Christopher J. Nicholls, Ph.D.
Clinical Psychologist
CURRICULUM VITAE

 

 
Born:     6-4-53
 
Redruth, Cornwall, England
Contact:     Office Address

9965 N. 95th Street
Suite 101
Scottsdale, AZ 85258

      Office Telephone
 
(480) 998-2303
      Office Fax
 
(480) 998-3169
      E-mail Address

cjnicholls@msn.com

       
   Education:     1974 B.A. University of Virginia
Psychology
 
        1977

M.A. University of Virginia
Clinical Psychology

        1979 Ph.D. University of Virginia
Clinical Psychology
 
        1981 150 Hours of post-doctoral family therapy
training through the Family Therapy
Institute, Cincinnati, OH
       
 Certification/Licensure:    11/10/2008
American Board of Professional Psychology (Clinical)
Certificate #6500

        10/2/2005 American Board of Pediatric Neuropsychology
Certificate # 2055

        4/25/85 - Present
State of Arizona
Board of Psychologist Examiners
License Certificate #1139

        5/23/81 - 9/30/86
State of Ohio
State Board of Psychology
License #3085

       
   Awards:     2005
Distinguished Service Award
Arizona Psychological Association

       
Community Service/Offices:

    2001 - 2011

 

Arizona Psychological Association
2011   Past President
2010   President
2009   President Elect
2006 - 2008   Treasurer
2008 - 2009   Chair of the Strategic Planning Committee
2001 - 2008   Ethics Commitee (2001-2004 Chair)

        2009 - 2010
American Psychological Association
Member-At-Large
Committee of State Leaders

       
    2009 - 2011

Arizona Neuropsychological Society
2011 - Member At Large
2010 - Past President
2009 - President and Co-Founder

        2000 - 2005
Brain Injury Association of Arizona
Board of Directors
2003 - 2004, President

        1999
State of Arizona Board of Psychologist Examiners
Complaint Consultant

        1998 - 1999
State of Arizona Board of Psychologist Examiners
Licensure Oral Examiner

        1987 - 1999
American Lung Association of Arizona
Board of Directors
1996 - 1997   President
1993 - 1995   Vice President
1992 - 1993   Secretary
1990 - 1992   Treasurer

        1995 - 1999
Phoenix Children's Hospital
Psychiatry Committee

        1997 - 1999 Los Niños Hospital
Professional Services Committee
        1990 - 1995

City of Phoenix Fire Department
Community Advisory Panel
Juvenile Fire Setter Program

        1992 - 1994 Hospice of the Valley
Professional Advisory Board
Phoenix, Arizona
        1988 - 1991 Epilepsy Society of Arizona
Professional Advisory Board
        1983 - 1985 Miami Valley (Ohio) Psychological Association
Secretary
       
   Appointments:     1999 - 2005
Argosy University, formerly the
Arizona School of Professional Psychology
Phoenix Campus
Clinical Faculty

        2000 - 2001
The Union Institute
The Graduate College
Adjunct Professor

        1988 - 2001

Arizona State University
Department of Psychology
   1993 - 2001   Adjunct Professor
   1988 - 1992   Adjunct Associate Professor

        1985 - 1988

Wright State University
School of Medicine (Pediatrics)
Clinical Assistant Professor

        1982 - 1985
Wright State University
School of Professional Psychology
Clinical Assistant Professor

       
 Clinical Experience:     1987 - Present
Clinical Psychologist
Private Practice, Scottsdale, Arizona

        1988 - 2007
Consulting Psychologist, 
Disability Determination Services Administration,
Department of Economic Security,
State of Arizona

        1990 - 2004
Consulting Psychologist
Tonto Basin School
Punkin Center, Arizona

        1988 - 2002
Chief Psychologist,
Arizona Burn Center
Maricopa Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona

        1988 - 1998

Consulting Psychologist,
Department of Pediatrics
Maricopa Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona

