Professor
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.
Publications
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. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2022.02.014
Noble, A. J., Pearson, J. F., Kennedy, M. A., Boden, J. M., Horwood, L. J., & Osborne, A. J. (2021). Does DNA methylation link the association between maternal tobacco use during pregnancy and altered offspring neurodevelopment. Proceedings of the 16th Congress of the Federation of Asian & Oceanic Biochemists & Molecular Biologists (FAOBMB). (pp. 292). Retrieved from https://www.faobmb2021.org
Boden, J. (2021, September). Trauma exposure and consequence over the life course: Evidence from the Christchurch Health and Development Study. Verbal presentation at the Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) New Zealand Scientific Conference, Queenstown, New Zealand.
Crossin, R., Cleland, L., McLeod, G. F. H., Beautrais, A., Witt, K., & Boden, J. M. (2021). The association between alcohol use disorder and suicidal ideation in a New Zealand birth cohort. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/00048674211064183
Ball, J., Zhang, J., Boden, J., Waa, A., Stanley, J., Gurram, N., … Edwards, R. (2021). Prevalence and correlates of early-onset cannabis use in Aotearoa New Zealand. Proceedings of the APSAD Scientific Drug & Alcohol Conference. Retrieved from https://apsadconference2021.com.au
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. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2022.02.014
Journal - Research Article
Noble, A. J., Pearson, J. F., Kennedy, M. A., Boden, J. M., Horwood, L. J., & Osborne, A. J. (2021). Does DNA methylation link the association between maternal tobacco use during pregnancy and altered offspring neurodevelopment. Proceedings of the 16th Congress of the Federation of Asian & Oceanic Biochemists & Molecular Biologists (FAOBMB). (pp. 292). Retrieved from https://www.faobmb2021.org
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Boden, J. (2021, September). Trauma exposure and consequence over the life course: Evidence from the Christchurch Health and Development Study. Verbal presentation at the Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) New Zealand Scientific Conference, Queenstown, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Crossin, R., Cleland, L., McLeod, G. F. H., Beautrais, A., Witt, K., & Boden, J. M. (2021). The association between alcohol use disorder and suicidal ideation in a New Zealand birth cohort. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/00048674211064183
Journal - Research Article
Ball, J., Zhang, J., Boden, J., Waa, A., Stanley, J., Gurram, N., … Edwards, R. (2021). Prevalence and correlates of early-onset cannabis use in Aotearoa New Zealand. Proceedings of the APSAD Scientific Drug & Alcohol Conference. Retrieved from https://apsadconference2021.com.au
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Monk, N. J., McLeod, G. F. H., Mulder, R. T., Spittlehouse, J. K., & Boden, J. M. (2021). Childhood anxious/withdrawn behaviour and later anxiety disorder: A network outcome analysis of a population cohort. Psychological Medicine. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1017/s0033291721002889
Journal - Research Article
Sulaiman-Hill, R. C., Porter, R., Tanveer, S., Boden, J., Beaglehole, B., Schluter, P. J., Dean, S., & Bell, C. (2021). Psychosocial impacts on the Christchurch Muslim community following the 15 March terrorist attacks: A mixed-methods study protocol. BMJ Open, 11(10), e055413. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-055413
Journal - Research Other
Ip, H. F., van der Laan, C. M., Krapohl, E. M. L., Brikell, I., Sánchez-Mora, C., Nolte, I. M., … Miller, A., … Boden, J., Pearson, J., Horwood, L. J., Kennedy, M., Poulton, R., … Boomsma, D. I. (2021). Genetic association study of childhood aggression across raters, instruments, and age. Translational Psychiatry, 11, 413. doi: 10.1038/s41398-021-01480-x
Journal - Research Article
Watson, H. J., Thornton, L. M., Yilmaz, Z., Baker, J. H., Coleman, J. R. I., Adan, R. A. H., … Boden, J. M., … Horwood, L. J., … Jordan, J., Kennedy, M., … Bulik, C. M. (2021). Common genetic variation and age at onset of anorexia nervosa. Biological Psychiatry: Global Open Science. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.bpsgos.2021.09.001
