Dr Nicole Rickerby

PhD, MCR, BPsySc(Hons)

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

RECOVER Injury Research Centre

Affiliate Research Fellow

UQ School of Psychology

n.rickerby@uq.edu.au

RECOVER Injury Research Centre
The University of Queensland
Level 7, Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service
296 Herston Road
HERSTON QLD 4029

Nicole is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at RECOVER Injury Research Centre, working within the Improving Health Outcomes after Musculoskeletal Injury program.

Nicole holds a PhD in Psychology and a master's degree in clinical research. Her doctoral research investigated the efficacy and mechanisms of mind–body therapies for pain management in injured athletes. Her current work focuses on developing personalised approaches to injury rehabilitation that are both practical and clinically impactful.

Publications

Journal Articles (6)

Conference Paper (1)

Journal Articles

Rickerby, N. C., Jensen, M. P., Hodges, P. W., Besomi, M., Cundiff, J. M. and Day, M. A. (2025). Further evaluation of the behavioural inhibition system and behavioural activation system (BIS-BAS) model of pain in athletes. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 1-16. doi: 10.1080/1612197x.2025.2584551

Davenport, R. A., Krug, I., Dang, P. L., Rickerby, N. and Kiropoulos, L. (2024). Neuroticism and cognitive correlates of depression and anxiety in endometriosis: A meta-analytic review, evidence appraisal, and future recommendations. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 187 111906, 111906. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2024.111906

Davenport, Rebekah A., Krug, Isabel, Rickerby, Nicole, Dang, Phuong Linh, Forte, Elizabeth and Kiropoulos, Litza (2024). Personality and cognitive factors implicated in depression and anxiety in multiple sclerosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Affective Disorders Reports, 17 100832, 1-15. doi: 10.1016/j.jadr.2024.100832

Rickerby, Nicole C., Hodges, Paul W., Jensen, Mark P., Besomi, Manuela and Day, Melissa A. (2024). An evaluation of the behavioural inhibition system and behavioural activation system (BIS-BAS) model of pain in athletes. Journal of Sports Sciences, 42 (10), 930-937. doi: 10.1080/02640414.2024.2370154

Rickerby, Nicole C., Hodges, Paul W., Besomi, Manuela, Hutchinson, Mark R. and Day, Melissa A. (2024). Avoiding the edge before it is too late: when is pain a sign of injury in athletes?. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine, 34 (5), 401-403. doi: 10.1097/jsm.0000000000001237

Rickerby, Nicole, Krug, Isabel, Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, Matthew, Forte, Elizabeth, Davenport, Rebekah, Chayadi, Ellentika and Kiropoulos, Litza (2022). Rumination across depression, anxiety, and eating disorders in adults: a meta-analytic review. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 31 (2), 1-19. doi: 10.1037/cps0000110

Conference Paper

Davenport, Rebekah, Krug, Isabel, Rickerby, Nicole, Dang, Linh Phuong and Kiropoulos, Litza (2024). Personality and cognitive factors implicated in depression and anxiety in multiple sclerosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Multiple Sclerosis Australia: Progress in MS Research Conference (MS), Perth, WA Australia, 29 November - 1 December 2023. London, United Kingdom: SAGE Publications.