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
Adverse childhood experiences and lower urinary tract symptoms in adolescence: the mediating effect of inflammation
medRxiv
Adverse childhood experiences, gang membership and crime in a Brazilian birth cohort
JAMA Network Open
Assessing for manic episodes using the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI)
Journal of Affective Disorders Reports
Childhood adversity and incident psychotic experiences in early adulthood:
Schizophrenia Bulletin