatment options for chronic pain. My program of research is primarily focused on implementing randomised controlled trials designed to evaluate the efficacy and mechanisms of cognitive-behavioural and mindfulness-based interventions for heterogeneous chronic pain conditions. My concurrent line of research aims to further our understanding of the experience of chronic pain via converging methodologies (including experimental pain paradigms and electroencephalogram), as well as advance our capacity to accurately assess its multidimensional nature. I have led the development, application, and evaluation of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for chronic pain, and I disseminated this treatment approach for research and clinical use via my sole-authored book, published by Wiley in 2017. My US-based collaborators and I have a number of on-going NIH and foundation funded treatment trials underway at the University of Washington, Seattle. I am also an Affiliate Associate Professor at the University of Washington.
As of 2021, I was elected the inaugural Chairperson of the Australian SHAPE Futures EMCR Network, which is in development with the support of the Australian Academy of the Humanities and the Australian Academy of the Social Sciences. The purpose of the Network is to ensure SHAPE disciplines (Social Sciences, Humanities, and the Arts for People and Environment) thrive and excel in Australia, by fostering an inclusive and diverse community that supports, empowers and promotes early and mid-career researchers (EMCRs) in Australia, within and beyond academia.
Books
Dorian, Jill, Thorsteinsson, Einar , Di Benedetto, Mirella , Lane-Krebs, Katrina , Day, Melissa, Hutchinson, Amanda and Sherman, Kerry (2017). Health psychology in Australia. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/9781316779156
Day, Melissa A. (2017). Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for chronic pain: a clinical manual and guide. Chicester, United Kingdom: John Wiley & Sons.
Book Chapters
Day, Melissa A. and Thorn, Beverly E. (2022). Psychological interventions: A focus on cognitive-behavioral therapy. Clinical pain management: a practical guide. (pp. 272-281) edited by Mary E. Lynch, Kenneth D. Craig and Philip W. Peng. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell. doi: 10.1002/9781119701170.ch26
Day, Melissa A. and Thorn, Beverly E. (2019). Group therapy for chronic pain. Bonica’s management of pain. (pp. 1439-1469) edited by Jane C. Ballantyne, Scott M. Fishman and James P. Rathmell. Philadelphia, PA, United States: Wolfers Kluwer.
Day, Melissa A. (2019). Chronic pain. Handbook of health psychology. (pp. 369-380) edited by Tracey A. Revenson and Regan A. R. Gurung. New York, NY United States: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315167534-27
Day, Melissa (2017). Pain and its optimal management. Health psychology in Australia. (pp. 261-281) Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.
Day, Melissa A. (2016). The application of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for chronic pain. Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy: innovative applications. (pp. 65-74) edited by Stuart J. Eisendrath. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-29866-5_6
Day, Melissa A., Eyer, Joshua C. and Thorn, Beverly E. (2014). Therapeutic Relaxation. The Wiley handbook of cognitive behavioral therapy. 1. (pp. 157-180) edited by Stefan G. Hofmann. Chichester, W Sussex, England: Wiley-Blackwell.
