Professor Richie Poulton Profile, Our People, Department of Psychology, University of Otago, New Zealand

Director, Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Research Unit

Richie Poulton Email richie.poulton@otago.ac.nz
Tel +64 3 479 8507

After completing his Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Psychology and Masters Degree in Science from the University of Otago, Richie worked as a clinical psychologist before embarking on a PhD. In 1995 he was awarded a PhD in Psychiatry from the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. In the same year he took up the position of Deputy Director of the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Research Unit until 1 January 2000, when he became Director.

In 2006, he was made Research Professor and awarded a Personal Chair by the University of Otago in the Dunedin School of Medicine. In 2015, he became Professor in the Department of Psychology. He serves on many NZ government, public and academic statutory bodies, and is a consultant internationally.

In 2004, he was awarded the New Zealand Association of Scientists' Research Medal and the Health Research Council of New Zealand’s (inaugural) Liley Medal for Excellence in Health Research. In 2005, he was awarded the University of Otago’s Rowheath Trust Award and Carl Smith Medal for Outstanding Early Career Achievement, and also received the Dunedin School of Medicine Distinguished Research Award. In 2010, he was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand and was the joint recipient of the RSNZ Dame Joan Metge Medal for "excellence and building relationships in the social science research community". In 2014, he was awarded the Dunedin School of Medicine Dean’s Medal for Research Excellence.

In 2007, he established and became a Co-Director of the National Centre for Lifecourse Research, a research centre based at the University of Otago in Dunedin, but with partners located at universities across New Zealand and around the world.

In 2014, Richie was appointed as inaugural Chief Science Advisor to the NZ Ministry of Social Development (part-time) and in 2018 Chief Science Advisor, Minister for Child Poverty Reduction, both roles he performed until July 2021 in addition to his other duties.

2014 also saw Richie being named as a Highly Cited Researcher by Thomson-Reuters (one of only four New Zealanders so designated) and he was also listed in 2014 World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds, Thomson-Reuters.

Research interests

Professor Poulton’s major areas of interest and research are mental health, gene X environment prediction of complex disorders, and psychosocial determinants of chronic physical disease. He has published 220+ peer-reviewed scientific papers, with many appearing in leading international journals, and he maintains numerous international research collaborations.

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Selected publications

Poulton, R., Moffitt, T. E., and Silva, P. A. The Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study: Overview of the first 40 years, with an eye to the future. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 2015, Published online first 3 April 2015, DOI 10.1007/s00127-015-1048-8.

Danese, A., Caspi, A., Pariante, C. M., Taylor, A., Moffitt, T. E., and Poulton, R. Childhood maltreatment predicts adult inflammation: A life-course study. PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA), 2007, 104(4):1319-1324.

Caspi, A., McClay, J., Moffitt, T. E., Mill, J. S., Martin, J., Craig, I., Taylor, A., and Poulton, R. Role of genotype in the cycle of violence in maltreated children. Science, 2002, 297:851-854.

Poulton, R., Caspi, A., Milne, B. J., Thomson, W. M., Taylor, A., Sears, M. R., and Moffitt, T. E. Association between children's experience of socioeconomic disadvantage and adult health: A life-course study. Lancet, 2002, 360(9346):1640-1645.

Poulton, R., Caspi, A., Moffitt, T. E., Cannon, M., Murray, R. M., and Harrington, H. L. Children's self-reported psychotic symptoms and adult schizophreniform disorder: A 15-year longitudinal study. Archives of General Psychiatry, 2000, 57:1053-1058.

Recent since 2014

GBD 2013 Disease and Injury Incidence and Prevalence Collaborators (including Poulton, R.). Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and YLDs for 301 acute and chronic diseases and injuries for 188 countries, 1990-2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013. Lancet, In press.

RIBURST Study Collaboration Writing Group (including Poulton, R). A new strategy to reduce global burden of stroke (based on the WSC presentation). Stroke, In press.

