Melanie Schlatter

Dr Melanie Schlatter (PhD) is a Health Psychologist based at the Well Woman Clinic in Dubai. After completing an Honorary Research Fellowship in the area of psychoneuroimmunology in New Zealand, Melanie came to Dubai because she saw a great need for psychological support services in the community—not only for individuals affected by physical illness (such as cancer, pain, obesity, and diabetes), but also for healthy individuals dealing with stress, anxiety and / or depression.

Melanie has lived in Dubai for ten years, and consults to various businesses in the Emirates. She is also a Community Psychologist for the American Hospital Dubai; she is on the Advisory Board of both Women’s Health and Men’s Health magazines (Middle East editions); is a Sleep Matters Ambassador for Intercoil, and is a Secretary and Board Member of ‘Brest Friends’ (a breast cancer support group) which runs in partnership with Al Jalila Foundation. Melanie has published in the Annals of Behavioural Medicine, the Journal of Psycho-Oncology, Psychosomatic Medicine, the Journal of Vestibular Research, and Brain Behaviour and Immunity, and she is a reviewer for the Middle East Journal of Positive Psychology (also publishing in the recent December 2016 edition) and Psychological Trauma. Melanie used to teach psychology and health psychology at University level, and was on Dubai radio for 3 years discussing psychological health on a weekly basis.