Dr Gemma Hammerton
Expertise
My research explores the long-term consequences of childhood behavioural problems using data from the ALSPAC birth cohort and Pelotas 1993 birth cohort. I have expertise in structural equation modelling and mediation analysis.
Current positions
Senior Lecturer
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
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Biography
Following a degree in Psychology and PhD in Psychological Medicine from Cardiff University I was awarded a Sir Henry Wellcome Postdoctoral Fellowship which began in 2018 at the University of Bristol.
Research interests
I am a Research Fellow in Epidemiology and Medical Statistics in Population Health Sceinces at the University of Bristol, and a Sir Henry Wellcome Post-doctoral Fellow. My current research is exploring the long-term consequences of childhood behavioural problems using data from the ALSPAC birth cohort and Pelotas 1993 birth cohort.
Publications
Recent publications
12/03/2025A cross-country comparison of temporal change in adolescent mental health problems in the UK and Brazil
Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences
Childhood Allergy and Anxiety/Depression in Early Adulthood
Brain, Behavior, and Immunity
Childhood trauma, adolescent risk behaviours, and cardiovascular health indices in the 2004 Pelotas Birth Cohort
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
Registered Report: Clinical and cognitive mediators underlying subsequent depression in individuals with ADHD: a developmental approach
Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Adverse childhood experiences and crime outcomes in early adulthood
Psychiatry Research
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