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Professor

Joseph Boden

BA cum laude (Psychology)(Boston) MA PhD(Psychology)(Case Western Reserve)

Email joseph.boden@otago.ac.nz

Joe is the Director of the Christchurch Health and Development Study. He trained as an experimental social psychologist and worked in the US, UK, and Australia, before coming to New Zealand.

He was awarded a Gold Medal for Research Excellence in 2017, and has recently been appointed by the Prime Minister's Chief Science Advisor to the Expert Panel on Cannabis.

Research Interests

  • the psychosocial causes and consequences of substance use, abuse, and dependence
  • mental health and substance use epidemiology
  • the social and psychological determinants of maladaptive behaviour including aggression and violence.

Affiliations

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During its more than 30 years of existence, researchers from the Christchurch Health and Development Study (CHDS) have published an average of one paper every month.
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Publications

Douglas, K., Bell, C., Tanveer, S., Eggleston, K., Porter, R., & Boden, J. (2023). UNITE Project: uUnderstanding neurocognitive impairment after trauma exposure: Study protocol of an observational study in Christchurch, New Zealand. BMJ Open, 13, e072195. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-072195
Journal - Research Other
Hobbs, M., McLeod, G. F. H., Mackenbach, J. D., Marek, L., Wiki, J., Deng, B., … Boden, J. M., Dhakal, B., … Horwood, L. J. (2023). Change in the food environment and measured adiposity in adulthood in the Christchurch Health and Development birth cohort, Aotearoa, New Zealand: A birth cohort study. Health & Place, 83, 103078. doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2023.103078
Journal - Research Article
Ruberu, T. L. M., Rajapaksha, R. M. D. S., Heitzeg, M. M., Klaus, R., Boden, J. M., Biswas, S., & Choudhary, P. (2023). Validation of a Bayesian learning model to predict the risk for cannabis use disorder. Addictive Behaviors, 146, 107799. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2023.107799
Journal - Research Article
Crossin, R., Cleland, L., Wilkins, C., Rychert, M., Adamson, S., Potiki, T., Pomerleau, A. C., … Noller, G., … Bagshaw, S., … Boden, J. (2023). The New Zealand drug harms ranking study: A multi-criteria decision analysis. Journal of Psychopharmacology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/02698811231182012
Journal - Research Article
Rippin, L., McLeod, G., Henderson, J., & Boden, J. (2023). Paternal depression among fathers in the Christchurch Health and Development Study [Research letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 136(1577), 88-90. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz/
Journal - Research Other
Boden, J. M. (2017). Alcohol policies. In A. Deckert & R. Sarre (Eds.), Palgrave handbook of Australian and New Zealand criminology, crime and justice. (pp. 801-814). Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-55747-2_53
Chapter in Book - Research
Boden, J. M. (2017). Forgetting everything we think we know: High self-esteem and violence. In P. Sturmey (Ed.), Wiley handbook of violence and aggression. John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1002/9781119057574.whbva046
Chapter in Book - Research
Boden, J. M. (2012). Self-esteem. In R. J. R. Levesque (Ed.), Encyclopedia of adolescence. (pp. 2567-2575). Berlin, Germany: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4419-1695-2_101
Chapter in Book - Research
Boden, J. M., & Fergusson, D. M. (2011). The short- and long-term consequences of adolescent alcohol use. In J. B. Saunders & J. M. Rey (Eds.), Young people and alcohol: Impact, policy, prevention, treatment. (pp. 32-44). Chichester, UK: Blackwell.
Chapter in Book - Research
Fergusson, D., & Boden, J. (2011). Alcohol use in adolescence. In P. Gluckman & H. Hayne (Eds.), Improving the transition: Reducing social and psychological morbidity during adolescence: A report from the Prime Minister's Chief Science Advisor. (pp. 235-255). Auckland, New Zealand: Office of the Prime Minister's Science Advisory Committee.
Chapter in Book - Research
Fergusson, D., & Boden, J. (2011). Cannabis use in adolescence. In P. Gluckman & H. Hayne (Eds.), Improving the transition: Reducing social and psychological morbidity during adolescence: A report from the Prime Minister's Chief Science Advisor. (pp. 257-271). Auckland, New Zealand: Office of the Prime Minister's Science Advisory Committee.
Chapter in Book - Research
Fergusson, D., Boden, J., & Hayne, H. (2011). Childhood conduct problems. In P. Gluckman & H. Hayne (Eds.), Improving the transition: Reducing social and psychological morbidity during adolescence: A report from the Prime Minister's Chief Science Advisor. (pp. 59-78). Auckland, New Zealand: Office of the Prime Minister's Science Advisory Committee.
Chapter in Book - Research
Ball, J., Zhang, J., Stanley, J., Boden, J., Waa, A., Hammond, D., & Edwards, R. (2023). Early-onset smoking and vaping of cannabis: Prevalence, correlates and trends in New Zealand 14–15-year-olds. Drug & Alcohol Review. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/dar.13597
Journal - Research Article
Beaglehole, B., Bell, C., Mulder, R., & Boden, J. (2023). Pathways to post-traumatic growth and post-traumatic stress following the Canterbury earthquakes in a cohort of 40-year-olds. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 57(7), 975-982. doi: 10.1177/00048674221134501