Journal Articles
Bindicsova, Ingrid, Hides, Leanne M. and Day, Melissa A. (2024). An in-Depth Exploration of Consumer and Consumer Representative Views on Chronic Pain Management in Australia: A Key Informant Interview Study. Journal of Pain & Palliative Care Pharmacotherapy, 1-10. doi: 10.1080/15360288.2024.2407461
Kim, Jeffrey J. and Day, Melissa A. (2024). The neuroscience of itch in relation to transdiagnostic psychological approaches. Scientific Reports, 14 (1) 21476. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-69973-5
Reed, David E., Day, Melissa A., Ferreira-Valente, Alexandra and Jensen, Mark P. (2024). Belief in living a meaningful life and adjustment to chronic pain. Pain Medicine. doi: 10.1093/pm/pnae091
Torres, Nikki D., Newman, Andrea K., Day, Melissa A., Chan, Joy F., Friedly, Janna L. and Jensen, Mark P. (2024). The moderating effects of cognitive processes on pain-related outcomes. The Journal of Pain, 25 (7) 104483, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2024.01.348
Rickerby, Nicole C., Hodges, Paul W., Jensen, Mark P., Besomi, Manuela and Day, Melissa A. (2024). An evaluation of the behavioural inhibition system and behavioural activation system (BIS-BAS) model of pain in athletes. Journal of Sports Sciences, ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print), 1-8. doi: 10.1080/02640414.2024.2370154
Rickerby, Nicole C., Hodges, Paul W., Besomi, Manuela, Hutchinson, Mark R. and Day, Melissa A. (2024). Avoiding the edge before it is too late: when is pain a sign of injury in athletes?. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine, 34 (5), 401-403. doi: 10.1097/jsm.0000000000001237
López-Martínez, Alicia E., Esteve, Rosa, Sainero-Tirado, Gloria, Ramírez-Maestre, Carmen, Serrano-Ibáñez, Elena R., de la Vega, Rocío, Day, Melissa A. and Jensen, Mark P. (2024). Measuring Pain-Related Behavioural Inhibition and Behavioural Activation System Responses : Further validity evidence for the Pain Responses Scale. The Clinical Journal of Pain, 40 (8), 497-503. doi: 10.1097/ajp.0000000000001227
Day, Melissa A., Ciol, Marcia A., Mendoza, M. Elena, Borckardt, Jeffrey, Ehde, Dawn M., Newman, Andrea K., Chan, Joy F., Drever, Sydney A., Friedly, Janna L., Burns, John, Thorn, Beverly E. and Jensen, Mark P. (2024). The effects of telehealth-delivered mindfulness meditation, cognitive therapy, and behavioral activation for chronic low back pain: a randomized clinical trial. BMC Medicine, 22 (1) 156, 1-17. doi: 10.1186/s12916-024-03383-2
Day, M.A., Ehde, D.M., Bindicsova, I. and Jensen, M.P. (2024). Understanding the role of therapist quality in accounting for heterogeneity of patient outcomes in psychosocial chronic pain treatments. The Journal of Pain, 25 (4), 843-856. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2023.10.007
Barrett, Tyler D., Day, Melissa A., Williams, Rhonda M., Ehde, Dawn M. and Jensen, Mark P. (2024). The Mediating Role of Future Self Perceptions on the Effects of Psychological Pain Treatments: A Secondary Analysis. The Journal of Pain, 25 (4), 64. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2024.01.292
Ho, Erica J., Turner, Aaron P., Jensen, Mark P., Day, Melissa A., Ehde, Dawn M., Anastas, Tracy M. and Williams, Rhonda M. (2024). Positive impacts of psychological pain treatments: Supplementary analyses of a randomized clinical trial. Rehabilitation Psychology. doi: 10.1037/rep0000557
Day, Melissa A., Ward, L. Charles, Ehde, Dawn M., Mendoza, M. Elena, Phillips Reindel, Kala M., Thorn, Beverly E., Bindicsova, Ingrid and Jensen, Mark P. (2024). Initial development and psychometric properties of the Therapist Quality Scale. Rehabilitation Psychology, 69 (4), 326-334. doi: 10.1037/rep0000550
Jensen, Mark P., Ehde, Dawn M., Hakimian, Shahin, Pettet, Mark W., Day, Melissa A. and Ciol, Marcia A. (2023). Who benefits the most from different psychological chronic pain treatments? An exploratory analysis of treatment moderators. The Journal of Pain, 24 (11), 2024-2039. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2023.06.011
