Michelle G. Paul
Biography
Michelle Paul is the executive director of UNLV PRACTICE, an interdisciplinary mental health clinic that offers services to campus and community members. She’s also the liaison between the UNLV psychology department and broader community in service of promoting mental health and training the next-generation workforce to address the growing and urgent need to address mental health.
A practicing psychologist in the Las Vegas community since 1999, Paul joined the university's psychology department in 2004 and serves a a professor and associate director of clinical training for doctoral students. She teaches clinical courses, provides clinical supervision, and oversees practicum training assignments, including UNLV PRACTICE.
Additionally, her work includes conducting psychological assessments of attention deficit disorders, learning disabilities and other neurodevelopmental or acquired emotional, and cognitive and behavioral impairments in children and adults.
Paul is an active member of the Nevada Psychological Association, through which she has held a number of leadership positions and received several awards for advocacy and excellence in her field. In 2011, she was appointed by Governor Brian Sandoval to serve as a member of the Nevada Board of Psychological Examiners. She served eight years, including three as president. Today, she serves on the board of directors for the national Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards as liaison to the education and training community.
Education
- Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, University of Vermont, 1997
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Combating Coronavirus Anxiety as Communities Reopen
Mental health expert Dr. Michelle Paul provides strategies on fighting off anxieties as people return to work, outside activities.

Capable in Crisis: UNLV Clinic Continues Mental Health Care During COVID-19 Pandemic
The PRACTICE Mental Health Clinic responds to outbreak, offers all services to existing patients virtually.

Conversing About Coronavirus: How to Talk to Your Children About the Pandemic
UNLV mental health expert Michelle Paul offers conversation strategies for COVID-19.

Overcoming the Holiday Blues
UNLV psychologist Dr. Michelle Paul shares practical ways to put the hope back in the holiday season.