Rate My Professor Nicole Papadopoulos

Dr. Nicole Papadopoulos is a clinical psychologist and Senior Research Fellow in the School of Educational Psychology and Counselling, Faculty of Education, at Monash University. She earned her PhD in clinical psychology from Monash University and her Master’s in Clinical Psychology from the Australian Catholic University. With more than a decade of clinical practice, she is internationally recognised for her expertise in child mental health and neurodevelopmental disabilities. Her research program emphasises improving treatment outcomes for primary school-aged children through brief, personalised interventions that address modifiable risk factors, including behavioural sleep problems, movement difficulties, inclusion, disability, emotional literacy, and psychosocial interventions. Collaborating with clinicians, educators, community members, and individuals with lived experience, she has spearheaded large-scale projects yielding practical resources such as online psychoeducation and e-learning programs to enhance support for children with mental health challenges, their parents, clinicians, and educators.

Dr. Papadopoulos' influential work includes leading the development and evaluation of the 'Sleeping Sound Autism' brief behavioural sleep intervention for autistic children, demonstrated effective through multiple high-quality studies. Key publications include the cost-effectiveness analysis 'Sleeping Sound Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): Cost-Effectiveness of a Brief Behavioural Sleep Intervention' (Engel et al., 2025, Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders); 'The connection between sleep problems and emotional and behavioural difficulties in autistic children: a network analysis' (Sommers et al., 2025); a pilot randomised controlled trial of telehealth-delivered Sleeping Sound (Lewis et al., 2024, Sleep Medicine); and 12-month outcomes of the randomised controlled trial (Pattison et al., 2024, Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders). Additional contributions encompass projects like Joy of Moving, AllPlay child and family programs, and telehealth initiatives bridging clinical and community settings to improve quality of life for children with autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, and related conditions. Her efforts have advanced evidence-based practices in neurodevelopmental intervention research.