Moffitt T.E., Houts, R., Asherson, P., Harrington, H.L., Hogan, S., Meier, M., Polanczyk, G.V., Poulton, R., Ramrakha, S., Rohde, L.A., Caspi, A. Lacking evidence that adult ADHD is a childhood-onset neurodevelopmental disorder: A 4-decade longitudinal cohort study. American Journal of Psychiatry, In Press.

Schaefer, J., Caspi, A., Belsky, D., Harrington, H., Houts, R., Israel, S., Levine, M., Sugden, K., Williams, B., Poulton, R., Moffitt, T. Early-life intelligence predicts midlife biological age. Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, In Press.

Ramrakha, S., Fergusson, D.M., Horwood, L.J., Dalgard, F., Ambler, A., Kokaua J., Milne, B.J., and Poulton, R. Cumulative mental health consequences of acne: 23-year follow up in a general population birth cohort study. British Journal of Dermatology, In press.

Theodore, R., Tustin, K., Kiro, C., Gollop, M., Taumoepeau, M., Taylor N., Chee, K., Hunter J., and Poulton, R. Māori university graduates: indigenous participation in higher education. Higher Education Research & Development, In Press.

Parmar P., Krishnamurthi, R., Ikram, A., Hofman, A., Mirza, S., Varakin, Y., Kravchenko, M., Piradov. M., Thrift, A., Norrving, B., Wang, W., Mandel, D.K., Barker-Collo, S., Sahathevan, R., Davis, S., Saposnik, G., Kivipelto, M., Sindi, S., Bornstein, N.M., Giroud, M., Bejot, Y., Hankey, G., Brainin, M., Poulton R., Venkat Narayan, K.M., Freire A., Kokubo, Y., Weibers, D., Mensah, G., Azhagammal, S. Dhim, N.B., Barber, P.A., Pandian, J.D., Abbott, M., Rush, E., Hume, P., Hussein, T., Bhattacharjee, R., Purohit., M., and Feigin V.L. The Stroke RiskometerTM App: Validation of a data collection tool and stroke risk predictor. International Journal of Stroke, In press.

Goldman-Mellor, S., Caspi, A., Gregory, A, M., Harrington, H. L., Poulton, R., and Moffitt, T. E. Is insomnia associated with deficits in neuropsychological functioning? Evidence from a population-based study. Sleep, In press.

Belsky, D. W., Caspi, A., Israel, S., Blumenthal, J. A., Poulton, R., and Moffitt, T. E. Cardiorespiratory fitness and cognitive function at midlife: Neuroprotection or Neuroselection? Annals of Neurology, 2015, 77(4): 607-617.

Hancox, R. J., Shin, H. H., Gray, A. R., Poulton, R., and Sears, M. R. Effects of quitting cannabis on respiratory symptoms. European Respiratory Journal, 2015, Published ahead of print 2 April 2015, doi: 10.1183/09031936.00228914.

Poulton, R., Moffitt, T. E., and Silva, P. A. The Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study: Overview of the first 40 years, with an eye to the future . Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 2015, Published online first 3 April 2015, DOI 10.1007/s00127-015-1048-8.

Fergusson, D. M., McLeod, G. F. H., Horwood, L. J., Swain, N., Chapple, S., and Poulton, R. Life satisfaction and mental health problems (18 to 35 years). Psychological Medicine. 2015; First view article published 25 March 2015, doi:10.1017/S0033291715000422 (2015).

Parsons, M. J., Moffitt, T. E., Gregory, A. M., Goldman-Mellor, S., Nolan, P. M., Poulton, R., and Caspi, A. Social Jetlag, Obesity and Metabolic Disorder: Investigation in a Cohort Study. International Journal of Obesity, 2015, Advance online publication 20 January 2015; doi: 10.1038/ijo.2014.201.