Davies, Jonathan N., Colagiuri, Ben, Sharpe, Louise and Day, Melissa A. (2023). Placebo effects contribute to brief online mindfulness interventions for chronic pain: results from an online randomized sham-controlled trial. Pain, 164 (10), 2273-2284. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002928
Anastas, Tracy M., Turner, Aaron P., Ho, Erica J., Day, Melissa A., Ehde, Dawn M., Jensen, Mark P. and Williams, Rhonda M. (2023). Evaluating the benefits of a second pain treatment following a clinical trial. Rehabilitation Psychology, 69 (1), 74-83. doi: 10.1037/rep0000510
Turner, Aaron P., Edwards, Karlyn A., Jensen, Mark P., Ehde, Dawn M., Day, Melissa A. and Williams, Rhonda M. (2023). Effects of hypnosis, mindfulness meditation, and education for chronic pain on substance use in veterans: A supplementary analysis of a randomized clinical trial. Rehabilitation Psychology, 68 (3), 261-270. doi: 10.1037/rep0000507
Day, Melissa A., Matthews, Natasha, Davies, Jonathan N., Walker, Claire, Bray, Nicola, Kim, Jeffrey and Jensen, Mark P. (2023). Outcome expectancies, effects, and mechanisms of brief training in mindfulness meditation vs. loving-kindness meditation vs a control condition for pain management: a randomized pilot study. Journal of Pain and Palliative Care Pharmacotherapy, 1-11. doi: 10.1080/15360288.2022.2141944
Jarego, Margarida, Ferreira-Valente, Alexandra, Queiroz-Garcia, Inês, Day, Melissa A., Pais-Ribeiro, José, Costa, Rui M., Pimenta, Filipa and Jensen, Mark P. (2022). Are prayer-based interventions effective pain management options? A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Journal of Religion and Health, 62 (3), 1780-1809. doi: 10.1007/s10943-022-01709-z
Suri, Pradeep, Tanus, Adrienne D., Torres, Nikki, Timmons, Andrew, Irimia, Bianca, Friedly, Janna L., Korpak, Anna, Daniels, Clinton, Morelli, Daniel, Hodges, Paul W., Costa, Nathalia, Day, Melissa A., Heagerty, Patrick J. and Jensen, Mark P. (2022). The Flares of Low back pain with Activity Research Study (FLAReS): study protocol for a case-crossover study nested within a cohort study. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 23 (1) 376, 376. doi: 10.1186/s12891-022-05281-1
Ferreira-Valente, Alexandra, Van Dyke, Benjamin P., Day, Melissa A., Teotónio do Carmo, Catarina, Pais-Ribeiro, José, Pimenta, Filipa, Costa, Rui M. and Jensen, Mark P. (2022). Immediate effects of hypnosis, mindfulness meditation, and prayer on cold pressor outcomes: a four-arm parallel experimental study. Journal of Pain Research, Volume 15, 4077-4096. doi: 10.2147/jpr.s388082
Williams, Rhonda M., Day, Melissa A., Ehde, Dawn M., Turner, Aaron P., Ciol, Marcia A., Gertz, Kevin J., Patterson, David, Hakimian, Shahin, Suri, Pradeep and Jensen, Mark P. (2022). Effects of hypnosis vs mindfulness meditation vs education on chronic pain intensity and secondary outcomes in veterans: a randomized clinical trial. Pain, 163 (10), 1905-1918. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002586
Davies, Jonathan N., Sharpe, Louise, Day, Melissa A. and Colagiuri, Ben (2022). How do placebo effects contribute to mindfulness-based analgesia? Probing acute pain effects and interactions using a randomized balanced placebo design. Pain, 163 (10), 1967-1977. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002593
Elphinston, Rachel A., Sullivan, Michael J. L., Sterling, Michele, Connor, Jason. P., Baranoff, John A., Tan, Dylan and Day, Melissa A. (2022). Pain medication beliefs mediate the relationship between pain catastrophizing and opioid prescription use in patients with chronic non-cancer pain. Journal of Pain, 23 (3), 379-389. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2021.08.009
