Dr Elizabeth Corfield
CertII, BSc, BSc (Hons), PhD
Expertise
Current positions
Senior Research Associate in Genetic Epidemiology
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
Contact
Press and media
Many of our academics speak to the media as experts in their field of research. If you are a journalist, please contact the University’s Media and PR Team:
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
Comorbidities of Eczema and Acne – investigating the Causal Effects
Role
Researcher
Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
16/09/2024 to 15/09/2027
Causes, development and consequences of sleep problems and fatigue
Role
Researcher
Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
01/12/2021 to 14/05/2025
Investigate the genetic risk of mental disorders and their manifestations in traits, symptoms, and disorders during different developmental stages from birth to adulthood, in females and males
Role
Researcher
Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
08/02/2019 to 30/11/2021
Characterising the Genetics of ADHD Traits with Cognitive Deficits in a Paediatric Community-Based Sample
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
15/05/2017 to 30/11/2018
Characterising the Relationship between Fatigue and Depression
Role
Student
Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
15/04/2014 to 08/09/2017
Publications
Selected publications
01/07/2025Genome-wide association meta-analysis of age at onset of walking in over 70,000 infants of European ancestry
Nature Human Behaviour
Genomics yields biological and phenotypic insights into bipolar disorder
Nature
Trans-ancestry genome-wide study of depression identifies 697 associations implicating cell types and pharmacotherapies
Cell
Recent publications
01/01/2026Unravelling symptom-specific polygenic effects on maternal mental health during the perinatal period and postpartum
Journal of Affective Disorders
Associations of polygenic risk scores for major depression and depression severity
Molecular Psychiatry
Childhood trajectories of emotional and behavioral difficulties are related to polygenic liability for mood and anxiety disorders
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines
Circulating 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Levels During Pregnancy and Risk of Congenital Heart Diseases
Journal of the American Heart Association
Direct and indirect genetic effects on early neurodevelopmental traits
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
Related people
Dr Beate St Pourcain
Honorary Senior Research Fellow
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
Professor Deborah Lawlor
Professor of Epidemiology, MRC Investigator and BHF Chair
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
Professor George Davey Smith
Professor of Clinical Epidemiology
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
Dr Carolina Borges
Associate Professor in Aetiological Epidemiology
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
Dr Amanda Hughes
Research Fellow
Bristol Medical School (PHS)