Nicole Rinehart

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Nicole Rinehart is a Professor in Clinical Psychology , Director of the Deakin Child Study Centre (DCSC) and Director of Clinical and Community Partnerships at Deakin University. She established the Deakin Child Study Centre in 2013. She is located in Victoria, Australia.

Early life and education[edit]

Nicole Rinehart completed her Masters in Clinical Psychology at Deakin University in 1996 and her PhD in experimental Neuropsychology at Monash University in 2000. Her PhD focused on neurobehavioral and neurophysiological examination of motor function in autism and Asperger's disorder. The aim of her research was to provide neurobehavioural and neurophysiological measures to quantify and qualify motor disturbance in these disorder groups.

Career[edit]

Nicole Rinehart is a Professor of Clinical psychology at Deakin University. She is an Honorary Research Fellow, at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute, and an Adjunct Professor of Clinical Psychology at Monash University. Professor Rinehart has published extensively in the areas of autism, Asperger's disorder and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Professor Rinehart has a broad profile of engagement with the community, including consultation at the Melbourne Children's Clinic, and regular engagement with schools in the community. She currently serves on the Board of Directors at Autism Victoria (AMAZE). She has contributed to the NHMRC Clinical Practice Statement for ADHD and the revision of the Australian Therapeutic Guidelines for Developmental Disabilities.

Nicole has recently established a National partnership with the Australian Football League (AFL) to conduct the 'biggest game changer for children with disability' in Australia in sports to date: the establishment of the allplay.org.au web-site. This partnership is funded through Moose Toys and the National Disability Insurance Agency.^[1]

Professor Rinehart also leads the NHMRC-funded Sleeping Sound with Autism research study in collaboration with the Murdoch Children's Research Institute, which aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a brief behavioural sleep intervention program previously demonstrated to be effective in treating sleep problems in children across a range of abilities.^[2]

Awards and honors[edit]

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Elaine Dignan award, Australian Psychological Society

Monash University Teaching Awards

Award for Outstanding Contribution to Research, Monash University

Rising Star Award, College of Clinical Psychologists

The Queens Trust for Young Australian Awards

References[edit]

Sources[edit]

• AllPlay – Making the world fit for all kids
• Walking the Talk
• Sleep on agenda at autism conference
• Sleep disturbance in autism spectrum disorders: Recent advances in research and practice | APS

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• Five myths about autism
• One in Five Risk of Sibling Autism
• Telling the Difference Between Autism and Aspergers
• Guastella, Adam J.; Gray, Kylie M.; Rinehart, Nicole J.; Alvares, Gail A.; Tonge, Bruce J.; Hickie, Ian B.; Keating, Caroline M.; Cacciotti-Saija, Cristina; Einfeld, Stewart L. (April 2015). "The effects of a course of intranasal oxytocin on social behaviors in youth diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders: a randomized controlled trial". J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 56 (4): 444–52. doi:10.1111/jcpp.12305. PMID 25087908.
• Speirs, Samantha J.; Rinehart, Nicole J.; Robinson, Stephen R.; Tonge, Bruce J.; Yelland, Gregory W. (November 2014). "Efficacy of cognitive processes in young people with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder using a novel visual information-processing task". J Autism Dev Disord. 44 (11): 2809–19. doi:10.1007/s10803-014-2140-8. PMID 24838123. S2CID 254568328.
• Papadopoulos, Nicole; McGinley, Jennifer L.; Bradshaw, John L.; Rinehart, Nicole J. (August 2014). "An investigation of gait in children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: a case controlled study". Psychiatry Res. 218 (3): 319–23. doi:10.1016/j.psychres.2014.04.037. PMID 24837426. S2CID 41624745.
• Enticott, Peter G.; Kennedy, Hayley A.; Johnston, Patrick J.; Rinehart, Nicole J.; Tonge, Bruce J.; Taffe, John R.; Fitzgerald, Paul B. (2014). "Emotion recognition of static and dynamic faces in autism spectrum disorder". Cogn Emot. 28 (6): 1110–8. doi:10.1080/02699931.2013.867832. PMID 24341852. S2CID 7602672.
• May, Tamara; Cornish, Kim; Conduit, Russell; Rajaratnam, Shantha M. W.; Rinehart, Nicole J. (2015). "Sleep in high-functioning children with autism: longitudinal developmental change and associations with behavior problems". Behav Sleep Med. 13 (1): 2–18. doi:10.1080/15402002.2013.829064. PMID 24283751. S2CID 35498146.