Prof Nigel Marsh ~ Professor Clinical Psychology

Professor Nigel Marsh is a New Zealand-trained clinical psychologist. He has held academic appointments in Clinical Psychology in Australia, Lebanon, Malaysia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. His most recent clinical work has involved the neuropsychological assessment of individuals with traumatic brain injury, stroke, occupational exposure to neurotoxins, or suspected dementia.

Professor Marsh's expertise within the field of clinical psychology is in the areas of psychological assessment and research design. The majority of his research publications deal with the assessment of the psychosocial consequences of traumatic injuries or chronic illness for both the individual and their familial caregivers. He has conducted research across the life span with published studies on age groups ranging from infants to older adults. He has also published studies on non-clinical groups, primarily in the area of organisational psychology.

In previous academic appointments, Professor Marsh has been awarded grants to conduct research on traumatic brain injury, quality of life in dialysis patients, dementia in older adults, resilience in very low-income families and internet use amongst young adults. He has served as a consultant in the areas of healthy ageing, occupational health, genetics and rehabilitation.

He is a Visiting Professor in Clinical Psychology at the Norwich Medical School of the University of East Anglia (United Kingdom) and an Adjunct Research Professor in the School of Science and Technology at Sunway University (Malaysia). In 2016, 2017 and 2018 he was a Visiting Professor at the University of Oviedo (Spain) where he worked with the Health Sciences Research Group on School Learning, Difficulties and Academic Performance.

He has supervised 35 Higher Degree by Research theses to completion. This includes 19 master's theses and 16 doctoral theses.

Interests

Research

• Assessment of the psychosocial consequences of traumatic injuries or chronic illness, for both the individual and their familial caregivers
• Healthy ageing, particularly as related to environmental or design factors
• Attitudes to ageing
• Evaluation of training of caregivers for vulnerable groups (e.g., children in out-of-home care, people with dementia)
• Literacy (reading & writing)

Research Disciplines

• Psychology (1701)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Clinical Health (9201)
• Public Health (9204)
• Specific Population Health (9205)

These are the most recent publications associated with this author. To see a detailed profile of all publications stored at JCU, visit ResearchOnline@JCU. Hover over Altmetrics badges to see social impact.

Journal Articles

• Berry C, Othman E, Tan J, Gee B, Byrne R, Hodgekins J, Michelson D, Ng A, Marsh N, Coker S and Fowler D (2019) Assessing social recovery of vulnerable youth in global mental health settings: a pilot study of clinical research tools in Malaysia. BMC Psychiatry, 19.
• Bujnowska A, Rodríguez C, García T, Areces D and Marsh N (2019) Parenting and future anxiety: the impact of having a child with developmental disabilities. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16.
• Marsh N (2018) Cognitive functioning following traumatic brain injury: the first 5 years. NeuroRehabilitation, 43 (4). pp. 377-386
• Marsh N and Ng S (2017) Behavioural and emotional functioning of adolescents with mild intellectual disability: perspectives from home and school. Journal of Psychology and Education, 12 (2). pp. 76-84
• Marsh N, Ludbrook M and Gaffaney L (2016) Cognitive functioning following traumatic brain injury: a five-year follow-up. NeuroRehabilitation, 38 (1). pp. 71-78
• Loew S, Rodríguez C, Marsh N, Jones G, Núñez J and Watson K (2015) Levels of visual stress in proficient readers: effects of spectral filtering of fluorescent lighting on reading discomfort. Spanish Journal of Psychology, 18.
• Loew S, Marsh N and Watson K (2014) Symptoms of Meares-Irlen/visual stress syndrome in subjects diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome. International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology, 14 (2). pp. 87-92
• Hosking S and Marsh N (2013) Predictors of depression at one year post-stroke in older adults. Brain Impairment, 14 (3). pp. 381-391
• Brown V, Loh J and Marsh N (2012) Moderators of workplace aggression: the influences of social support and training. Australasian Journal of Organisational Psychology, 5. pp. 32-42
• Song I and Marsh N (2012) Anonymous indexing of health conditions for a similarity measure. IEEE Transactions on Information Technology in Biomedicine, 16 (4). pp. 737-744
• Webb J, Batchelor J, Meares S, Taylor A and Marsh N (2012) Effort test failure: toward a predictive model. Clinical Neuropsychologist, 26 (8). pp. 1377-1396
• MacDonell G, Marsh N, Hine D and Bhullar N (2010) Development and psychometric evaluation of a measure to assess distress in partners of Australian combat veterans. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 44 (9). pp. 839-845

Advisory Accreditation: I can be on your Advisory Panel as a Primary or Secondary Advisor.

These Higher Degree Research projects are either current or by students who have completed their studies within the past 5 years at JCU. Linked titles show theses available within ResearchOnline@JCU.

Current

• Cross-Validation of Parents’ Evaluation of Developmental Status (PEDS) and Developmental Milestones (PEDS:DM) for Early Detection of Developmental Delay in Children in India" (PhD , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)
• A 12-month randomised trial comparing psychotherapies to reduce pain, stress, and peripheral inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis patients with comorbid depression and anxiety (PhD , Secondary Advisor/AM)

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