Melinda is also the founder and principal psychologist of Valeo Clinic which combines neuroscience, physiology and psychology to psychological treatment. Melinda is the Vice President of the AASCP, with her main focus being on training of Health professionals in the treatment of nicotine addiction; development of treatment policy in nicotine addiction; development of Tobacco Treatment Specialist training programs and future governance of nicotine addiction treatment by AASCP. Melinda also a member of several AASCP steering committees and a visiting lecturer at the Smoking Cessation Unit in the Faculty of Medicine, Brain Mind Institute, at the University of Sydney teaching health professionals about nicotine addiction and treatment.