Tom Nicholson

Assistant Professor

School: Not available

Department: Nursing, Midwifery & Health

Campus Address

Room H214 Coach Lane Campus
Northumbria University
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE7 7XA

Research Themes and Scholarly Interests

I assist in the delivery and development of the pre-registration Nursing degree at Northumbria university whilst undergoing a programme of doctoral study. I am involved in the delivery, assessment, and development of pre-registration mental health nursing curriculum. I have the responsibility as the guidance tutor for a tutor group of nursing students. I am the Erasmus link tutor for Niort, France, and deliver guest lectures across a number of other institutions,.

My PhD project is looking at "The Needs and Experiences of Parents Across the ADHD Diagnostic Journey: A Longitudinal Study".
My passions within teaching are primarily children's mental health, mental health stigma, and neurodevelopmental disorders.

Key Publications

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From ADHD Diagnosis to Meaning: Does Grief Theory Enhance Our Understanding of Narrative Reconstruction?, Carr-Fanning, K., Lynam, A., Nicholson, T., McGuckin, C. 25 Sep 2025, In: Brain Sciences
The WISE Room: An innovative multisensory space for self-regulation and immersive support for neurodivergent students, Bruce, T., Champney-Smith, E., Eleftheropolou, S., Nicholson, T., Lambert, M., Hill, B. 10 Sep 2025, In: British Journal of Special Education
Parental illness work across the attention deficit hyperactivity disorder diagnostic journey, Nicholson, T., Lee, R. 1 Nov 2024, In: Sociology of Health and Illness
A nurse's introduction to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, Nicholson, T. 13 Jun 2019, In: British Journal of Nursing
Outcomes of untreated attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and the mental health nurse, Nicholson, T. 7 Jun 2018, In: British Journal of Mental Health Nursing

Professional Activity

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Invited talk: Parental Illness Work Across The ADHD Diagnostic Journey 2023
Invited talk: The Parental Experience of the ADHD Diagnostic Journey 2022
Invited talk: Presentation Title: The Parental Experience of the ADHD Diagnostic Journey 2022
Invited talk: Towards A Balanced View of ADHD: The Positive ADHD Project 2019