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Tom Nicholson

Assistant Professor

Department: Nursing, Midwifery & Health

Campus Address

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

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. 

  • Please visit the Pure Research Information Portal for further information
  • 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

  • Please visit the Pure Research Information Portal for further information
  • 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

Joseph McCormick Understanding the unique experiences of queer parents with ADHD children Start Date: 01/10/2024

  • Nursing BSc (Hons) July 01 2016
  • Nursing Studies PhD


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