Melissa Root

Melissa M. Root, Ph.D., is owner of Root Success Solutions LLC, a faculty member, and a certified school psychologist. She has given more than 50 regional, national and international presentations and has numerous publications in the field of educational psychology, including several on video self-modeling. Dr. Root’s interests include research-based interventions for children with autism spectrum disorder, behavioral challenges, developmental disabilities, and selective mutism; self-determination; and mind-body research. She is also a reviewer for prominent journals in the field. Dr. Root is the inaugural director of Connecticut’s premier schooner race and serves as a commissioner of New London’s Port Authority. She began using video self-modeling when VHS tapes and expensive editing equipment were required. Dr. Root is excited that this technique is now fully accessible to practitioners thanks to recent advances in technology. Dr. Root is available for consultation at root.success.solutions@gmail.com.