        1989 - 1998
Consulting Psychologist, 
Administration for Children, Youth and Families;
Department of Economic Security,
State of Arizona

        1993 - 1995

Consulting Psychologist,
Phoenix Fire Department
Phoenix, Arizona

        1985 - 1987
Pediatric Psychologist
Phoenix Children's Hospital
Phoenix, Arizona

        1979 - 1985
Pediatric/Perinatal Psychologist
Children's Medical Center
Dayton, Ohio

        1978 - 1979
Pediatric Psychology Trainee
Department of Pediatrics
Children's Rehabilitation Center
University of Virginia Hospital
Charlottesville, Virginia

        1978 - 1979
Consultant to Morning Sun, Inc.
(Residential treatment facility for juvenile offenders)

        1977 - 1978 Family Counselor
Family Counseling Program
University of Virginia
        1975 - 1977
Psychology Internship/Residency
University of Virginia Medical Center
Charlottesville, Virginia
       

Selected Publications, Presentations
& Invited Addresses:

   

Nicholls, C.J.: "Understanding Child Mental and Psychological Disorders: The Case of Neurodevelopmental Disorders" Presented to the Yavapai County Dependency Attorney Training conference, Prescott, AZ January 20, 2012.

Nicholls, C.J.: "Executive Dysfunction in Developmental Psychopathology" Presented to the Greater Phoenix Chapter, Arizona Society of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Phoenix, AZ January 20, 2011, and to the Arizona Neuropsychological Society, Phoenix, AZ February 15, 2011.

Nicholls, C.J.: "The Assessment of 'Nonverbal' Learning Disabilities" In Nancy Mather and Lynne E. Jaffe (Eds.) Comprehensive Evaluations: Case Reports for Psychologists, Diagnosticians, and Special Educators, 2010, Hoboken NJ: John Wiley & Sons.

Nicholls, C.J.: Book review: Maria Mody and Elaine R. Silliman (Eds.) Brain, Behavior and Learning in Language and Reading Disorders, Guilford Press: New York, 2008. Published in Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 2010: Vol. 25, No. 1, pp 78-79.

Nicholls, C.J.: "Dyslexia in Adulthood" Presented to the Arizona Neuropsychological Society, May 12, 2009, Tempe, AZ.

Nicholls, C.J.: "Ethical Issues in Psychological Assessment," a continuing education program presented under the auspices of the Arizona Psychological Association, in Prescott, AZ, June 13, 2008, 4.0 hours.

Flynn, S. & Nicholls, C.J.: "The Ethics of Electronic Communications" presented to the Southern Arizona Psychological Association, Tucson, AZ, November 14, 2006. Also presented to the East Valley Psychological Association on 3/8/07, and the Scottsdale Psychological Society on 9/6/07.

Nierenberg, B. & Nicholls, C.J.: “Pediatric Issues in Rehabilitation”
Presented to the 8th Annual Conference on Rehabilitation Psychology – 2006, sponsored by the American Board of Rehabilitation Psychology and the Division of Rehabilitation Psychology of the American Psychological Association, Reno, NV, March 4, 2006.

Logerquist, S. & Nicholls, C.J.: “Lifespan Assessment and Treatment of Individuals with Asperger’s Syndrome” 
Presented to the Arizona Psychological Association’s annual conference, Scottsdale, AZ, October 7, 2005.

Nicholls, C.J.: “Developmental Apathy Syndrome”
Presented to the Arizona Pediatric Neuropsychology Interest Group, Phoenix AZ, April 4, 2005.

___________: “Lessons learned in living with an Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder"
Journal of Child Neurology, Vol 19., Number 10, October, 2004.

Nicholls, C.J., Stewart, J., and Cohen, L: “Ethics, HIPAA and All That Jazz”
Presented to the Arizona Psychological Association continuing education conference – 1) April 3, 2004, Prescott, AZ; and 2) April 17, 2004, Phoenix, AZ.

