Nigel Marsh

Projects

3

Publications

33

Awards

2


Biography

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 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 held an Adjunct Research Professor appointment in the School of Science and Technology, Sunway University (Malaysia).

He has supervised 61 postgraduate research theses to completion. This includes 38 master's theses and 23 doctoral theses. He is a Registered Psychologist (Singapore).

Research

Research Interests

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)

Projects

Teaching

Research Advisor Accreditation
Advisor Type

Mentor

Research Advisor Accreditation
Role

Chair; Independent Academic


Taught Modules
Current JCU Research Students
Loving thyself: Studying self-compassion and its correlates with potential impact on adolescents’ psychological functioning
Doctor of Philosophy (Health)
Work stress and Workaholism in a Post-pandemic World: Factors associated with Thriving and Burnout in White-collar Workers
Doctor of Philosophy (Health)
Determinates of Wellbeing in Sri Lankan retirement (Elfer) homes
Doctor of Philosophy (Health)
Demand-side biases in news consumption
Doctor of Philosophy (Society and Culture)
Completed JCU Research Students
Socio-political stressors and resilience in intimate relationships: Insights from LGBTQ couples in Singapore
Doctor of Philosophy (Society and Culture)- 2025
Curiosity and Video Gaming: How Curiosity Relates to Video Gaming, Preferences, Engagement, and Addiction
Doctor of Philosophy (Health)- 2025
Learning in Multiple Contexts
Doctor of Philosophy (Health)- 2024
Family Caregiver Adaption: Caring for an Individual with Intellectual Disability
Doctor of Philosophy (Health)- 2025
Screening for Developmental Delay and Social-Emotional Learning among Children in India
Doctor of Philosophy (Health)- 2023
Finding the Facet-structure and Facet of Openness that Best Predict Prejudice and Social Tolerance: An Investigation of Predictive Utilities and Cross-cultural Stability
Doctor of Philosophy (Health)- 2024
Current Honours and External Research Students
Screening for Developmental Delay and Social-Emotional Functioning among Children in East Malaysia
PHD- 2018
Risk and Protective Factors for Cyberbullying in Adolescence: An Investigation of Possible Moderation of the Impact on Wellbeing
PHD- 2018

Activities

Education
Awards
Associations

Output

Bujnowska, Anna M.; Rodríguez, Celestino; García, Trinidad; Areces, Débora; Marsh, Nigel V. (2025) '....
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Yow, Yong Jie; Ramsay, Jonathan E.; Lin, Patrick K. F.; Marsh, Nigel V. (2025) 'From thrill seekers . Behaviour and Info, . [DOI] ...
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Bin Ibrahim, Muhamad Alif; Barlas, Joanna; Lin, Patrick K.F.; Marsh, Nigel V. (2025) 'Cross-validati. Current Psyc, . [DOI] ...
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Ng, DaXuan; Lin, Patrick; Marsh, Nigel; Ramsay, Jonathan (2025) 'Associations between openness and i. Personality and Individual Differ, 236 . [DOI] ...
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Sheel, Hina; Suarez, Lidia; Marsh, Nigel V. (2024) 'The factor structure of the Strengths and Diffic. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, . [DOI] ...
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Kanthasamy, Shivasangarey; Miskon, Nazleen; Barlas, Joanna; Marsh, Nigel V. (2024) 'Family Caregiver. Healthcare, 12 (1). [DO ...
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Sheel, Hina; Suarez, Lidia; Marsh, Nigel V. (2024) 'The Use of the Parents’ Evaluation of Developmen. Children, 11 (12). [DOI] ...
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Sheel, Hina; Suárez, Lidia; Marsh, Nigel V. (2023) 'Parents' Evaluation of Developmental Status and . Pediatric Reports, 15 (1):175-196. [DOI] ...
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Sheel, Hina; Suarez, Lidia; Marsh, Nigel V. (2023) 'Screening Children in India: Translation and Psy. Pediatric Reports, 15 (4):750-765. [DOI] ...
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Yong, Geok Har; Lin, Mei-Hua; Toh, Teck-Hock; Marsh, Nigel V. (2023) 'Social-Emotional Development o. Behavioral Sciences, 13 (2). [DOI] ...
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Yow, Yong Jie; Ramsay, Jonathan E.; Lin, Patrick K.F.; Marsh, Nigel V. (2022) 'Dimensions, Measures,. Behavioral Sciences, 12 (12). [DOI] ...
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Bujnowska, Anna M.; Rodríguez, Celestino; García, Trinidad; Areces, Débora; Marsh, Nigel V. (2021) '....
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Ng, D.X.; Lin, Patrick K.F.; Marsh, Nigel V.; Chan, K.Q.; Ramsay, Jonathan E. (2021) 'Associations b. Frontiers in, 12 . [DOI ...
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Loew, Stephen J.; Marsh, Nigel V.; Rodriguez-Pérez, Celestino; Watson, Kenneth; Jones, Graham L. (20...
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Marsh, Nigel V.; Nolan, Ellen M.; Rodríguez, Celestino (2021) 'Psychological well-being in young wom. 12 (2):100-112. [DOI] ...
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Berry, Clio; Michelson, Daniel; Othman, Ellisha; Tan, Jun C.; Gee, Brioney; Hodgekins, Joanne; Byrne...
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Flett, Ross; Selvanathan, Dharmanathan; Marsh, Nigel (2020) 'Adolescent stress: a multi-ethnic Asian. Malaysian Journal of Psychology, 34 (1):1-16. ...
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Bujnowska, Anna M.; Rodríguez, Celestino; García, Trinidad; Areces, Debora; Marsh, Nigel V. (2019) '....
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Berry, Clio; Othman, Ellisha; Tan, Jun Chuen; Gee, Brioney; Byrne, Rory Edward; Hodgekins, Joanne; M...
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Marsh, Nigel V. (2018) 'Cognitive functioning following traumatic brain injury: the first 5 years'. NeuroRehabilitation, 43 (4):377-386. [DOI] ...
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Marsh, Nigel V.; Ng, Siau H. (2017) 'Behavioural and emotional functioning of adolescents with mild . Journal of Psychology and Education, 12 (2):76-84. [DOI] ...
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Marsh, Nigel V.; Ludbrook, Maria R.; Gaffaney, Lauren C. (2016) 'Cognitive functioning following tra. NeuroRehabilitation, 38 (1):71-78. [DOI] ...
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Loew, Stephen J.; Rodríguez, Celestino; Marsh, Nigel V.; Jones, Graham L.; Núñez, Jose Carlos; Watso...
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Loew, Stephen J.; Marsh, Nigel V.; Watson, Kenneth (2014) 'Symptoms of Meares-Irlen/visual stress sy. International Journal of Clinical and H, 14 (2):87-92. [DOI] ...
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Hosking, Shirley G.; Marsh, Nigel V. (2013) 'Predictors of depression at one year post-stroke in old. Brain Impairment, 14 (3):381-391. [DOI] ...
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Brown, Valerie M.; Loh, Jennifer M.I.; Marsh, Nigel V. (2012) 'Moderators of workplace aggression: t. 5 :32-42. [DOI] ...
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Song, Insu; Marsh, Nigel V. (2012) 'Anonymous indexing of health conditions for a similarity measure. 16 (4):737-744. [DOI] ...
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Webb, James W.; Batchelor, Jennifer; Meares, Susanne; Taylor, Alan; Marsh, Nigel V. (2012) 'Effort t. Clinic, 26 (...
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MacDonell, Gail V.; Marsh, Nigel V.; Hine, Donald W.; Bhullar, Navjot (2010) 'Development and psycho. Australian and New Z, 44 (9):839-845. [ ...
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Cambria, Erik; Gulyás, Balázs; Pang, Joyce S.; Marsh, Nigel V.; Subramaniam, Mythily (2024) Trends a...
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Bin Ibrahim, Muhamad Alif; Barlas, Joanna; Lin, Patrick; Marsh, Nigel (2022) IARR 2022: Internationa...
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Marsh, Nigel V.; Barlas, Joanna C.; Carr, Spencer (2021) Singapore Allied Health Conference 2021: al...
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