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Professor Nicola Newton is the Director of Prevention Research at the Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, University of Sydney. She leads internationally recognized programs in substance use and mental health prevention, with a focus on school-based and eHealth interventions. Her roles include co-Director of the NHMRC Centre for Research Excellence - PREMISE and Vice President of the Alliance for the Prevention of Mental Disorders.
She holds a Bachelor of Psychology (Hons Class 1) from Macquarie University and a PhD from the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (UNSW). After postdoctoral work at King’s College London and 7 years at NDARC, she joined the Matilda Centre in 2018.
- Research Interests: Substance use prevention, mental health promotion, healthy lifestyles, adolescent health, personality-targeted interventions, eHealth technologies, translation and implementation science.
- Methodological Expertise: Cluster randomized controlled trials, school-based trials, intervention development, online clinical trials.
Her recent publications focus on eHealth interventions for vaping, mental health disparities among gender/sexuality diverse youth, trauma-informed prevention, and socioeconomic factors in substance use. She has received 34 awards, including the 2024 Australian Rotary Health Mental Health Impact Award, and serves as Assistant Editor for Drug & Alcohol Review and Addiction.
Grants: >$51 million as Chief Investigator, including funding from NHMRC, MRFF, Movember Foundation, and Australian Government Department of Health. She advises state and federal health/education departments on substance use prevention.