Nicholls, C.J.: “Development, Neuropsychology, and the Juvenile Death Penalty”
Presented to 1) The Southern Arizona Psychological Association and Pima County Bar Association joint conference, January 27, 2003, University of Arizona Law School, Tucson, AZ; and 2) The Maricopa Bar Association conference February 28, 2003.

Goldberg, A., Lovejoy, G., and Nicholls, C.: “Ethical Issues in the Practice of Psychology”
Presented to the 2002 Arizona Psychological Association Annual Convention, October 10, 2002, Tucson, AZ.

Nicholls, C.J.: “Mental Health Ethics and the new APA Code of Ethics for Psychologists”
Presented to the Phoenix Area Indian Health Service, Mental Health and Social Services Conference, August 27 – 30, 2002, Phoenix, AZ.

___________: “The Link Between Attention Deficit Disorders and Learning Disabilities in Mathematics”
Presented to both the CH.A.D.D. Annual Convention in Anaheim, CA, as well as to the Learning Disabilities Association of Arizona, in Mesa, AZ, October, 2001.

___________: “Ethical Issues in Electronic Communication”
The Arizona Psychologist Volume 21, Number 2, March/April 2001, pp. 10 – 11.

___________: “What’s new in the psychometric assessment of ADHD?”
Presented to the AD/HD In the New Millennium conference, February 28, 2000, Arizona State University West, Phoenix, AZ.

___________: “The short attention span update on ADHD”
Presented to the Scottsdale Psychological Society, May 26, 1999, Scottsdale, AZ

___________: "What to expect: Entering adulthood with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder." In Clare B. Jones, H. Russell Searight, and Magda A. Urban (Eds.) Parent Articles About ADHD (1999) San Antonio: Communication Skill Builders.

Goodwin, T.M.; Randall, H.; Perr, K.; Menard, M.K.; Bauer, C.; Shangold, G.; Lane, R.; Creasy, G.; and the Antosiban Study Group (participant researcher): A Report on Infant Outcomes At 6 and 12 Months after The Use of Antosiban In The Management Of Preterm Labor. Poster at the 46th Annual Meeting of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, New Orleans, LA, May 11, 1998.

Nicholls, C.J. and Barton J.L.: “LD and ADHD in adults: An update”
Arizona Psychological Association continuing education conference, February 27, 1998, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ.

Nicholls, C.J.: “Learning Disorders”
Presented to the “In the Best Interests” seminar sponsored by the Maricopa Juvenile Court, the ASU College of Law, and the State Bar Juvenile Law Section, Arizona State University College of Law, May 2, 1997, Tempe, AZ.

Nicholls, C.J. “Attention Deficit Disorders in Adulthood”
Three hour workshop presented for the Arizona Psychological Association, February 23, 1996, Phoenix, AZ.

Nicholls, C.J. “The psychologist’s role in evaluation and treating ADHD”
Presented to the Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder Strategies for Success conference, February 24, 1995, Phoenix, AZ.

Nicholls, C.J., & Melmed, R.D. Succeeding with Difficult Children, Scottsdale: Thisisit, Inc., 1994.

Nicholls, C.J., Johnsen, L.M., and Schiller, W.R.: “Methadone for Pain Control in Children”
Presented to the 9th congress of the International Society for Burn Injuries, June 30, 1994, Paris, France.

Nicholls, C.J. & Nicholls, L.F.: “Been there, done that – family adaptation to a premature birth”
Presented to the Hocus Pocus: Neonatal Focus conference, April 15, 1994, Phoenix, AZ.

Nicholls, C.J., Bushong, J., Parks, B. and Engel, B.: “What school psychologists need to know about juvenile fire setters”
Invited address to the 1993 Annual convention of the Arizona Association of school Psychologists, Phoenix, AZ, October 7-9, 1993.

Nicholls, C.J.: “Keeping the family healthy when the baby isn’t”
Invited address to the Parent Care National Convention, New Orleans, LA, March 6, 1992.