Journal - Research Article
Hobbs, M., Mackenbach, J., Wiki, J., Marek, L., McLeod, G., & Boden, J. (2021). Investigating change in the urban food environment over 10 years in New Zealand: A longitudinal study. Proceedings of the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition & Physical Activity Annual Meeting (ISBNPA XChange): Thinking Independently Together: Let's Dance Around the World. (pp. 42). International Society of Behavioral Nutrition & Physical Activity. Retrieved from https://isbnpa2021.venuewest.com
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
McLeod, G. F. H., Cleland, L., Welch, J., Spittlehouse, J. K., Fenton, A., Boden, J. M., & Horwood, L. J. (2021). Menopause status and climacteric symptoms in a birth cohort of mid-life New Zealand women. Climacteric. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/13697137.2021.1948005
Journal - Research Article
Ball, J., Zhang, J., Hammond, D., Boden, J., Stanley, J., & Edwards, R. (2021). The rise of cannabis vaping: Implications for survey design. New Zealand Medical Journal, 134(1540), 95-98. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Journal - Research Other
Boden, J. M., Foulds, J. A., Newton-Howes, G., & McKetin, R. (2021). Methamphetamine use and psychotic symptoms: Findings from a New Zealand longitudinal birth cohort. Psychological Medicine. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1017/S0033291721002415
Journal - Research Article
Adamson, S. J., Martin, A., Deering, D. E. A., & Boden, J. M. (2021). New Zealand women's experience of intimacy within heterosexual relationships: Influence of partners' perceived pornography use. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/0092623x.2021.1937416
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. (2021). Recruitment and retention of participants in longitudinal studies after a natural disaster. Longitudinal & Life Course Studies. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1332/175795921X16168462584238
Journal - Research Article
McLeod, G. F. H., Horwood, J., Boden, J. M., & Woodward, L. J. (2021). Parental use of physical punishment in a birth cohort. New Zealand Medical Journal, 134(1534), 17-30. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Journal - Research Article
Noble, A. J., Pearson, J. F., Boden, J. M., Horwood, L. J., Gemmell, N. J., Kennedy, M. A., & Osborne, A. J. (2021). A validation of Illumina EPIC array system with bisulfite-based amplicon sequencing. PeerJ, 9, e10762. doi: 10.7717/peerj.10762
Journal - Research Article
Theodore, R., Ratima, M., Potiki, T., Boden, J., & Poulton, R. (2021). Cannabis, the cannabis referendum and Māori youth: A review from a lifecourse perspective. Kōtuitui, 16(1), 1-17. doi: 10.1080/1177083X.2020.1760897
Journal - Research Other
Munn-Chernoff, M. A., Johnson, E. C., Chou, Y.-L., Coleman, J. R. I., Thornton, L. M., Walters, R. K., … Boden, J. M., … Horwood, L. J., … Pearson, J. F., … Jordan, J., Kennedy, M. A., … Agrawal, A. (2021). Shared genetic risk between eating disorder- and substance-use-related phenotypes: Evidence from genome-wide association studies. Addiction Biology, 26, e12880. doi: 10.1111/adb.12880
Journal - Research Article
Bell, C., Beaglehole, B., Bell, R., Tanveer, S., Sulaiman-Hill, R., Boden, J., & Porter, R. (2021). Learning from previous disasters: Potential pitfalls of epidemiological psychosocial research in the COVID-19 environment. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 55(7), 646-649. doi: 10.1177/0004867421998783
Journal - Research Other
Boden, J. M., Crossin, R., Cook, S., Martin, G., Foulds, J., & Newton-Howes, G. (2021). Parenting and home environment in childhood and adolescence and alcohol use disorder in adulthood. Journal of Adolescent Health. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2020.12.136
Journal - Research Article
Boden, J. M. (2020). New Zealand’s Cannabis Legalisation and Control Bill: A viable approach to drug law reform. Australian Health Review, 44, 818. doi: 10.1071/AHv44n6_ED3
Journal - Research Other
Boden, J. (2020, July). Drugs, crime and other sensational stories from a career in research. University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Inaugural Professorial Lecture].
