Dr Susan Nicolson

Dr. Susan Nicolson is a General Practitioner and infant mental health clinician, educator and researcher at the Royal Women’s Hospital in Melbourne. She is an Associate Professor in the Department of General Practice and Primary Care at the University of Melbourne.

Susan has worked as an infant mental health clinician in the community, in hospital clinics and in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). She is a master trainer in the Newborn Behavioral Observations (NBO) system and has trained professionals across Australia and around the world. Susan was a lead researcher in the first randomised controlled trial to test NBO in an Australian at-risk population. She is a proud member of the team that developed the Newborn Traffic Light Tool, and the supervisory panel for Dr Natalie Duffy’s PhD study.