Professor
College of Education, Psychology and Social Work
Professor Nixon has been involved in the research and treatment of PTSD and it’s co-occurring problems for the past 20 years. He was a member of the Multidisciplinary Panel for the latest Australian Guidelines for Treatment of ASD and PTSD in Children and Adults, and regularly provides training and supervision in evidence-based therapies for PTSD. This has included community mental health services and victim agencies, as well as Open Arms (formerly Veterans and Veterans Families Counselling Service) and the Australian Defence Force. At Flinders he leads a group of psychologists and provisional psychologists who specialise in helping individuals recover from trauma
Fellow, Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne (2013 – current)
South Australian Young Tall Poppy Award, Australian Institute of Policy Science (2007)
Tracy Goodall Early Career Award, Australian Association for Cognitive and Behaviour Therapy (2005)
Co-Leader of PTSD Panel, Órama Institute in Neuroscience, Mental Health & Wellbeing
Placement Co-ordinator (Clinical Psychology Program)
Director of the Posttraumatic Stress Clinic
Associate Editor, British Journal of Clinical Psychology (2018 – current)
Editorial Board, Behavior Therapy (2018 – current)
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