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My current research falls broadly under the emerging area of sociogenomics. I am currently focussing on i) how within-family based genetic studies can be used to improve understanding of the formation of health and social outcomes, ii) the use of genetic data for predicting individual and group level differences, and iii) how results from genetic studies may be biased by underlying social processes.
I am principally interested in social inequalities in health and education; how these are formed and transmitted across generations, the impact that they have on society and individuals, and how they can be identified and reduced. My work combines longitudinal social data with genome-wide data and makes use of advanced statistical techniques to answer social science research questions in novel ways. I work principally with data from longitudinal birth cohorts and have experience in a range of advanced quantitative methods for analysing complex data structures.
My background is in quantitative social science, having completed an ESRC funded PhD in Advanced Quantitative Methods with the Centre for Multilevel Modelling and the School of Geographical Sciences at the University of Bristol. My PhD investigated the role of unobserved confounding in social science and epidemiological research, exploring how statistical methods applied to repeat measure longitudinal data can be used to account for sources of unobserved confounding between individuals.
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Exploring shared genetic associations between multiple risk behaviours and mental health outcomes: analysis using the ALSPAC birth cohort
Campbell, A., Morris, T. T. & Wright, C. L.
1/02/21 → 30/09/21
Project: Research
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Exploring shared genetic associations between adolescent multiple risk behaviours and educational attainment: analysis using the ALSPAC birth cohort
Arellano Spano, M. M., Morris, T. T. & Wright, C. L.
1/10/20 → 30/09/21
Project: Research
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Using genetic data to investigate the health impacts of residential and neighbourhood environments in childhood
1/01/19 → 31/12/19
Project: Research
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A systematic literature review of methodological approaches, challenges, and opportunities in the application of Mendelian randomisation to lifecourse epidemiology.
Power, G. M., Sanderson, E. C. M., Pagoni, P., Fraser, A., Morris, T. T., Prince, C., Frayling, T., Heron, J. E., Richardson, T. G., Richmond, R., Tyrrell, J., Davey Smith, G., Howe, L. D. & Tilling, K. M., 22 Dec 2022, (Submitted) In: Epidemiology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article (Academic Journal)
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Body mass index and childhood symptoms of depression, anxiety, and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder: A within-family Mendelian randomization study
Hughes, A. M. M., Sanderson, E. C. M., Morris, T. T., Ayorech, Z., Tesli, M., Ask, H., Reichborn-Kjennerud, T., Andreassen, O. A., Magnus, P., Helgeland, Ø., Johansson, S., Njolstad, P. R., Davey Smith, G., Havdahl, A., Howe, L. D. & Davies, N. M., 20 Dec 2022, In: eLife. 11, e74320.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
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Estimation of causal effects of a time-varying exposure at multiple time points through multivariable mendelian randomization
Sanderson, E. C. M., Richardson, T. G., Morris, T. T., Tilling, K. M. & Davey Smith, G., 18 Jul 2022, In: PLoS Genetics. 18, 7, 19 p., e1010290.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
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