___________: “Coping with the stress of diabetes”
Invited address to the Fifth annual diabetes update, American Diabetes Association of Arizona Affiliate Inc, Prescott, AZ, March 9, 1991.

___________: “Assessment and treatment modalities for children’s pain”
Invited address to the Complementary Medicine Association annual conference in Tucson, AZ, January 26, 1991.

___________: “A study of the relative effectiveness of pain medications in burned children”
Invited to the Society of Pediatric Psychology First California/Arizona Regional Conference, San Diego, CA, May 11-12, 1990.

___________: “Patterns of Familial Adjustment to Cerebral Palsy and Other Handicapping Conditions”
Invited address to the “Cerebral Palsy: A Multidisciplinary Approach” conference, sponsored by the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine, Scottsdale, AZ, May 13, 1988.

Nicholls, C.J., Stillwell, P.C. & Yeamans, N.: “Paradoxical Vocal Cord Adduction”
Poster Session at the Florida Conference on Child Health Psychology, Gainesville, FL, April 13, 1988 (Published in Stephen R. Boggs and Christina M. Rodriguez (Eds.) Advances in Child Health Psychology – Abstracts Gainesville, FL: Clinical & Health Psychology Publishing, 1991)

Nicholls, C.J.: “The Team Concept in a Hospital—Based Practice”
Presented to the 1987 Arizona Psychological Association Conference, Scottsdale, AZ, October 9, 1987.

Peterson, F.L., Peterson, K.J., Redman, E.S., Nicholls, C.J., and Blasenak, B.: “Transition to Parenthood: A pilot project of the “Expectant Couples Enrichment Class”
Presented at the 94th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC, August, 1986.

Nicholls, C.J.: “Psychological Aspects of the Pediatric Orthopedic Patient”
Invited address to the conference “Orthopedics: Innovative Concepts for the 80’s”, Embassy Suites Camelback, Phoenix, AZ, June 13, 1986.

___________: “Taking the Terminally Ill Child Home”
Invited address to the “Hospital to Home: Easing the Transition for Chronically Ill Children” workshop, Phoenix, AZ, November 21, 1985.

___________: “Psychological Aspects of Chronic Illness”
Developmental Grand Rounds, Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Phoenix, AZ, October 21, 1985.

___________: “Emotional Stress During Pregnancy: It’s Sources, Effects, and Some Suggestions on Management”
Invited address to the Second Annual Perinatal Symposium, April 2, 1982, Dayton, OH.

Lemming, C., Nicholls, C.J., and Predmore, B.: “Caring About the Critically Ill and Dying Child”
Grand Rounds presentation to the Wright State University Department of Pediatrics, July 29, 1981, Children’s Medical Center, Dayton, OH.

Nicholls, C.J.: “Pediatric Psychology: Function of Team Medical Treatment of Ill Children”
Behavior Today, 1981, 12:17, 6-7.

___________: “Behavioral Approaches to Feeding Problems”
Presented to the Feeding Techniques for the Handicapped Child Conference, Children’s Rehabilitation Center, Charlottesville, VA, 1979.

___________: “Promoting Psychological Adjustment to the Milwaukee Brace”
Presented to the “Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Scoliosis but Were Afraid to Ask” Conference, Children Rehabilitation Center, Charlottesville, VA, 1978.

Nicholls, C.J. and Tavormina, J.B.: “Use of the WISC-R in Diagnosing Learning Disabilities”
Presented at the 86th annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada, 1978.

 
Professional Society Memberships:  
      American Psychological Association
    National Academy of Neuropsychology
    International Neuropsychological Association
    American Board of Pediatric Neuropsychology
    American Board of Professional Psychology
    Arizona School Psychology Association
    National Association of School Psychologists
    Arizona Psychological Association
 

References:

    Available upon request

 

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Scottsdale, AZ 85258

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