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
Research Fellow
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
01/04/2024Adverse childhood experiences and crime outcomes in early adulthood
Psychiatry Research
Childhood adversity and incident psychotic experiences in early adulthood:
Schizophrenia Bulletin
Counterfactual mediation analysis with a latent class exposure
Multivariate Behavioral Research
Modifiable protective factors for mental health resilience in the offspring of depressed parents
JCPP Advances
Maternal postnatal depressive symptoms and offspring emotional and behavioral development at age 7 years in a U.K. birth cohort
Developmental Psychology
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