Professor Nick Haslam FASSA
Professor Nick Haslam FASSA
BA (Hons)(Melbourne), PhD (UPenn)
Psychology
2013
Profile
Professor Nick Haslam is Professor of Psychology in the Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences at the University of Melbourne. With interests in social and clinical psychology, he has worked extensively on psychiatric classification, dehumanization, concept creep and historical changes in representations of mental illness.
Appointments
Pro Vice-Chancellor (Graduate), University of Melbourne, 2018 - 2019
Head of School, University of Melbourne, 2014 - 2016
Professor of Psychology, University of Melbourne, 2008 - present
Awards
Fellow, Association of Psychological Science
Fellow, Society of Experimental Social Psychology
Selected Publications
Bloch, S., & Haslam, N. (2023). Troubled minds: Understanding and treating mental illness. Scribe.
Haslam, N. (2026). Concept creep and the mental health crisis. Social Issues and Policy Review, 20, e70007.
Haslam, N. (2024). Dehumanization and mental health. World Psychiatry, 23, 713-714.
Haslam, N. (2016). Concept creep: Psychology’s expanding concepts of harm and pathology. Psychological Inquiry, 27, 1-17.
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