Broadbent, J. M., Thomson, W. M., Ramrakha, S., Moffitt, T. E. , Zeng, J., Foster-Page, L. A., and Poulton, R. Community water fluoridation and intelligence: Prospective Study in New Zealand. American Journal of Public Health, 2015, 105(1): 72-76.

GBD Mortality and Causes of Death Collaborators (including Poulton, R). Global, regional, and national levels of age-sex specific all-cause and cause-specific mortality for 240 causes of death, 1990-2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013. Lancet, 2015, 385:L117-171.

Poulton, R.; Van Ryzin, M. J.; Harold, G. T.; Chamberlain, P.; Fowler, D.; Cannon, M.; Arseneault, L., and Leve, L. D. Effects of Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care on Psychotic Symptoms in Girls. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2014; 53(12):1279-1287.

Goldman-Mellor, S., Gregory, A. M., Caspi, A., Harrington, H. L., Parsons, M. J., Poulton, R., and Moffitt, T. E. Mental health antecedents of early midlife insomnia: Evidence from a four-decade longitudinal study. Sleep, 2014, 37(11): 1767-1775.

Israel, S., Caspi, A., Belsky, D. W., Harrington, H. L., Hogan, S., Houts, R., Ramrakha, S., Sanders, S., Poulton, R., and Moffitt, T. E. Credit Scores, Cardiovascular Disease Risk and Human Capital. PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA), 2014, 111(48): 17087-17092.

Shalev, I., Caspi, A., Ambler, A., Belsky, D. W., Chapple, S., Cohen, H., Israel, S., Poulton, R., Ramrakha, S., Rivera, C., Sugden, K., Williams, B. S., Wolke, D., and Moffitt, T. E. Perinatal Complications and Aging Indicators by Midlife. Pediatrics, 2014, 134: e1315-e1323.

Belsky, D. W., Shalev, I., Sears, M. R., Hancox, R. J., Harrington, H. L., Houts, R., Moffitt, T. E., Sugden, K., Williams, B. S., Poulton, R., and Caspi, A. Is Chronic Asthma Associated with Shorter Leukocyte Telomere Length at Midlife? American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2014, 190(4): 384-391.

Breslau, N., Koenen, K., Swanson, S., Agnew-Blais, M. A., Houts, R., Poulton, R., and Moffitt, T. E. Childhood maltreatment, juvenile disorders and adult post-traumatic stress disorder: A prospective investigation. Psychological Medicine, 2014, 44(09): 1937–1945.

Israel, S., Moffitt, T. E., Belsky, D. W., Hancox, R. J., Poulton, R., Roberts, B. W., Thomson, W. M., and Caspi, A. Translating Personality Psychology to Help Personalize Preventive Medicine for Young-Adult Patients. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 2014, 106(3): 484-498.

Shalev, I., Moffitt, T. E., Braithwaite, A. W., Danese, A., Fleming, N. I., Goldman-Mellor, S., Harrington, H. L., Houts, R., Israel, S., Poulton, R., Robertson, S. P., Sugden, K., Williams, B. S., and Caspi, A. Internalizing disorders and leukocyte telomere erosion: a prospective study of depression, generalized anxiety disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder. Molecular Psychiatry, 2014, 19(11): 1163-1170.

Goldman-Mellor, S., Caspi, A., Harrington, H. L., Hogan, S., Nada-Raja, S., Poulton, R., and Moffitt, T. E. Suicide attempt in young people: A signal for long-term healthcare and social needs. JAMA Psychiatry, 2014, 71(2): 119-127.

Meier, M. H., Caspi, A., Reichenberg, A., Keefe, R., Fisher, H. L., Harrington, H. L., Houts, R., Poulton, R., and Moffitt, T. E. Neuropsychological Decline in Schizophrenia from the Premorbid to Post-Onset Period: Evidence from a Population-Representative Longitudinal Study. American Journal of Psychiatry, 2014, 171(1): 91-101.

