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Nicholas Westers, Psy.D.

Nicholas Westers, Psy.D.

Associate Professor

School
Medical School
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

    Star Featured Publications

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    Media representations of nonsuicidal self-injury
    Westers NJ. In Lloyd-Richardson EE, Baetens I, Whitlock J, eds. The Oxford handbook of nonsuicidal self-injury 2024 Oxford University Press; 771-786
    Nonsuicidal self-injury risk assessment, intervention, and guidance for first responders and medical settings
    Westers NJ, Tinsley B. In Lloyd-Richardson EE, Baetens I, Whitlock J, eds. The Oxford handbook of nonsuicidal self-injury 2024 Oxford University Press; 873-893
    Cultural interpretations of nonsuicidal self-injury and suicide: Insights from around the world
    Westers NJ Clin Child Psychol Psychiatry 2024 29 4 1231-1235
    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
    Improving capacity to identify, assess, and manage adolescents engaging in non-suicidal self-injury using patient avatars
    Taliaferro LA, Westers NJ, Matsumiya B, Ingraham K, Muehlenkamp JJ, Hughes CE Med Teach 2023 45 11 1283-1289
  • 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)