Dr Jon Heron
B.Sc.(Manc.), M.Sc.(Sheff.), D.Phil.(Bristol)
Current positions
Associate Professor in Medical Statistics
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
Contact
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Projects and supervisions
Research projects
Exploring the antecedents of adolescent cancer risk behaviours using ALSPAC
Principal Investigator
Description
An MSc dissertation project exploring the antecedents of adolescent cancer risk behaviours using ALSPACManaging organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
03/05/2021 to 30/09/2021
Assessing the associations between autism, autistic traits and multiple risk behaviours in adolescence: a longitudinal population-based birth cohort study
Role
Co-Investigator
Description
A PhD mini project, Assessing the associations between autism, autistic traits and multiple risk behaviours in adolescence: a longitudinal population-based birth cohort study;Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
01/10/2019 to 30/09/2020
Young Adult Relationships and Health
Principal Investigator
Role
Co-Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
01/04/2019 to 30/09/2022
Early-onset depression: characterising development and identifying risks
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
01/10/2017 to 30/09/2020
Modelling within-individual variation in repeated continuous exposures
Principal Investigator
Role
Co-Investigator
Managing organisational unit
School of EducationDates
01/10/2016 to 31/03/2019
Thesis supervisions
Assessing causality of the association between maternal smoking during pregnancy and offspring intellectual disability
Supervisors
Modifiable Risk Factors for Depression in Adolescence – Understanding the Causal Role of Obesity and Physical Activity
Supervisors
Investigating causal associations of substance use with mental health and social cognitive performance in adolescence
Supervisors
Approaches, challenges, and opportunities in the application of genetic epidemiological techniques to lifecourse epidemiology
Supervisors
Pathways to Psychosis
Supervisors
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in young adults
Supervisors
Investigating the Relationship between Anxiety and Alcohol Use
Supervisors
Publications
Recent publications
17/02/2025A structural mean modelling Mendelian randomization approach to investigate the lifecourse effect of adiposity
American Journal of Epidemiology
Bidirectional relationships between depression, anxiety and urinary symptoms in women
Journal of Affective Disorders
Pubertal Timing, Depressive Symptoms and Depression in Adolescent Males
Psychological Medicine
The impact of parental intimate partner violence and abuse (IPVA) on young adult relationships
The Lancet Regional Health - Europe
Better support is needed for young people vulnerable to abuse in intimate relationships
Related people
Professor George Davey Smith
Professor of Clinical Epidemiology
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
Professor Carol Joinson
Professor of Developmental Psychology
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
Professor Kate Tilling
Professor of Medical Statistics and MRC Investigator
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
Professor Laura Howe
Professor of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
Professor Abigail Fraser
Professor of Epidemiology
Bristol Medical School (PHS)