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Email

nba@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Honorary Professorial Fellow
Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Education
Doctoral Degree (Research) / PhD
University of Melbourne
Masters Degree (Coursework)
University of Melbourne
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
University of Melbourne
ORCID

0000-0002-1086-6639

Prof Nick Allen

Honorary Professorial Fellow
Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences

554 Scholarly works
19 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Neural sensitivity to peer rejection predicts depressive symptoms and daily mood in adolescents.
    DOI: 10.1038/s44277-026-00073-0
  • 2026

    Conference Proceedings

    Multimodal Depression Detection Varies with Cross-Dataset Differences
    DOI: 10.1145/3776591.3836736
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Fine-tuning large language models for detecting negative self-referential language in smartphone text among youth with depression.
    DOI: 10.1037/abn0001159
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Identifying suicide-related language in smartphone keyboard entries among high-risk adolescents.
    DOI: 10.1038/s41746-026-02921-x
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Comparison of smartphone- and fitbit-derived measures of physical activity in a large sample under naturalistic conditions
    DOI: 10.1186/s44247-026-00263-y
  • 2026

    Journal article

    495. Neural Sensitivity to Peer Rejection Predicts Depressive Symptoms and Daily Mood in Adolescents
    DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2026.03.729
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Connectome-Based Predictive Models Optimized for Sleep Differentiate Patients With Depression From Psychiatrically Healthy Controls
    DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2025.10.002
Nick Allen

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2026

    Conference Proceedings

    MIND: Empowering Mental Health Clinicians with Multimodal Data Insights through a Narrative Dashboard
    DOI: 10.1145/3772318.3790529
  • 2026

    Journal article

    In their own words: case studies of adolescent smartphone language preceding suicide-related hospitalizations.
    DOI: 10.1038/s44277-026-00057-0
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Momentary stress and social context among adolescents at risk for suicide: An experience sampling study
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2025.120407

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2015

    Research Grant

    Pubertal Timing, Brain Development and Mental Health in Adolescence
  • 2012

    Research Grant

    Can Better Sleep Prevent Depression and Improve Cardiac Health in at Risk Adolescents?
  • 2014

    Research Grant

    Tuning in to Teens: The Prevention of Mental Health Difficulties in Adolescents Using an Emotion- Focussed Parenting Program
  • 2012

    Research Grant

    Improving Adolescent Gate-Keeping and Help-Seeking for Risky Drinking and Depression: A Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial.
  • 2012

    Research Grant

    Improving Adolescent Gate-Keeping and Help-Seeking for Risky Drinking and Depression: A Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial.

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