Adjunct Faculty
Adjunct faculty typically have an academic or research appointment at another institution and contribute or collaborate with one or more School of Medicine faculty members or programs.
Adjunct rank detailsEssi Viding, PhD
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2026
Dimensional Associations Between Conduct Problems and Brain Structure Across 18 International Cohorts in ENIGMA
Staginnus M, Gao Y, Townend S, Zugman A, Zhang J, Wu Q, Westerman H, Viding E, Vermeiren R, van der Wee N, Townsend C, Sun X, Sully K, Sukhodolsky D, Stadler C, Sonuga-Barke E, Smaragdi A, Sethi A, Schumann G, Schulze U, Santosh P, Salum G, Sagar-Ouriaghli I, Rogers J, Roberts R, Raschle N, Ploe M, Phillips H, Penzol M, Pauli R, Pan P, Oosterling M, Mycue L, Murphy D, Monk C, Mitchell C, Ming Q, Michalska K, Martinot J, Martinelli A, Marsh A, Ma R, Lamers K, Kypta-Vivanco A, Konrad K, Kohls G, Jiang Y, Jackson R, Jackowski A, Jabeen N, Ibrahim K, Hyde L, Holla B, Hoekstra P, González-Madruga K, Glennon J, Freitag C, Franke B, Dykstra A, Dong D, Dietrich A, Díaz D, Desrivières S, De La Serna E, Cubillo A, Craig M, Cornwell H, Colins O, Chester S, Castro-Fornieles J, Cardinale E, Burt S, Buitelaar J, Brandeis D, Bokde A, Boateng C, Blair R, Bernhard A, Berluti K, Benegal V, Banaschewski T, Bajaj S, Arango C, Jahanshad N, Thomopoulos S, Ching C, Kang M, Thompson P, Aghajani M, Baskin-Sommers A, Cecil C, Dugré J, Klapwijk E, Pine D, Walton E, De Brito S, Fairchild G. Dimensional Associations Between Conduct Problems and Brain Structure Across 18 International Cohorts in ENIGMA. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child And Adolescent Psychiatry 2026 PMID: 41833812, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2026.03.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCallous-unemotional traitsBrain structuresConduct problemsNeurocognitive modelsCortical thicknessLevels of callous-unemotional traitsAssociated with cortical thicknessStructural brain MRI scansDimensional measurementsConduct disorderSubcortical volumesNeuroanatomical differencesHippocampal volumeBrain MRI scansIntracranial volumeYoung childrenBrainNegative associationMRI scansModeratelyYouthTraitsPsychopathologyIQSexLinking interpersonal childhood adversity to mental health: A scoping review of trust, mentalizing, agency and interpersonal emotion regulation as candidate social-transactional mechanisms
Chokhani R, Lloyd A, Viding E, Gerin M, McCrory E. Linking interpersonal childhood adversity to mental health: A scoping review of trust, mentalizing, agency and interpersonal emotion regulation as candidate social-transactional mechanisms. Clinical Psychology Review 2026, 125: 102722. PMID: 41762964, DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2026.102722.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInterpersonal emotion regulationPersonality disorder symptomsMental health outcomesAdverse childhood experiencesChildhood adversityEmotion regulationDisorder symptomsExternal locusExternal locus of controlLocus of controlMental health difficultiesTask-based studiesPsychosis symptomsInternalizing symptomsInterpersonal adversityHealth difficultiesHealth outcomesChildhood experiencesMental statesSelf-ReportIntervention researchMental healthMentalAdversityPsychosisThe nature and nurture of primary and secondary callous–unemotional traits: evidence from two independent twin samples
Tomlinson R, Pezzoli P, Viding E, De Brito S, Klump K, Burt S, Hyde L. The nature and nurture of primary and secondary callous–unemotional traits: evidence from two independent twin samples. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2026 PMID: 41486957, DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.70107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEtiology of CU traitsCU traitsGenetic influencesChild anxietyChronic trajectoryParent-reported child anxietyTrajectories of conduct problemsChild CU traitsCallous-unemotional traitsNonshared environmental influencesPopulation-based twin cohortChildhood maltreatmentTwin sampleHigher anxietyAnxietySecondary variantsConduct problemsPrimary variantsTwin cohortEnvironmental influencesTraitsEffective treatmentChildrenPersonalized treatmentMaltreatment
