
Nicholas Westers, Psy.D.
Associate Professor
Department Psychiatry
Biography
Clinical Psychologist, Children's Health
Associate Professor, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Board Certified in Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology (ABPP)
The Psychology of Self-Injury podcast host & producer: https://the-psychology-of-self-injury.simplecast.com
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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)
Education
- Undergraduate
- Oral Roberts University (2005), Psychology
- Graduate School
- Regent University (2008), Clinical Psychology
- Graduate School
- Regent University (2010), Clinical Psychology
Research Interest
- Adolescent nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI)
- Interpersonal Theory of Suicide (IPTS)
Publications
Featured Publications
- Media guidelines for the responsible reporting and depicting of non-suicidal self-injury
- Westers NJ, Lewis SP, Whitlock J, Schatten HT, Ammerman B, Andover MS, Lloyd-Richardson EE Br J Psychiatry 2021 219 2 415-418
- Managing risk and self-harm: Keeping young people safe
- Westers NJ, Plener PL Clin Child Psychol Psychiatry 2020 25 3 610-624
- SOARS model: Risk assessment of nonsuicidal self-injury
- Westers NJ, Muehlenkamp JJ, Lau M Contemp Pediatr 2016 33 7 25-31
- Effectiveness of a curriculum for pediatric residents to address adolescent nonsuicidal self-injury
- Westers NJ, Needham HE, Walsh JB Acad Psychiatry 2023 47 1 18-24
- Freedom to play, learn, live, and thrive: A youth-serving professional call to action to address firearm violence
- Culyba AJ, Sigel E, Westers NJ, Barondeau J, Trent M, Coyne-Beasley T. J Adolesc Health 2023 72 2 177-178
- 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 2020 25 2 359-371
- 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 66 2 260-264
- 25 years of suicide research and prevention: How much has changed?
- Westers NJ Clin Child Psychol Psychiatry 2020 25 4 729-733
- Not a fad: Nonsuicidal self-injury and suicide attempts
- Westers NJ Clin Child Psychol Psychiatry 2019 24 4 653-657
- 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
Books
Featured Books
1. Media representations of nonsuicidal self-injury. In The handbook of nonsuicidal self-injury
Westers NJ (in press). Oxford University Press
2. Nonsuicidal self-injury risk assessment, intervention, and guidance for first responders and medical settings. In The handbook of nonsuicidal self-injury
Westers NJ, Tinsley B (in press). Oxford University Press
3. Nonsuicidal self-injury in children and adolescents. In Handbook of clinical child psychology: Theory to practice
Westers NJ (in press). Springer Nature
Professional Associations/Affiliations
- American Board of Professional Psychology - ABPP (2019)
- American Psychological Association (2007)
- International Society for the Study of Self-Injury (2012)
- Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine (2011)
- Texas Psychological Association (2011)