Nicole Hamilton

Dr. Nicole Hamilton is a Core Faculty member, Coordinator, and Committee Advisor for the Human Services program. She holds a Ph.D. in General Psychology specializing in Child and Adolescent Development from Capella University, a Master's of Science degree in Counseling Psychology from the Our Lady of the Lake University and a Master’s of Science degree in Early Childhood Studies with a specialization in Administration, Management, and Leadership from Walden University, and a Bachelors in Psychology from the University of Texas at San Antonio. She has taught both undergraduate and graduate psychology and human services courses since 2004 and has been faculty at Walden University since 2015. Dr. Hamilton's primary areas of research are; divorce, suicide prevention, addiction, ACES, parenting, sibling relationships, and developmental growth in general.

Courses Taught

HUMN 6000 - Foundation Grad Studies for Human Serivces

HUMN 6011 - Inte & Case Mgmt in Hum & Soc

HUMN 6150/8150 - Helping Indiv, Org, and Comm

HUMN 8162 - Cultural Humility and Diversity

HUMN 8207 - Grant Writing

HUMN 8785 - Social Change and Action

RSCH 8110 - Research Theory

RSCH 8200/8210 - Quant Reasoning and Analysis

HUMN 8260 - Advanced Quantitative Reasoning and Analysis

HUMN 8310 - Qualitative Analysis

HUMN 8360 - Advanced Qualitative Analysis

HUMN 9001 - Dissertation

Education

BA, University of Texas at San Antonio

MS, Our Lady of the Lake University

MS, Our Lady of the Lake University

PhD, Capella University

Awards / Honors

Faculty Excellence Award, Walden University, 2022

Publications

Hamilton, N. V. (2024). Adverse Childhood Experiences in Adults in Sexual Minority Populations, including Transgendered Populations, as Indicators for Chronic Disease and Health Behavior Outcomes. The Journal of Aging and Social Change

Hamilton, N. V. (2022). Stress and resilience among families with autism spectrum disorder.

Hamilton, N. V. (2022). Developmental strategies for young children’s behaviors in preschool classrooms. .

Hamilton, N. V. (2014). Resilience in families with autism spectrum disorder.

Hamilton, N. V. (2014). Parental rearing and family structure as associated factors to adult sibling relationship.

Hamilton, N. (2011). Suicide prevention.

Presentations

Hamilton, N. V. (2022). Adverse Childhood Experiences in Adults in Sexual Minority Populations, including Transgendered Populations, as Indicators for Chronic Disease and Health Behavior Outcomes. Walden University

Hamilton, N. (2014). Scholarly Research Workshop. Galen College of Nursing

Hamilton, N. (2015). The relationship of perceived trauma and PTSD to the adolescent incarcerated population. Ashford University

Hamilton, N., Roginsky, B. (2014). The effects of types of parenting on adult sibling relationships. Kaplan University

Carr-Jordan, E., Hamilton, N. (2013). The role of addiction in academic success.

Carr-Jordan, E., Hamilton, N. (2013). Addiction and academic success: The role previous and current addiction plays in student achievement in an addiction specialization program. American Psychological Association

Hamilton, N. (2013). Volunteering: Graduate internships and practicums. Kaplan University

Hamilton, N. (2013). Young females and ADHD. Kaplan University

Hamilton, N. (2012). Strategies for working with children.

Hamilton, N. (2009). Factors Influencing the Impact of Parental Divorce in Childhood and Adolescent on Academic Achievement of Traditional-Aged College Students: A Literature Review.

Hamilton, N. (2009). Possible Factors Influencing the Impact of Parental Divorce. University of the Incarnate Word