Day, Melissa A. and Jensen, Mark P. (2022). Understanding pain treatment mechanisms: a new direction in outcomes research. Pain, 163 (3), 406-407. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002373
Day, Melissa A., Ward, L. Charles, Vega, Rocio, Ehde, Dawn M. and Jensen, Mark P. (2021). Development of the Pain Responses Scale: a measure informed by the BIS‐BAS model of pain. European Journal of Pain, 26 (2), 505-521. doi: 10.1002/ejp.1877
Ritchie, Carrie, Clanchy, Kelly, Sterling, Michele, Tate, Robyn, Smits, Esther J., Day, Melissa, Nikles, Jane, Liimatainen, Jenna and Tweedy, Sean M. (2021). Evaluation of a physical activity promotion intervention for adults with whiplash associated disorders: a single-case experimental design study. Disability and Rehabilitation, 44 (23), 1-14. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2021.1989062
Cattanach, Brittany K., Thorn, Beverly E., Ehde, Dawn M., Jensen, Mark P. and Day, Melissa A. (2021). A qualitative comparison of mindfulness meditation, cognitive therapy, and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for chronic low back pain. Rehabilitation Psychology, 66 (3), 317-334. doi: 10.1037/rep0000344
Ferreira-Valente, Alexandra, Jarego, Margarida, Queiroz-Garcia, Inês, Pimenta, Filipa, Costa, Rui Miguel, Day, Melissa A., Pais-Ribeiro, José and Jensen, Mark P. (2021). Prayer as a pain intervention: protocol of a systematic review of randomised controlled trials. BMJ Open, 11 (7) e047580, 1-6. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-047580
Davies, Jonathan N., Sharpe, Louise, Day, Melissa A. and Colagiuri, Ben (2021). Mindfulness-based analgesia or placebo effect? The development and evaluation of a sham mindfulness intervention for acute experimental pain. Psychosomatic Medicine, 83 (6), 557-565. doi: 10.1097/PSY.0000000000000886
Jensen, Mark P., Hakimian, Shahin, Ehde, Dawn M., Day, Melissa A., Pettet, Mark W., Yoshino, Atsuo and Ciol, Marcia A. (2021). Pain-related beliefs, cognitive processes, and electroencephalography band power as predictors and mediators of the effects of psychological chronic pain interventions. Pain, 162 (7), 2036-2050. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002201
Seng, Elizabeth K., Conway, Alexandra B., Grinberg, Amy S., Patel, Zarine S., Marzouk, Maya, Rosenberg, Lauren, Metts, Christopher, Day, Melissa A., Minen, Mia T., Buse, Dawn C. and Lipton, Richard B. (2021). Response to mindfulness-based cognitive therapy differs between chronic and episodic migraine. Neurology: Clinical Practice, 11 (3), 194-205. doi: 10.1212/CPJ.0000000000000984
Day, Melissa A., Williams, Rhonda M., Turner, Aaron P., Ehde, Dawn M. and Jensen, Mark P. (2021). Transdiagnostic cognitive processes in chronic pain and comorbid PTSD and depression in veterans. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 56 (2), 1-11. doi: 10.1093/abm/kaab033
Oehlerich, Madeline L., Geffen, Gina, Geffen, Laurence, Craig, Nathan, Geffen, Saul, Lovai, Miriam, Hobson, Joshua and Day, Melissa A. (2021). Large-scale replication of psychological outcomes in a community-based interdisciplinary pain management program. Clinical Psychologist, 25 (1), 98-106. doi: 10.1080/13284207.2021.1900718
Day, Melissa A., Matthews, Natasha, Mattingley, Jason B., Ehde, Dawn M., Turner, Aaron P., Williams, Rhonda M. and Jensen, Mark P. (2021). Change in brain oscillations as a mechanism of mindfulness-meditation, cognitive therapy, and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for chronic low back pain. Pain Medicine, 22 (8), 1804-1813. doi: 10.1093/pm/pnab049
Ferreira-Valente, Alexandra, Pimenta, Filipa, Costa, Rui M., Day, Melissa A., Pais-Ribeiro, José and Jensen, Mark P. (2021). COPAHS Study: Protocol of a randomised experimental study comparing the effects of hypnosis, mindfulness meditation, and spiritual practices on experimental pain in healthy adults. BMJ Open, 11 (2) e040068, e040068. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-040068
