Professor Reg Nixon

Professor

College of Education, Psychology and Social Work

+61 8 82012748

reg.nixon@flinders.edu.au

Social Sciences North (SSN341)

GPO Box 2100, Adelaide 5001, South Australia

Professor Nixon has been involved in the research and treatment of PTSD and it’s co-occurring problems for over 20 years. He 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.

Qualifications

B.A. (Hons), M. Psych (Clinical), Ph.D. (Sydney)

Honours, awards and grants

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)

Key responsibilities

Co-Deputy Director, Flinders University Institute for Mental Health and Wellbeing

Director of the Clinical Psychology Program (Master of Psychology [Clinical] and PhD [Clinical Psychology])

Director of the Posttraumatic Stress Clinic

Topic coordinator

PSYC9035 Psychological Assessment

PSYC9036 Psychological Assessment

PSYC9005 Advanced Applications of Evidence-Based Therapies

Supervisory interests

Acute stress disorder (ASD)

Cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT)

Cognitive processes

Memory

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

Treatment outcome

Higher degree by research supervision

Current

Principal supervisor: Posttraumatic stress (5)

Associate supervisor: Posttraumatic stress (3)

Completion

Principal supervisor: Posttraumatic stress (10)

Associate supervisor: Posttraumatic stress (6)

Professional engagement

Past roles:

Editorial Board, Behavior Therapy (2018 – 2021)
Associate Editor, British Journal of Clinical Psychology (2018 – 2021)
Associate Editor, Behavior Therapy (2014-2017)
Guest Editor (with Denise Sloan), Behavior Therapy, Special Series – Treating PTSD: Innovations and understanding processes of change (2016)
Australian Guidelines for Treatment of ASD and PTSD in Children and Adults (Revision by the Australian Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health) – member of Multidisciplinary Panel (2011-2012)

Professional Memberships and Registration

Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies
Australian Association for Cognitive and Behaviour Therapy
Australian Psychological Society
APS College of Clinical Psychologists
Australian Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
Psychology Board of Australia - Registered Psychologist with Clinical Endorsement