Rate My Professor Paul Skirrow

Promoted to Associate Professor in 2024, Skirrow leads New Zealand's first postgraduate Neuropsychology training programme at the University of Otago, Wellington—a part-time, remote two-year course resulting in registration with the New Zealand Psychologists Board, which enrolled 21 students from diverse backgrounds in its inaugural year and received strong feedback. His research specializations include applied neuropsychology in the New Zealand context, psychological aspects of concussion, traumatic brain injury, and stroke rehabilitation, cognitive and psychological impacts of acquired and developmental neurological conditions including neurotoxin exposure, and bi-cultural, person-centred, co-designed approaches to rehabilitation and service design. Key publications encompass 'Rehabilitation after critical illness: a randomized, controlled trial' (Critical Care Medicine, 2003; 565 citations), 'The not guilty verdict: Psychological reactions to a diagnosis of Asperger syndrome in adulthood' (Autism, 2009; 289 citations), 'Post-traumatic stress disorder-related symptoms in relatives of patients following intensive care' (Intensive Care Medicine, 2004; 449 citations), and recent contributions such as 'Post-COVID-19 neurocognitive screening in routine pilot aeromedical evaluations' (Aerospace Medicine & Human Performance, 2025) and 'Clinicians’ perspectives on the validity of neuropsychological memory tests for use in Aotearoa New Zealand' (New Zealand Journal of Psychology, 2025). He is open to collaborations with researchers, clinicians, and PhD students, including those with lived experience of neurological conditions.