Caspi, A., Houts, R., Belsky, D. W., Goldman-Mellor, S., Harrington, H. L., Israel, S., Meier, M. H., Ramrakha, S., Shalev, I., Poulton, R., and Moffitt, T. E. The p Factor: One general psychopathology factor in the structure of psychiatric disorders? Clinical Psychological Science, 2014, 2(2): 119-137.

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Publications

Au, A. Y. M., Mantik, K., Bahadory, F., Stathakis, P., Guiney, H., Erlich, J., Walker, R., Poulton, R., … Endre, Z. H. (2023). Plasma arginine metabolites in health and chronic kidney disease. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, gfad108. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfad108

Reeves, J., Treharne, G. J., Ratima, M., Theodore, R., Edwards, W., & Poulton, R. (2023). A one-size-fits-all approach to data-sharing will not suffice in lifecourse research: A grounded theory study of data-sharing from the perspective of participants in a 50-year-old lifecourse study about health and development. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 23, 118. doi: 10.1186/s12874-023-01940-6

Brennan, G. M., Moffitt, T. E., Ambler, A., Harrington, H., Hogan, S., Houts, R. M., Mani, R., Poulton, R., Ramrakha, S., & Caspi, A. (2023). Tracing the origins of midlife despair: Association of psychopathology during adolescence with a syndrome of despair-related maladies at midlife. Psychological Medicine. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1017/S0033291723001320

Doherty, T., Dempster, E., Hannon, E., Mill, J., Poulton, R., Corcoran, D., … Murphy, T. M. (2023). A comparison of feature selection methodologies and learning algorithms in the development of a DNA methylation-based telomere length estimator. BMC Bioinformatics, 24, 178. doi: 10.1186/s12859-023-05282-4

Whitman, E. T., Knodt, A. R., Elliott, M. L., Abraham, W. C., Cheyne, K., Hogan, S., Ireland, D., Keenan, R., Leung, J. H., Melzer, T. R., Poulton, R., Purdy, S., Ramrakha, S., … Hariri, A. R. (2023). Functional topography of the neocortex predicts covariation in complex cognitive and basic motor abilities. Cerebral Cortex, bhad109. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhad109

Belsky, J., Caspi, A., Moffitt, T. E., & Poulton, R. (2020). The origins of you: How childhood shapes later life. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 432p.

Authored Book - Research

Sturrock, F., Gray, D., Church, J., Fergusson, D., Horwood, J., Poulton, R., … McGovern, J. (2013). Incredible years: Pilot study: Evaluation report. Wellington, New Zealand: Ministry of Social Development, 94p.

Authored Book - Research

Beckley, A. L., Moffitt, T. E., & Poulton, R. (2021). The Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study. In J. C. Barnes & D. R. Forde (Eds.), Encyclopedia of research methods in criminology and criminal justice. (pp. 33-42). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. doi: 10.1002/9781119111931.ch7

Chapter in Book - Research

Poulton, R. (2011). Self-control. 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. 49-57). Auckland, New Zealand: Office of the Prime Minister's Science Advisory Committee.

Chapter in Book - Research

Hancox, B., Baxter, J., & Poulton, R. (2010). Research strategies for studying development. In J. Low & P. Jose (Eds.), Lifespan development: New Zealand perspectives. (2nd ed.) (pp. 2-11). Auckland, New Zealand: Pearson.

Chapter in Book - Research

Moffitt, T. E., Caspi, A., Harrington, H., Milne, B., Melchior, M., Goldberg, D., & Poulton, R. (2010). Generalized anxiety disorder and depression: Childhood risk factors in a birth cohort followed to age 32 years. In D. Goldberg, K. S. Kendler, P. J. Sirovatka & D. A. Regier (Eds.), Diagnostic issues in depression and generalized anxiety disorder: Refining the research agenda for DSM-V. (pp. 217-240). Arlington, VA: American Psychiatric Association.