Grover, Michelle P., Jensen, Mark P., Ward, L. Charles, Ehde, Dawn M., Mattingley, Jason B., Thorn, Beverly E., Ferreira-Valente, Alexandra and Day, Melissa A. (2020). An Experimental Investigation of the Effects and Mechanisms of Mindfulness Meditation Versus Self-Hypnosis Versus an Attention Control on Cold Pressor Outcomes. Mindfulness, 12 (4), 923-935. doi: 10.1007/s12671-020-01556-7
Day, Melissa A., Ward, L Charles, Thorn, Beverly E., Burns, John, Ehde, Dawn M., Barnier, Amanda J., Mattingley, Jason B. and Jensen, Mark P. (2020). Mechanisms of mindfulness meditation, cognitive therapy, and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for chronic low back pain. The Clinical Journal of Pain, 36 (10), 740-749. doi: 10.1097/AJP.0000000000000862
Day, M. A., Ehde, D. M., Burns, J., Ward, L. C., Friedly, J. L., Thorn, B. E., Ciol, M. A., Mendoza, E., Chan, J. F., Battalio, S., Borckardt, J. and Jensen, M. P. (2020). A randomized trial to examine the mechanisms of cognitive, behavioral and mindfulness-based psychosocial treatments for chronic pain: study protocol. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 93 106000, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2020.106000
Day, Melissa A., Ward, L. Charles, Grover, Michelle P., Ehde, Dawn M., Illingworth, Oliver R. and Jensen, Mark P. (2020). The roles of race, sex and cognitions in response to experimental pain. European Journal of Pain, 24 (6) ejp.1552, 1072-1083. doi: 10.1002/ejp.1552
Williams, Rhonda M., Ehde, Dawn M., Day, Melissa, Turner, Aaron P., Hakimian, Shahin, Gertz, Kevin, Ciol, Marcia, McCall, Alisha, Kincaid, Carrie, Pettet, Mark W., Patterson, David, Suri, Pradeep and Jensen, Mark P. (2020). The chronic pain skills study: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial comparing hypnosis, mindfulness meditation and pain education in Veterans. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 90 105935, 105935. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2020.105935
Turner, Aaron P., Jensen, Mark P., Day, Melissa A. and Williams, Rhonda M. (2020). Behavioral activation and behavioral inhibition: an examination of function in chronic pain. Rehabilitation Psychology, 66 (1), 57-64. doi: 10.1037/rep0000316
Day, Melissa A., Young, Georgia and Jensen, Mark P. (2020). Differentiating state versus trait pain catastrophizing. Rehabilitation Psychology, 66 (1), 39-49. doi: 10.1037/rep0000318
Ehde, Dawn M., Alschuler, Kevin N., Day, Melissa A., Ciol, Marcia A., Kaylor, Makena L., Altman, Jennifer K. and Jensen, Mark P. (2019). Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy for chronic pain in multiple sclerosis: a randomized controlled trial protocol. Trials, 20 (1) 774, 774. doi: 10.1186/s13063-019-3761-1
Elphinston, Rachel A., Requena, Simone Scotti, Angus, Daniel, de Andrade, Dominique, Freeman, Christopher R. and Day, Melissa A. (2019). The promotion of policy changes restricting access to codeine medicines on Twitter: what do national pain organizations say?. The Journal of Pain, 21 (7-8), 881-891. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2019.12.001
Clanchy, Kelly M., Tweedy, Sean M., Tate, Robyn L., Sterling, Michele, Day, Melissa A., Nikles, Jane and Ritchie, Carrie (2019). Evaluation of a novel intervention to improve physical activity for adults with whiplash associated disorders: Protocol for a multiple-baseline, single case experimental study. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, 16 100455, 100455. doi: 10.1016/j.conctc.2019.100455
Seng, Elizabeth K., Singer, Alexandra B., Metts, Christopher, Grinberg, Amy S., Patel, Zarine S., Marzouk, Maya, Rosenberg, Lauren, Day, Melissa, Minen, Mia T., Lipton, Richard B. and Buse, Dawn C. (2019). Does mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for migraine reduce migraine-related disability in people with episodic and chronic migraine? A phase 2b pilot randomized clinical trial. Headache, 59 (9), 1448-1467. doi: 10.1111/head.13657
