Dr Tom Nicholson

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. 

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• How Do We Navigate The Conceptual Tension Between Paradigms of ADHD?, Nicholson, T., Lee, R. Mar 2026, In: Neurodiversity
• 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

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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

• Terence Taylor Start Date: 01/10/2026
• 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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