Journal - Research Article
Beaglehole, B., Boden, J. M., Bell, C., Mulder, R. T., Dhakal, B., & Horwood, L. J. (2023). The long-term impacts of the Canterbury earthquakes on the mental health of the Christchurch Health and Development Study cohort. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 57(7), 966-974. doi: 10.1177/00048674221138499
Journal - Research Article
Boden, J. M., Foulds, J. A., Cantal, C., Jones, R., Dent, J., Mora, K., & Goulding, J. (2023). Predictors of methamphetamine use in a longitudinal birth cohort. Addictive Behaviors, 144, 107714. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2023.107714
Journal - Research Article
Boden, J. M., Foulds, J. A., Newton-Howes, G., & McKetin, R. (2023). Methamphetamine use and psychotic symptoms: Findings from a New Zealand longitudinal birth cohort. Psychological Medicine, 53, 987-994. doi: 10.1017/S0033291721002415
Journal - Research Article
Crossin, R., Cleland, L., Wilkins, C., Rychert, M., Adamson, S., Potiki, T., Pomerleau, A. C., … Noller, G., … Bagshaw, S., … Boden, J. (2023). The New Zealand drug harms ranking study: A multi-criteria decision analysis. Journal of Psychopharmacology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/02698811231182012
Journal - Research Article
Hobbs, M., Bowden, N., Marek, L., Wiki, J., Kokaua, J., Theodore, R., Ruhe, T., Boden, J., … Milne, B. (2023). The environment a young person grows up in is associated with their mental health: A nationwide geospatial study using the integrated data infrastructure, New Zealand. Social Science & Medicine, 326, 115893. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.115893
Journal - Research Article
Hobbs, M., McLeod, G. F. H., Mackenbach, J. D., Marek, L., Wiki, J., Deng, B., … Boden, J. M., Dhakal, B., … Horwood, L. J. (2023). Change in the food environment and measured adiposity in adulthood in the Christchurch Health and Development birth cohort, Aotearoa, New Zealand: A birth cohort study. Health & Place, 83, 103078. doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2023.103078
Journal - Research Article
Monk, N. J., McLeod, G. F. H., Mulder, R. T., Spittlehouse, J. K., & Boden, J. M. (2023). Childhood anxious/withdrawn behaviour and later anxiety disorder: A network outcome analysis of a population cohort. Psychological Medicine, 53, 1343-1354. doi: 10.1017/s0033291721002889
Journal - Research Article
Ruberu, T. L. M., Rajapaksha, R. M. D. S., Heitzeg, M. M., Klaus, R., Boden, J. M., Biswas, S., & Choudhary, P. (2023). Validation of a Bayesian learning model to predict the risk for cannabis use disorder. Addictive Behaviors, 146, 107799. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2023.107799
Journal - Research Article
Tanveer, S., Schluter, P. J., Beaglehole, B., Porter, R. J., Boden, J., Sulaiman-Hill, R., Scarf, D., Dean, S., … Bell, C. (2023). The COVID Psychosocial Impacts Scale: A reliable and valid tool to examine the psychosocial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health, 20, 5990. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20115990
Journal - Research Article
Cant, N., Buchanan, M., Carr, A., & Boden, J. M. (2022). Cannabis use and patterns of psychotic symptomatology in a longitudinal birth cohort. New Zealand Medical Journal, 135(1562), 25-33. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz/
Journal - Research Article
Cleland, L., McLeod, G. F. H., Dhakal, B., Fenton, A., Welch, J.-L., Horwood, L. J., & Boden, J. M. (2022). Childhood maltreatment and the menopause transition in a cohort of midlife New Zealand women. Menopause, 29(7), 816-822. doi: 10.1097/GME.0000000000001976
Journal - Research Article
Crossin, R., Cleland, L., Beautrais, A., Witt, K., & Boden, J. M. (2022). Acute alcohol use and suicide deaths: An analysis of New Zealand coronial data from 2007-2020. New Zealand Medical Journal, 135(1558), 65-78. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz
Journal - Research Article
Crossin, R., Cleland, L., McLeod, G. F. H., Beautrais, A., Witt, K., & Boden, J. M. (2022). The association between alcohol use disorder and suicidal ideation in a New Zealand birth cohort. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 56(12), 1576-1586. doi: 10.1177/00048674211064183
Journal - Research Article
McLeod, G. F. H., Cleland, L., Welch, J., Spittlehouse, J. K., Fenton, A., Boden, J. M., & Horwood, L. J. (2022). Menopause status and climacteric symptoms in a birth cohort of mid-life New Zealand women. Climacteric, 25(3), 271-277. doi: 10.1080/13697137.2021.1948005
Journal - Research Article
McLeod, G. F. H., Horwood, L. J., Darlow, B. A., Boden, J. M., Martin, J., Spittlehouse, J. K., Carter, F. A., Jordan, J., Porter, R., Bell, C., Douglas, K., … McIntosh, V. V. W., … Vierck, E. (2022). Recruitment and retention of participants in longitudinal studies after a natural disaster. Longitudinal & Life Course Studies, 13(2), 287-306. doi: 10.1332/175795921X16168462584238
Journal - Research Article
Monk, N. J., McLeod, G. F. H., Mulder, R. T., Spittlehouse, J. K., & Boden, J. M. (2022). Expanding the system: A brief psychosocial complex systems model of internalising disorder. Journal of Affective Disorders, 303, 297-300. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2022.02.014
Journal - Research Article
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