Nicholas Westers, Psy.D. - Faculty Profile

Clinical Psychologist, Children's Health

Assistant Professor, UT Southwestern Medical Center

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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)

Featured Publications

SOARS model: Risk assessment of nonsuicidal self-injury: Westers, NJ, Muehlenkamp, JJ, & Lau, M Contemp Pediatr 2016 7 33 25-31
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
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
Violence and mental health: Trauma-informed practice and wellness approach to violence victimization.: Westers, NJ, Kistin, C, Bair-Merritt, M Adolescent Medicine: State of the Art Reviews 2016 27 236-250
Preliminary Examination of the Interpersonal Psychological Theory of Suicide in an Adolescent Clinical Sample.: Horton SE, Hughes JL, King JD, Kennard BD, Westers NJ, Mayes TL, Stewart SM J Abnorm Child Psychol 2015 Dec
An exploration of adolescent nonsuicidal self-injury and religious coping.: Westers NJ, Rehfuss M, Olson L, Wiemann CM Int J Adolesc Med Health 2013 Oct 1-5
The role of forgiveness in adolescents who engage in nonsuicidal self-injury.: Westers NJ, Rehfuss M, Olson L, Biron D J. Nerv. Ment. Dis. 2012 Jun 200 6 535-41