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Email

nelsonb@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Professorial Fellow
Centre for Youth Mental Health (Orygen)
Education
Doctoral Degree (Research) / PhD
University of Melbourne
Masters Degree (Coursework)
University of Melbourne
Postgraduate Diploma
University of Melbourne
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
University of Melbourne
ORCID

0000-0002-6263-2332

Prof Barnaby Nelson

Professorial Fellow
Centre for Youth Mental Health (Orygen)

656 Scholarly works
25 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Psychosis Polyrisk Score and Polygenic Risk Score to Improve Detection and Prognosis in Individuals at Clinical High Risk for Psychosis: Model Development and Internal Validation
    DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbag088
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Reliability and Validity of the Japanese Version of the Inventory of Psychotic-Like Anomalous Self-Experiences
    DOI: 10.1002/mpr.70099
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Comparative profiles of anomalous self-experiences and social cognition in clinical high risk for psychosis and autism spectrum disorder
    DOI: 10.1016/j.scog.2026.100450
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Predicting the First Onset of Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in Adolescents Using Multimodal Risk Factors: A 4-Year Longitudinal Study
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2025.07.006
  • 2024

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    The Prediction and Treatment of Early Stage Psychosis: Sharpening the Tools, Broadening the Target, and Innovating the Interventions
  • 2020

    Research grants (international)

    Trajectories and Predictors in the Clinical High Risk for Psychosis Population (CHR-Aus): A Nationwide Network of Clinics With International Partners (PRESCIENT) - Institute of Mental Health- Singapore
  • 2020

    Research grants (other domestic)

    Australian Early Psychosis Collaborative Consortium Clinical Registry (Cr) & Clinical Trial & Translation Network (Cttn)
Barnaby Nelson

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2015
Outstanding Research Award - Sidney R. Baer, Jr. Prize for Innovative and Promising Schizophrenia Research Brain & Behavior Research Foudnation (BBRF)
2015
NARSAD Independent Investigator Award
2008
NARSAD Young Investigator Award
2008
Ronald Phillip Griffith Fellow, University of Melbourne

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Suicide and Self-Harm Risk in Young People at Clinical High Risk of Psychosis: Exploring Comorbid Risk Factors and Potential Points for Intervention
    DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbag080
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Mentalisation-Based Treatment (MBT) in youth at Clinical High-Risk for Psychosis (CHR-P): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (MBT-Psychosis)
    DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2026-119021
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Machine Learning Prediction of First Suicide Attempts in Early Adolescence Among Child Ideators.
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2026.07.1245
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Effects of 6-months of SSRI use on DNA-methylation and gene expression in blood
    DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2026.106520
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Processing Speed and Verbal Learning Ability as Predictors of Assessor-Rated and Ecological Momentary Assessment Self-Reported Functioning: Findings from AMP SCZ
    DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbag056
  • 2026

    Journal article

    The Staging Model in Psychosis and Preventive Interventions: An Emerging Field With Debates on Conceptual Models and Interpretation of the Evidence Base
    DOI: 10.1111/eip.70185

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2024

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Youth AI: Infrastructure for the Next Generation of Youth Mental Healthcare
  • 2023

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    The Cannabidiol First-Episode Psychosis Study

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