Chapter in Book - Research

Poulton, R., Pine, D. S., & Harrington, H. (2009). Continuity and etiology of anxiety disorders: Are they stable across the life course? In G. Andrews, D. S. Charney, P. J. Sirovatka & D. A. Regier (Eds.), Stress-induced and fear circuitry disorders: Refining the research agenda for DSM-V. (pp. 105-123). Arlington, VA: American Psychiatric Association.

Chapter in Book - Research

van Os, J., & Poulton, R. (2009). Environmental vulnerability and genetic-environmental interactions. In D. J. Jackson & P. D. McGorry (Eds.), The recognition and management of early psychosis: A preventive approach. (2nd ed.) (pp. 47-59). Cambridge University Press.

Chapter in Book - Research

Poulton, R., Grisham, J. R., & Andrews, G. (2008). Developmental approaches to understanding anxiety disorders. In M. M. Antony & M. B. Stein (Eds.), Oxford handbook of anxiety and related disorders. (pp. 123-135). New York: Oxford University Press.

Chapter in Book - Research

Robertson, S. P., & Poulton, R. (2008). Longitudinal studies of gene-environment interaction in common diseases: Good value for money? In M. Rutter (Ed.), Genetic effects on environmental vulnerability to disease: Novartis Foundation Symposium (Vol. 293). (pp. 128-142). Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Chapter in Book - Research

Hancox, B., Baxter, J., & Poulton, R. (2006). Research strategies for studying development. In J. Low & P. Jose (Eds.), Lifespan development: New Zealand perspectives. (pp. 9-18). Auckland, New Zealand: Pearson Education New Zealand.

Chapter in Book - Research

Jaffee, S. R., & Poulton, R. (2006). Reciprocal effects of mothers' depression and children's problem behaviors from middle childhood to early adolescence. In A. C. Huston & M. N. Ripke (Eds.), Developmental contexts in middle childhood: Bridges to adolescence and adulthood. (pp. 107-129). New York: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/cbo9780511499760.007

Chapter in Book - Research

Journal - Research Article

Barrett-Young, A., Abraham, W. C., Cheung, C. Y., Gale, J., Hogan, S., Ireland, D., Keenan, R., … Melzer, T. R., Moffitt, T. E., Ramrakha, S., … Wilson, G. A., … Poulton, R. (2023). Associations between thinner retinal neuronal layers and suboptimal brain structural integrity in a middle-aged cohort. Eye & Brain, 15, 25-35. doi: 10.2147/EB.S402510

Journal - Research Article

Barrett-Young, A., Ambler, A., Cheyne, K., Guiney, H., Kokaua, J., Tham, Y. C., Williams, M. J. A., Wilson, G. A., … Poulton, R. (2023). Childhood social isolation as a predictor of retinal neuronal thickness in middle age: A lifecourse birth cohort study. Psychosomatic Medicine. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1097/psy.0000000000001177

Journal - Research Article

Bourassa, K. J., Caspi, A., Brennan, G. M., Hall, K. S., Harrington, H., Houts, R., … Poulton, R., Ramrakha, S., … Moffitt, T. E. (2023). Which types of stress are associated with accelerated biological aging? Comparing perceived stress, stressful life events, childhood adversity, and posttraumatic stress disorder. Psychosomatic Medicine. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1097/psy.0000000000001197

Journal - Research Article

Lay-Yee, R., Matthews, T., Moffitt, T., Poulton, R., Caspi, A., & Milne, B. (2023). Are trajectories of social isolation from childhood to mid-adulthood associated with adult depression or suicide outcomes. Social Psychiatry & Psychiatric Epidemiology, 58, 373-382. doi: 10.1007/s00127-022-02389-6

Journal - Research Article

Poulton, R., Caspi, A., & Moffitt, T. E. (2023). Fear and anxiety: Lessons learned from the Dunedin Longitudinal Study. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 105118. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2023.105118

