Dana Tarif passed her PhD viva with very minor corrections on Friday 30th January.
Her PhD was supervised by Carol Joinson, Jon Heron and Abi Fraser and explored sex differences in the relationship between pubertal timing and depression and the mediating roles of body dissatisfaction and physical activity.
Dana’s external examiner was Lucy Bowes (Professor of Developmental Psychopathology at Oxford University) and her internal examiner was Kate Northstone.
Dana published three papers from her thesis:
Tarif D, Heron J, Fraser A, Elhakeem A, Joinson C. Association of multiple indicators of pubertal timing with depressive symptoms and depression in adolescent girls. Br J Psychiatry. 2025 Aug 26:1-7.
Tarif D, Heron J, Fraser A, Elhakeem A, Joinson C. Pubertal timing, depressive symptoms, and depression in adolescent males: a prospective cohort study.
Psychol Med. 2025 Feb 4;55:e3.
Tarif D, Heron J, Fraser A, Joinson C. Pubertal timing, body dissatisfaction and self-image: a prospective cohort study. BMJ Open. 2025 Aug 4;15(8):e092212.