Other Research Output
Fischer, B., Daldegan-Bueno, D., Bell, R., Boden, J. M., Bullen, C., Farrell, M., … Newcombe, D. (2020). The Lower-Risk Cannabis Use Guidelines (LRCUG): A ready-made targeted prevention tool for cannabis in New Zealand. Public Health in Practice, 1, 100046. doi: 10.1016/j.puhip.2020.100046
Journal - Research Other
Hobbs, M., Mackenbach, J. D., Wiki, J., Marek, L., McLeod, G. F. H., & Boden, J. M. (2021). Investigating change in the food environment over 10 years in urban New Zealand: A longitudinal and nationwide geospatial study. Social Science & Medicine, 269, 113522. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113522
Journal - Research Article
Johnson, E. C., Demontis, D., Thorgeirsson, T. E., Walters, R. K., Polimanti, R., Hatoum, A. S., … Boden, J., … Pearson, J. F., … Horwood, J., … Kennedy, M. A., … Agrawal, A. (2020). A large-scale genome-wide association study meta-analysis of cannabis use disorder. Lancet Psychiatry, 7, 1032-1045. doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(20)30339-4
Journal - Research Article
Bradley, H. A., Campbell, S. A., Mulder, R. T., Henderson, J. M. T., Dixon, L., Boden, J. M., & Rucklidge, J. J. (2020). Can broad-spectrum multinutrients treat symptoms of antenatal depression and anxiety and improve infant development? Study protocol of a double blind, randomized, controlled trial (the 'NUTRIMUM' trial). BMC Pregnancy & Childbirth, 20, 488. doi: 10.1186/s12884-020-03143-z
Journal - Research Other
Boden, J., Blair, S., & Newton-Howes, G. (2020). Alcohol use in adolescents and adult psychopathology and social outcomes: Findings from a 35-year cohort study. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 54(9), 909-918. doi: 10.1177/0004867420924091
Journal - Research Article
McKetin, R., Boden, J. M., Foulds, J. A., Najman, J. M., Ali, R., Degenhardt, L., … Weatherburn, D. (2020). The contribution of methamphetamine use to crime: Evidence from Australian longitudinal data. Drug & Alcohol Dependence, 216, 108262. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108262
Journal - Research Article
Fischer, B., Daldegan-Bueno, D., & Boden, J. M. (2020). Facing the option for the legalisation of cannabis use and supply in New Zealand: An overview of relevant evidence, options and considerations. Drug & Alcohol Review, 39, 555-567. doi: 10.1111/dar.13087
Journal - Research Other
Boden, J. M., Cleland, L., Dhakal, B., & Horwood, L. J. (2020). Attitudes towards cannabis and cannabis law change in a New Zealand birth cohort. New Zealand Medical Journal, 133(1515), 79-88. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Journal - Research Article
Poulton, R., Robertson, K., Boden, J., Horwood, J., Theodore, R., Potiki, T., & Ambler, A. (2020). Patterns of recreational cannabis use in Aotearoa-New Zealand and their consequences: Evidence to inform voters in the 2020 referendum. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 50(2), 348-365. doi: 10.1080/03036758.2020.1750435
Journal - Research Other
Osborne, A. J., Pearson, J. F., Noble, A. J., Gemmell, N. J., Horwood, L. J., Boden, J. M., … Kennedy, M. A. (2020). Genome-wide DNA methylation analysis of heavy cannabis exposure in a New Zealand longitudinal cohort. Translational Psychiatry, 10, 114. doi: 10.1038/s41398-020-0800-3
Journal - Research Article
Beaglehole, B., Moor, S., Zhang, T., Hamilton, G. J., Mulder, R. T., Boden, J. M., Frampton, C. M. A., & Bell, C. J. (2020). Impact of the Canterbury earthquakes on dispensing of psychiatric medication for children and adolescents: Longitudinal quantitative study. British Journal of Psychiatry, 216(3), 151-155. doi: 10.1192/bjp.2019.273
Journal - Research Article
Noble, A., Pearson, J., Boden, J., Horwood, J., Kennedy, M., & Osborne, A. (2020). Understanding the interaction between maternal tobacco use during pregnancy and adult offspring with conduct disorder. New Zealand Medical Journal, 133(1524), (pp. 144). Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Lee, J. O., Jeong, C. H., Yuan, C., Boden, J. M., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Noris, M., & Cederbaum, J. A. (2020). Externalizing behavior problems in offspring of teen mothers: A meta-analysis. Journal of Youth & Adolescence, 49, 1146-1161. doi: 10.1007/s10964-020-01232-y
Journal - Research Article
Foulds, J. A., Boden, J. M., McKetin, R., & Newton-Howes, G. (2020). Methamphetamine use and violence: Findings from a longitudinal birth cohort. Drug & Alcohol Dependence, 207, 107826. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2019.107826
Journal - Research Article
Lee, J. O., Horwood, L. J., Lee, W. J., Hackman, D. A., McLeod, G. F. H., & Boden, J. M. (2020). Social causation, social selection, or common determinants? Examining competing explanations for the link between young adult unemployment and nicotine dependence. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 22(11), 2006-2013. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntz131
Journal - Research Article
Sanders, J., Munford, R., Boden, J., & Johnston, W. (2020). Earning, learning, and access to support: The role of early engagement in work, employment skills development and supportive relationships in employment outcomes for vulnerable youth in New Zealand. Children & Youth Services Review, 110, 104753. doi: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.104753
Journal - Research Article
Boden, J. M., Dhakal, B., Foulds, J. A., & Horwood, L. J. (2020). Life-course trajectories of cannabis use: A latent class analysis of a New Zealand birth cohort. Addiction, 115(2), 279-290. doi: 10.1111/add.14814
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Boden, J. M., & Monk, N. J. (2020). Commentary on Pacek et al. (2020): Cannabis and major depression: A network theory proposal. Addiction, 115, 944-945. doi: 10.1111/add.14949
Journal - Research Other
Spittlehouse, J. K., Boden, J. M., & Horwood, L. J. (2020). Sexual orientation and mental health over the life course in a birth cohort. Psychological Medicine, 50, 1348-1355. doi: 10.1017/S0033291719001284
Journal - Research Article
Osborne, A. J., Pearson, J. F., Noble, A. J., Gemmell, N. J., Horwood, L. J., Boden, J. M., … Kennedy, M. A. (2019). Genome-wide DNA methylation analysis of heavy cannabis exposure in a New Zealand longitudinal cohort. bioRxiv. Retrieved from https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/829598v2.supplementary-material
Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report
Munn-Chernoff, M. A., Johnson, E. C., Chou, Y.-L., Coleman, J. R. I., Thornton, L. M., Walters, R. K., … Boden, J. M., … Horwood, L. J., … Pearson, J. F., … Jordan, J., Kennedy, M. A., … Agrawal, A. (2019). Shared genetic risk between eating disorder- and substance-use-related phenotypes: Evidence from genome-wide association studies. bioRxiv. doi: 10.1101/741512
Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report
Osborne, A., Pearson, J., Gemmell, N., Boden, J., Horwood, J., & Kennedy, M. (2019). Methylome impacts of cannabis use in the Christchurch Health and Development Study. European Neuropsychopharmacology, 29(Suppl. 3), (pp. S851). doi: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2017.08.125
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Glass, M., Boden, J., Potiki, T., & Lennox Thompson, B. (2019, July). Legalising cannabis: Will it be wise, or why did we? Hear what the experts think. Panel discussion at the University of Otago Winter Symposium Series, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Noble, A., Pearson, J., Boden, J., Horwood, J., Kennedy, M., & Osborne, A. (2019, August-September). Understanding the relationship between maternal tobacco smoking and offspring conduct disorder: Are metastable epialleles present? Verbal presentation at the Queenstown Molecular Biology (QMB) Meetings, Queenstown, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Beaglehole, B., Frampton, C., Boden, J., Mulder, R., & Bell, C. (2019). The impact of the Canterbury earthquakes on psychiatric medication dispensing for children & adolescents and older persons. Proceedings of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) 2019 New Zealand Conference. Retrieved from https://www.ranzcp2019.co.nz
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Boden, J. M. (2019). Cannabis in New Zealand: A conundrum, and some good news. New Zealand Medical Journal, 132(1500), 9-11. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Journal - Research Other
Boden, J. M., Newton-Howes, G., Foulds, J., Spittlehouse, J., & Cook, S. (2019). Trajectories of alcohol use problems based on early adolescent alcohol use: Findings from a 35 year population cohort. International Journal of Drug Policy, 74, 18-25. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2019.06.011
Journal - Research Article