Day, Melissa A., Matthews, Natasha, Newman, Anica, Mattingley, Jason B. and Jensen, Mark P. (2019). An evaluation of the Behavioral Inhibition and Behavioral Activation System (BIS-BAS) model of pain. Rehabilitation Psychology, 64 (3), 279-287. doi: 10.1037/rep0000274
Day, Melissa A., Thorn, Beverly E., Ehde, Dawn M., Burns, John W., Barnier, Amanda, Mattingley, Jason B., Matthews, Natasha and Jensen, Mark P. (2019). Moderators of mindfulness meditation, cognitive therapy, and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for chronic low back pain: A test of the limit, activate, and enhance model. Journal of Pain, 21 (1-2), 161-169. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2019.06.006
Day, Melissa A, Ward, L Charles, Ehde, Dawn M, Thorn, Beverly E, Burns, John, Barnier, Amanda, Mattingley, Jason B and Jensen, Mark P (2019). A pilot randomized controlled trial comparing mindfulness meditation, cognitive therapy, and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for chronic low back pain. Pain Medicine, 20 (11), 2134-2148. doi: 10.1093/pm/pny273
Harding, Kaitlin, Day, Melissa A., Ehde, Dawn M., Wood, Amanda E., McCall, Alisha and Williams, Rhonda (2018). Mental and physical health correlates of pain treatment utilization among veterans with chronic pain: a cross-sectional study. Military Medicine, 184 (3-4), e127-e134. doi: 10.1093/milmed/usy235
Grover, Michelle P., Jensen, Mark P., Patterson, David R., Gertz, Kevin J. and Day, Melissa A. (2018). The association between mindfulness and hypnotizability: clinical and theoretical implications. American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis, 61 (1), 4-17. doi: 10.1080/00029157.2017.1419458
Jensen, Mark P., Battalio, Samuel L., Chan, Joy F., Edwards, Karlyn A., Day, Melissa A., Sherlin, Leslie H. and Ehde, Dawn M. (2018). Use of neurofeedback and mindfulness to enhance response to hypnosis treatment in individuals with multiple sclerosis: results from a pilot randomized clinical trial. International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, 66 (3), 231-264. doi: 10.1080/00207144.2018.1460546
Day, Melissa A., Ward, L. Charles, Thorn, Beverly E., Lang, Cathryne P., Newton-John, Toby R. O., Ehde, Dawn M. and Jensen, Mark P. (2018). The pain-related cognitive processes questionnaire: development and validation. Pain Medicine, 19 (2), 269-283. doi: 10.1093/pm/pnx010
Day, Melissa A., Ward, L. Charles and Jensen, Mark P. (2018). A Multivariate Validity Analysis of the Pain-Related Cognitive Processes Questionnaire. Clinical Journal of Pain, 34 (8), 1-731. doi: 10.1097/AJP.0000000000000587
Day, Melissa A. and Thorn, Beverly E. (2017). Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for headache pain: an evaluation of the long-term maintenance of effects. Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 33, 94-98. doi: 10.1016/j.ctim.2017.06.009
Day, Melissa A, Brinums, Melissa, Craig, Nathan, Geffen, Laurence, Geffen, Saul, Lovai, Miriam and Geffen, Gina (2017). Predictors of Responsivity to Interdisciplinary Pain Management. Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.), 19 (9), 1848-1861. doi: 10.1093/pm/pnx169
Elvery, Nichola, Jensen, Mark P., Ehde, Dawn M. and Day, Melissa A. (2017). Pain catastrophizing, mindfulness and pain acceptance: what’s the difference?. Clinical Journal of Pain, 33 (6), 485-495. doi: 10.1097/AJP.0000000000000430
Jensen, Mark P., Ward, L. Charles, Thorn, Beverly E., Ehde, Dawn M. and Day, Melissa A. (2017). Measuring the cognitions, emotions, and motivation associated with avoidance behaviors in the context of pain: development of the negative responsivity to pain scales. Clinical Journal of Pain, 33 (4), 325-334. doi: 10.1097/AJP.0000000000000407
