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Professor Nicholas Haslam is a professor of psychology at the University of Melbourne in Australia. He is co-director of the Mental Health PhD program and an expert in personality, social psychology and psychiatric classification. Within his area of expertise, Professor Haslam’s research focuses on prejudice and refugee mental health. He also investigates psychiatrization and coined the term “concept creep” to describe society’s increasing sensitivity to harm. Professor Haslam has written nine books and published over 330 articles and book chapters.

Education
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Clinical PsychologyUniversity of Pennsylvania1992
Bachelor of Arts (BA), PsychologyUniversity of Melbourne1984
3 Honors and Awards
Association for Psychological Science2022
Fellow
Society for Personality and Social Psychology2022
Fellow
5 Books
Book cover of "Yearning to Breathe Free"
Book cover of "Introduction to the Taxometric Method"
Book cover of "Psychology in the Bathroom"
Book cover of "Introduction to Personality and Intelligence"
Book cover of "Relational Models Theory"
Book cover of "An Introduction to Personality, Individual Differences and Intelligence"