Nicholas Westers, Psy.D.
Associate Professor

Clinical Psychologist, Children's Health

Associate Professor, UT Southwestern Medical Center

Board Certified in Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology

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Postdoctoral Psychology Fellowship

     Baylor College of Medicine / Texas Children's Hospital (2010-2012)

Predoctoral Psychology Internship

     University of Miami / Jackson Memorial Medical Center (2009-2010)

Undergraduate

Oral Roberts University (2005), Psychology

Graduate School

Regent University (2008), Clinical Psychology

Graduate School

Regent University (2010), Clinical Psychology

• Adolescent nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI)
• Interpersonal Psychological Theory of Suicide (IPTS)

Featured Publications

Managing risk and self-harm: Keeping young people safe

Westers NJ, Plener PL Clin Child Psychol Psychiatry 2019

SOARS model: Risk assessment of nonsuicidal self-injury

Westers NJ, Muehlenkamp JJ, Lau M Contemp Pediatr 2016 7 33 25-31

Position statement of the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine: Preventing firearm violence in youth through evidence-informed strategies

Sigel EJ, Culyba A, Westers NJ, Stoddard S, Elliott AS, Brittner M, Efevbera Y, Austin K, Miller E, Coyne-Beasley T J Adolesc Health 2020 2 66 260-264

Associations between connections to parents and friends and non-suicidal self-injury among adolescents: The mediating role of developmental assets

Taliaferro LA, Jang ST, Westers NJ, Muehlenkamp JJ, Whitlock JL, McMorris BJ Clin Child Psychol Psychiatry 2019

Not a fad: Nonsuicidal self-injury and suicide attempts

Westers NJ Clin Child Psychol Psychiatry 2019 4 24 653-657

Double trouble: Nonsuicidal self-injury and its relationship to suicidal ideation and number of past suicide attempts in clinical adolescents.

Mbroh H, Zullo L, Westers NJ, Stone L, King J, Kennard B, Emslie G, Stewart SM J Affect Disord 2018 238 579-585

Nonsuicidal self-injury: A neglected public health problem among adolescents.

Westers NJ, Culyba, AJ Am J Public Health 2018 8 108 981-983

Frequency and Methods of Nonsuicidal Self-Injury in Relation to Acquired Capability for Suicide Among Adolescents.

Matney J, Westers NJ, Horton SE, King JD, Eaddy M, Emslie GJ, Kennard BD, Stewart SM Arch Suicide Res 2017 Jan

Violence and Mental Health: Trauma-Informed Practice and Wellness Approach to Violence Victimization.

Westers NJ, Kistin CJ, Bair-Merritt MH Adolesc Med State Art Rev 2016 Fall 27 2 236-250

Frequency of Exposure to and Engagement in Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Among Inpatient Adolescents.

Zhu L, Westers NJ, Horton SE, King JD, Diederich A, Stewart SM, Kennard BD Arch Suicide Res 2016 Mar

• American Board of Professional Psychology - ABPP (2019)
• International Society for the Study of Self-Injury (2012)
• Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine (2011)
• Texas Psychological Association (2011)
• American Psychological Association (2007)