Day, M. A., Lang, C. P., Newton-John, T. R. O., Ehde, D. M. and Jensen, M. P. (2017). A content review of cognitive process measures used in pain research within adult populations. European Journal of Pain, 21 (1), 45-60. doi: 10.1002/ejp.917
Day, Melissa A., Halpin, James and Thorn, Beverly E. (2016). An empirical examination of the role of common factors of therapy during a mindfulness-based cognitive therapy intervention for headache pain. Clinical Journal of Pain, 32 (5), 420-427. doi: 10.1097/AJP.0000000000000277
Jensen, Mark P., Ehde, Dawn M. and Day, Melissa A. (2016). The behavioral activation and inhibition systems: implications for understanding and treating chronic pain. Journal of Pain, 17 (5), 529.e1-529.e18. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2016.02.001
Day, Melissa A. and Thorn, Beverly E. (2016). The mediating role of pain acceptance during mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for headache. Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 25, 51-54. doi: 10.1016/j.ctim.2016.01.002
Day, Melissa A., Ehde, Dawn M., Ward, L. Charles, Hartoonian, Narineh, Alschuler, Kevin N., Turner, Aaron P., Kraft, George H. and Jensen, Mark P. (2016). An empirical investigation of a biopsychosocial model of pain in multiple sclerosis. The Clinical Journal of Pain, 32 (2), 155-163. doi: 10.1097/AJP.0000000000000240
Day, Melissa A., Ehde, Dawn M. and Jensen, Mark P. (2015). Psychosocial Pain Management Moderation: The Limit, Activate, and Enhance Model. Journal of Pain, 16 (10), 947-960. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2015.07.003
Day, Melissa A., Smitherman, Anna, Ward, L. Charles and Thorn, Beverly E. (2015). An investigation of the associations between measures of mindfulness and pain catastrophizing. Clinical Journal of Pain, 31 (3), 222-228. doi: 10.1097/AJP.0000000000000102
Hartoonian, Narineh, Terrill, Alexandra L., Beier, Meghan L., Turner, Aaron P., Day, Melissa A. and Alschuler, Kevin N. (2015). Predictors of anxiety in multiple sclerosis. Rehabilitation Psychology, 60 (1), 91-98. doi: 10.1037/rep0000019
Day, Melissa A., Jensen, Mark P., Ehde, Dawn M. and Thorn, Beverly E. (2014). Toward a theoretical model for mindfulness-based pain management. Journal of Pain, 15 (7), 691-703. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2014.03.003
Day, Melissa A., Rich, Martha Anne, Thorn, Beverly E., Berbaum, Michael L. and Mangieri, Eugene A. (2014). A placebo-controlled trial of midazolam as an adjunct to morphine patient-controlled analgesia after spinal surgery. Journal of Clinical Anesthesia, 26 (4), 300-308. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2013.12.011
Day, Melissa A., Thorn, Beverly E. and Rubin, Nancy J. (2014). Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for the treatment of headache pain: A mixed-methods analysis comparing treatment responders and treatment non-responders. Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 22 (2), 278-285. doi: 10.1016/j.ctim.2013.12.018
Jensen, Mark P., Day, Melissa A. and Miro, Jordi (2014). Neuromodulatory treatments for chronic pain: Efficacy and mechanisms. Nature Reviews Neurology, 10 (3), 167-178. doi: 10.1038/nrneurol.2014.12
Day, Melissa A. and Thorn, Beverly E. (2014). Using theoretical models to clarify shared and unique mechanisms in psychosocial pain treatments: A commentary on Mccracken and Morley's theoretical paper. Journal of Pain, 15 (3), 237-238. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2014.01.486
Day, Melissa A., Thorn, Beverly E., Ward, L. Charles, Rubin, Nancy, Hickman, Steven D., Scogin, Forrest and Kilgo, Gary R. (2014). Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for the treatment of headache pain: A pilot study. Clinical Journal of Pain, 30 (2), 152-161. doi: 10.1097/AJP.0b013e318287a1dc
Tsui, Patricia, Day, Melissa, Thorn, Beverly, Rubin, Nancy, Alexander, Chelley and Jones, Richard (2012). The communal coping model of catastrophizing: patient-health provider interactions. Pain Medicine, 13 (1), 66-79. doi: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2011.01288.x
