Biography for NICOLE GRAHAM, M.D.*
MEDICAL EDUCATION & TRAINING:
Undergraduate - Iowa State University (Ames, IA)
Medical School - Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (Baltimore, MD)
Psychiatry Residency - Johns Hopkins Hospital (Baltimore, MD)
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship - University of Florida (Gainesville, FL)
Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship - Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, OH)
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS:
Dr. Graham has current academic appointments with the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Connecticut and the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Missouri - Kansas City.
LEADERSHIP ROLES IN THE FIELD:
Missouri Psychiatric Association, Forensic Psychiatry Committee CHAIR
American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law (AAPL) - Private Practice and Sexual Offenders Committee Member
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
As a lecturer, Dr. Graham has covered topics of legal insanity, medical ethics, aggression, suicide, malingering (feigning of psychiatric and cognitive symptoms), risk assessments for violence towards others or self, mental illness within youth populations and Minority populations.
PUBLICATIONS:
Graham N, Soliman S. Standard for the Disclosure of Mental Health Records When Damages Are Sought for Nonspecific Mental Disability and Mental Pain and Suffering. Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law. 2015, December, 43(4):524-26.
Graham N, Graham G: Treating the Psychotic and Violent Patient: A clinical guide to cardiac complications. JNEP. 2014, February, 4(4).
Graham NR. Lessons on the Path from Clinician to Forensic Expert. Current Psychiatry.2013, November, 12(11).
Graham NR. Polyamory: A call for increased mental health professional awareness.Archives of Sexual Behavior. Printed online ahead of print 22 July 2014. Doi: 10.1007/s10508-014-0321-3.
Graham NR, Pirzada M, Ginory A, Mayol L, Nguyen M: Psychosis resolved but menses stopped. Current Psychiatry. 2014, May, 13(5):25-29.
Graham N, Hackman D, Kohberger C, Hatters-Friedman S, Resnick P: AAPL Debate: Should the USA Adopt Infanticide Laws? AAPL (American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law) Newsletter. 2015, 40(2):1.
Jallen S, Graham N, Pirzada M, Nguyen M (2013, October 1). Back to School Jitters – Childhood Anxiety Disorders. The Gainesville Sun, pp 4F.
Graham N, Pirzada M, Sunkari D, Nguyen M (2013, September 8). Eating Disorders. The Gainesville Sun, pp 5F. Avila J,
Graham N, Pirzada M, Nguyen M (2013, July 28). Side Effects and addiction show this spice (synthetic marijuana) is not nice. The Gainesville Sun, pp 6F.
Mayol L, Pirzada M, Edmond N, Nguyen M (2013, June 9). Fighting childhood obesity. The Gainesville Sun, pp 7F.
Pirzada M, Edmond N, Nguyen M (2013, May 19). Sexting presents a threat to the health of our youth. The Gainesville Sun, pp 5F.
Edmond N, Pirzada M, Nguyen M (2013, April 1). Stopping kids from being bullied online. The Gainesville Sun, pp 4F.
Edmond N, Mayol L, Ginory A: Treatment of Co-Occurring Eating, Borderline Personality, and Substance Use Disorders. Am J Psychiatry Res J. 2012, April, 7(1).
PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS:
“MOC (Maintenance of Certification): Keep, Polish or Abolish,” American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Annual Conference, Debate, Portland, October 2016.
“Diagnosing and Managing Disordered Sleep in a Forensic Setting,” The Ezra Griffith, M.D. Forensic Seminar, Whiting Forensic Division of the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS), 2016.
“Developing and Optimizing a Private Forensic Practice,” American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Annual Conference, Committee Member and Course Advisor, Ft. Lauderdale, 2015.
“A Review of Filicide” & Original research on “The Impact of Race on Filicide.” The Ezra Griffith, M.D. Forensic Seminar, Whiting Forensic Division of the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS), 2015.
“Assessing and Documenting Suicide Risk: Protecting your patients and self,” The Nord Center: Comprehensive Behavioral Healthcare Center, Staff Development Guest Lecturer, 2015.
“What Works – Evidence Based Trauma Focused Psychosocial Interventions for Children and Adolescents: Common Elements and Important Considerations,” Juvenile and Family Law Symposium of The Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association Guardian ad Litem Project, Case Presentation, 2014.
“The US should not adopt Infanticide Laws,” American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Annual Conference, Debate, Chicago, 2014.
“The Impact of Race on Filicide,” American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Annual Conference, Poster Session, San Diego, 2013.
“PTSD: When it becomes a shared parent-child experience,” Florida Medical Association Annual Conference, Poster Session, Orlando, 2013.
"A Review of Professionalism in Social Networking,” Florida Psychiatric Society Conference, Poster Session, Orlando, 2012.
“The Prevalence of Binge Eating Behaviors in a Psychiatric Population,” AMSA Conference entitled “Serving the Underserved,” Poster Session, Houston, 2006.
A full CV is available upon request.
* Previously known as Nicole Edmond, M.D.
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