Journal - Research Article

Sugden, K., Moffitt, T. E., Arpawong, T. E., Arseneault, L., Belsky, D. W., Corcoran, D. L., … Poulton, R., Ramrakha, S., … Caspi, A. (2023). Cross-national and cross-generational evidence that educational attainment may slow the pace of aging in European-descent individuals. Journals of Gerontology Series B. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbad056

Journal - Research Article

Veltman, E., Poulton, R., Patrick, C. J., & Sellbom, M. (2023). Construct validity of triarchic model traits in the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study using the multidimensional personality questionnaire. Journal of Personality Disorders, 37(1), 71-94. doi: 10.1521/pedi.2023.37.1.71

Journal - Research Article

Wilson, G. A., Cheyne, K., Ramrakha, S., Ambler, A., Tan, G. S. W., Caspi, A., … Poulton, R. (2023). Are macular drusen in midlife a marker of accelerated biological ageing? Clinical & Experimental Optometry, 106(1), 41-46. doi: 10.1080/08164622.2021.2012428

Journal - Research Article

Barrett-Young, A., Ambler, A., Cheyne, K., Guiney, H., Kokaua, J., Steptoe, B., … Wilson, G. A., … Poulton, R. (2022). Associations between retinal nerve fiber layer and ganglion cell layer in middle age and cognition from childhood to adulthood. JAMA Ophthalmology, 140(3), 262-268. doi: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2021.6082

Journal - Research Article

Belsky, D. W., Caspi, A., Corcoran, D. L., Sugden, K., Poulton, R., Arseneault, L., … Moffitt, T. E. (2022). DunedinPACE, A DNA methylation biomarker of the Pace of Aging. eLIFE, e73420. Advance online publication. doi: 10.7554/eLife.73420

Journal - Research Article

Bourassa, K. J., Moffitt, T. E., Ambler, A., Hariri, A. R., Harrington, H., Houts, R. M., Ireland, D., Knodt, A., Poulton, R., Ramrakha, S., & Caspi, A. (2022). Association of treatable health conditions during adolescence with accelerated aging at midlife. JAMA Pediatrics. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.6417

Journal - Research Article

Bourassa, K. J., Moffitt, T. E., Harrington, H., Houts, R., Poulton, R., Ramrakha, S., … Caspi, A. (2022). Childhood adversity and midlife health: Shining a light on the black box of psychosocial mechanisms. Prevention Science. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s11121-022-01431-y

Journal - Research Article

Carlisi, C. O., Moffitt, T. E., Knodt, A. R., Harrington, H., Langevin, S., Ireland, D., Melzer, T. R., Poulton, R., Ramrakha, S., Caspi, A., … Viding, E. (2022). Association of subcortical gray-matter volumes with life-course-persistent antisocial behavior in a population-representative longitudinal birth cohort. Development & Psychopathology, 34(5), 2012-2022. doi: 10.1017/S0954579421000377

Journal - Research Article

Edwards, W., Hond, R., Ratima, M., Tamati, A., Treharne, G. J., Hond-Flavell, E., Theodore, R., Carrington, S. D., & Poulton, R. (2022). Tawhiti nui, tawhiti roa: tawhiti tūāuriuri, tawhiti tūāhekeheke: A Māori lifecourse framework and its application to longitudinal research. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/03036758.2022.2113411

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Guiney, H., Caspi, A., Ambler, A., Belsky, J., Kokaua, J., Broadbent, J., Cheyne, K., Dickson, N., Hancox, R. J., Harrington, H., Hogan, S., Ramrakha, S., Righarts, A., Thomson, W. M., … Poulton, R. (2022). Childhood sexual abuse and pervasive problems across multiple life domains: Findings from a five-decade study. Development & Psychopathology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1017/S0954579422001146

