
Dr Becky Mars
BSc, PhD
Expertise
Current positions
Associate Professor in Epidemiology
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
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Research interests
I am a Research Fellow in Epidemiology and am based in the dept of Population Health Sciences in the University of Bristol Medical School. My research interests focus on the epidemiology and course of self-harm and suicidal behaviours, including transitions between suicidal thoughts/non-suicidal self-harm and suicide attempts. I currently have a fellowship from the Medical Research Foundation which is using data science methods to identify predictors and patterns of self-harm thoughts and behaviours.
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
PATHWAYS TO SELF-HARM: BIOLOGICAL MECHANISMS AND GENETIC CONTRIBUTION
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
01/10/2017 to 31/05/2020
Thesis supervisions
Publications
Recent publications
11/06/2024Cyberbullying Perpetration and Victimization as Risk Factors for Self-Harm
Journal of Adolescent Health
Ecological Momentary Assessment of Self-Harm Thoughts and Behaviors
JMIR Mental Health
Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in Parents Caring for Children with Disabilities and Long-Term Illnesses
Archives of Suicide Research
The association between poverty and longitudinal patterns of adverse childhood experiences across childhood and adolescence
Child Abuse and Neglect
The relationship between type, timing and duration of exposure to adverse childhood experiences and adolescent self-harm and depression
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry