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Contact Details

Email
jessica.kerr@otago.ac.nz
Position
Research Fellow
Department
Department of Psychological Medicine (Christchurch)
Research summary
Dr Kerr's research examines early-life determinants of poor cardiometabolic and mental health

Research

Dr Kerr holds joint positions at University of Otago, Christchurch and the Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne. She has expertise in the fields of adolescent and adult nutrition, obesity, cardiovascular and mental health (with special interests in personality).

Currently, Dr Kerr works on projects examining optimal environments for health, focusing on neighbourhood characteristics; and is beginning to build the TIME Consortium (The International Mortality in Early life Consortium) to harmonise mature cohort studies and examine risk factors for premature mortality.

Publications

GBD 2019 Australia Collaborators, including Kerr, J. A. (2024). Pre-COVID life expectancy, mortality, and burden of diseases for adults 70 years and older in Australia: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease 2019 Study. Lancet Regional Health: Western Pacific, 47, 101092. doi: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2024.101092 Journal - Research Article

GBD 2021 Diseases and Injuries Collaborators, including, & Kerr, J. A. (2024). Global incidence, prevalence, years lived with disability (YLDs), disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs), and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 371 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. Lancet. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00757-8 Journal - Research Other

Greenwood, C. J., Letcher, P., Laurance, E., Boden, J. M., Foulds, J., Spry, E. A., Kerr, J. A., … Olsson, C. A. (2024). The Monitoring Illicit Substance Use Consortium: A study protocol. JAACAP Open. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.jaacop.2024.03.002 Journal - Research Other

Shepherd, R., Angus, L. M., Mansell, T., Arman, B., Kim, B. W., Lange, K., … Kerr, J. A., … Novakovic, B. (2024). Impact of distinct anti-androgen exposures on the plasma metabolome in feminizing gender-affirming hormone therapy. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgae226 Journal - Research Article

Lange, K., Pham, C., Fedyszyn, I. E., Cook, F., Burgner, D. P., Olsson, C. A., … Kerr, J. A., … O'Connor, M. (2024). Emotional symptoms and inflammatory biomarkers in childhood: Associations in two Australian birth cohorts. Journal of Affective Disorders, 344, 356-364. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2023.10.042 Journal - Research Article

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