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.

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 an Adjunct Research Professor in the School of Science and Technology, Sunway University (Malaysia). He has held Visiting Professor appointments at Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia (United Kingdom) and at the Faculty of Psychology, University of Oviedo (Spain).

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

Teaching

• PY5017: Psychosocial Elements of Ageing (Level 5; SIN)
• PY5305: Biopsychosocial and Cultural Models of Health (Level 5; SIN & TSV)
• PY6401: Clinical Psychology Masters Research Proposal (Level 6; SIN)

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 either attitudes or environmental and design factors
• Evaluation of training of caregivers for vulnerable groups (e.g., children in out-of-home care, people with dementia)

Research Disciplines

• Clinical and health psychology (5203)
• Applied and developmental psychology (5201)
• Social and personality psychology (5205)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Public health (2004)

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

• Bujnowska A, Rodríguez C, García T, Areces D and Marsh N (2021) Coping with stress in parents of children with developmental disabilities. International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology, 21 (3), Article: 100254, DOI:10.1016/j.ijchp.2021.100254.
• Loew S, Marsh N, Rodriguez-Pérez C, Watson K and Jones G (2021) Symptoms and severity of visual stress in nursing students: implications for education and healthcare settings. Journal of Psychology and Education, 16 (1), pp. 75-87, DOI:10.23923/rpye2021.01.203.
• Marsh N, Nolan E and Rodríguez C (2021) Psychological well-being in young women working in the promotional marketing industry: the role of body image factors. Revista Iberoamericana de Psicología y Salud, 12 (2), pp. 100-112, DOI:10.23923/j.rips.2021.02.048.
• Ng D, Lin P, Marsh N, Chan K and Ramsay J (2021) Associations between openness facets, prejudice, and tolerance: a scoping review with meta-analysis. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, Article: 707652, DOI:10.3389/fpsyg.2021.707652.
• Berry C, Michelson D, Othman E, Tan J, Gee B, Hodgekins J, Byrne R, Ng A, Marsh N, Coker S and Fowler D (2020) Views of young people in Malaysia on mental health, help-seeking and unusual psychological experiences. Early Intervention in Psychiatry, 14 (1), pp. 115-123, DOI:10.1111/eip.12832.
• Flett R, Selvanathan D and Marsh N (2020) Adolescent Stress: A Multi-Ethnic Asian Perspective. Malaysian Journal of Psychology, 34 (1), pp. 1-16.
• 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, Article: 188, DOI:10.1186/s12888-019-2164-x.
• 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, Article: 668, DOI:10.3390/ijerph16040668.
• Marsh N (2018) Cognitive functioning following traumatic brain injury: the first 5 years. NeuroRehabilitation, 43 (4), pp. 377-386, DOI:10.3233/NRE-182457.
• 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, DOI:10.23923/rpye2017.12.146.
• 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, DOI:10.3233/NRE-151297.
• 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, Article: E58, DOI:10.1017/sjp.2015.59.

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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 19+ research outputs authored by Prof Nigel Marsh from 2010 onwards.

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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)
• Caregiver Adaption - Caring for Adolescents with Intellectual Disability after they leave the Special Education School System (PhD , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)
• Socio-political Stressors and Long-tem relationship Resilience among same-sex couples: A Mixed-methods study (PhD , Advisor Mentor)
• Characterisation, measurement, and enhancement of interfaith curiosity: A multi-study investigation (PhD , Advisor Mentor)
• Interfaith Curiosity: Scale Development, Validation and Intervention Effort to Promote Interfaith Tolerance (PhD , Advisor Mentor)
• Learning across multiple contexts (PhD , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)

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