Burns, John W., Day, Melissa A. and Thorn, Beverly E. (2012). Is reduction in pain catastrophizing a therapeutic mechanism specific to cognitive behavioral therapy for chronic pain?. Translational Behavioral Medicine, 2 (1), 22-29. doi: 10.1007/s13142-011-0086-3
Day, MELISSA A., Thorn, Beverly E. and Burns, John W. (2012). The continuing evolution of biopsychosocial interventions for chronic pain. Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy, 26 (2), 114-129. doi: 10.1891/0889-8391.26.2.114
Thorn, Beverly E., Day, Melissa A., Burns, John, Kuhajda, Melissa C., Gaskins, Susan W., Sweeney, Kelly, McConley, Regina, Ward, L. Charles and Cabbil, Chalanda (2011). Randomized trial of group cognitive behavioral therapy compared with a pain education control for low-literacy rural people with chronic pain. Pain, 152 (12), 2710-2720. doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2011.07.007
Day, Melissa A., Thorn, Beverly E. and Kapoor, Shweta (2011). A qualitative analysis of a randomized controlled trial comparing a cognitive-behavioral treatment with education. Journal of Pain, 12 (9), 941-952. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2011.02.354
Forsythe, Laura Pence, Thorn, Beverly, Day, Melissa and Shelby, Grace (2011). Race and sex differences in primary appraisals, catastrophizing, and experimental pain outcomes. Journal of Pain, 12 (5), 563-572. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2010.11.003
Kuhajda, M. C., Thorn, B. E., Gaskins, S. W., Day, M. A. and Cabbil, C. M. (2011). Literacy and cultural adaptations for cognitive behavioral therapy in a rural pain population. Translational Behavioral Medicine, 1 (2), 216-223. doi: 10.1007/s13142-011-0026-2
Day, Melissa A. and Thorn, Beverly E. (2010). The relationship of demographic and psychosocial variables to pain-related outcomes in a rural chronic pain population. Pain, 151 (2), 467-474. doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2010.08.015
Conference Papers
Nguyen, Ai Vy, Newman, Andrea K., Williams, Rhonda M., Mendoza, Miguel A., Hakimian, Shahin, Day, Melissa A. and Jensen, Mark P. (2023). The Moderators Of Immediate Response To Hypnosis And Mindfulness Meditation: Secondary Analyses From A Clinical Trial. EDINBURGH: CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE.
Mendoza, Miguel Angel, Newman, Andrea K., Williams, Rhonda M., Nguyen, Ai Vy, Hakimian, Shahin, Day, Melissa A. and Jensen, Mark P. (2023). Moderating Effects Of EEG-Assessed Bandwidth Power And Hypnotizability On The Immediate Effects Of Four Psychological Treatments On Pain Reduction. EDINBURGH: CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE.
Seng, E. K., Singer, A., Metts, C., Grinberg, A. S., Patel, Z., Marzouk, M., Rosenberg, L., Day, M., Minen, M., Buse, D. and Lipton, R. B. (2019). Response to mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for migraine in chronic and episodic migraine: Planned secondary analyses of a randomized clinical trial. 61st Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Headache Society, Philadelphia, PA, United States, Jul 11-14, 2019. Hoboken, NJ, United States: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing.
Seng-Tamaccio, Elizabeth K., Singer, Alexandra B., Metts, Christopher, Grinberg, Amy S., Patel, Zarine S., Marzouk, Maya, Rosenberg, Lauren, Day, Melissa, Minen, Mia T., Buse, Dawn C. and Lipton, Richard B. (2019). Response to mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for migraine in chronic and episodic migraine: Planned secondary analyses of a randomized clinical trial. Annual Meeting of the American Neurological Association (ANA), St Louis, MO, United States, 13-15 October, 2019. Hoboken, NJ, United States: John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1002/ana.25587