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Guiney, H., Walker, R., Broadbent, J., Caspi, A., Goodin, E., Kokaua, J., … Robertson, S., Theodore, R., Poulton, R., & Endre, Z. (2022). Kidney-function trajectories from young adulthood to midlife: Identifying risk strata and opportunities for intervention. Kidney International Reports. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.ekir.2022.10.005

Journal - Research Article

Hancox, R. J., Gray, A. R., Zhang, X., Poulton, R., Moffitt, T. E., Caspi, A., & Sears, M. R. (2022). Differential effects of cannabis and tobacco on lung function in mid-adult life. American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine, 205(10), 1179-1185. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202109-2058OC

Journal - Research Article

Hond-Flavell, E., Tamati, A., Treharne, G. J., Theodore, R., Kokaua, J., Edwards, W., … Poulton, R., & Ratima, M. (2022). Facilitators of, and barriers to, whānau engagement in kaupapa Māori early years provision: A retrospective survey at a Taranaki-based centre. MAI Journal, 11(1), 18-33. doi: 10.20507/maijournal.2022.11.1.2

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Hond-Flavell, E., Treharne, G. J., Tamati, A., Theodore, R., Kokaua, J., Edwards, W., … Poulton, R., & Ratima, M. (2022). Kaupapa Māori early years provision and whānau wellbeing: A retrospective survey at a Taranaki-based centre. New Zealand Journal of Psychology, 53(3), 23-35.

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Knodt, A. R., Meier, M. H., Ambler, A., Gehred, M. Z., Harrington, H., Ireland, D., Poulton, R., Ramrakha, S., Caspi, A., Moffitt, T. E., & Hariri, A. R. (2022). Diminished structural brain integrity in long-term cannabis users reflects a history of polysubstance use. Biological Psychiatry. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2022.06.018

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Langevin, S., Caspi, A., Barnes, J. C., Brennan, G., Poulton, R., Purdy, S. C., Ramrakha, S., … Moffitt, T. E. (2022). Life-course persistent antisocial behavior and accelerated biological aging in a longitudinal birth cohort. International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health, 19, 14402. doi: 10.3390/ijerph192114402

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Matthews, T., Bryan, B. T., Danese, A., Meehan, A. J., Poulton, R., & Arseneault, L. (2022). Using a loneliness measure to screen for risk of mental health problems: A replication in two nationally representative cohorts. International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health, 19, 1641. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19031641

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Meier, M. H., Caspi, A., Ambler, A., Hariri, A. R., Harrington, H., Hogan, S., … Ramrakha, S., … Poulton, R., & Moffitt, T. E. (2022). Preparedness for healthy ageing and polysubstance use in long-term cannabis users: A population-representative longitudinal study. Lancet Healthy Longevity, 3(10), 703-714. doi: 10.1016/S2666-7568(22)00201-X

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Meier, M. H., Caspi, A., Knodt, A. R., Hall, W., Ambler, A., Harrington, H., Hogan, S., … Poulton, R., Ramrakha, S., … Moffitt, T. E. (2022). Long-term cannabis use and cognitive reserves and hippocampal volume in midlife. American Journal of Psychiatry. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2021.21060664

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Meredith-Jones, K., Haszard, J., Taylor, R., Waters, D., Hogan, S., Ramrakha, S., & Poulton, R. (2022). Is repeated childhood fracture related to areal bone density or body composition in middle age? Osteoporosis International, 33, 2369-2379. doi: 10.1007/s00198-022-06500-0

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Moffitt, T. E., Caspi, A., Ambler, A., Bourassa, K., Harrington, H., Hogan, S., … Ramrakha, S., … Poulton, R. (2022). Deep-seated psychological histories of COVID-19 vaccine hesitance and resistance. PNAS Nexus. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgac034

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Poulton, R., Guiney, H., Ramrakha, S., & Moffitt, T. E. (2022). The Dunedin study after half a century: Reflections on the past, and course for the future. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/03036758.2022.2114508

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