2025
‘Hanger’ and beyond: Measuring hunger-related mood dysregulation and its links with mental health, functioning and task-based mood induction
Copps M, Vidal-Ribas P, Sadek L, Llewellyn C, Herle M, Breen G, Allen K, Carnegie A, Qi L, Chandler-Wilde R, Kakar S, Smith I, Joormann J, Viding E, Stringaris A. ‘Hanger’ and beyond: Measuring hunger-related mood dysregulation and its links with mental health, functioning and task-based mood induction. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2025, 397: 120924. PMID: 41407121, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2025.120924.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMood dysregulationMental healthMeasure individual differencesWorsening of moodAssociated with mental healthHistory of mental health disordersMeal scoresMental health disordersConfirmatory factor analysisAssociated with irritabilitySelf-reported functionIrritability subscaleMood inductionEating DisordersIndividual differencesLow moodMood changesPsychometric propertiesSomatic feelingsMoodHealth disordersFactor analysisAnxietyDepressionQualitative responsesPositive and Negative Parenting Practices and Offspring Disruptive Behavior: A Meta-Analytic Review of Quasi-Experimental Evidence
Karwatowska L, Solmi F, Baldwin J, Jaffee S, Viding E, Pingault J, De Stavola B. Positive and Negative Parenting Practices and Offspring Disruptive Behavior: A Meta-Analytic Review of Quasi-Experimental Evidence. Psychological Bulletin 2025, 151: 1363-1381. PMID: 41428512, PMCID: PMC12720486, DOI: 10.1037/bul0000495.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisruptive behavior disordersDisruptive behavior disorder symptomsNegative parenting practicesMeta-analytic reviewParenting practicesMultilevel random effects meta-analysesModeration analysisAssociated with disruptive behavior disordersSocietal burdenEffects of negative parentingRandom-effects meta-analysesPotential sources of heterogeneityGlobal prevalenceCausal effectsEvidence of heterogeneityPositive parenting practicesSchool-aged childrenQuasi-experimental methodSources of heterogeneityHealth careNegative parentingStudy qualityDisruptive behaviorBehavioral disordersMeta-analysesAdvancing prevention science for maltreatment exposed children: predicting mental health symptoms with a combined neurocognitive vulnerability index
Gerin M, Viding E, Armbruster‑Genç D, Roiser J, McCrory E. Advancing prevention science for maltreatment exposed children: predicting mental health symptoms with a combined neurocognitive vulnerability index. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2025, 1-9. PMID: 41123603, DOI: 10.1007/s00787-025-02838-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-maltreated peersNeurocognitive vulnerabilityReward processingSocial cognitionSymptom increaseDomains of social cognitionMental health symptomsGroup-level differencesMental health problemsNeurocognitive tasksChildhood maltreatmentMaltreatment severitySymptom changePoor mental healthPsychiatric symptomsNeurocognitive alterationsHealth symptomsBaseline symptomsMaltreatmentMental healthDemographic riskHeightened riskPrevention sciencePreliminary findingsCognitionThe need for a science of patient and public involvement and participation in child and adolescent mental health research
Singh I, Viding E, Spencer L, Austin C, Kokan Z, Stringaris A. The need for a science of patient and public involvement and participation in child and adolescent mental health research. Nature Mental Health 2025, 3: 1311-1317. DOI: 10.1038/s44220-025-00497-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERPLAY IN INTERNALISING AND EXTERNALISING PSYCHOPATHOLOGY IN ADOLESCENCE
Musial A, Allegrini A, Cheesman R, Ronald A, Viding E, Eley T, Rimfeld K, Plomin R, Malanchini M. GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERPLAY IN INTERNALISING AND EXTERNALISING PSYCHOPATHOLOGY IN ADOLESCENCE. European Neuropsychopharmacology 2025, 99: 13. DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2025.08.477.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSymptoms of psychopathologyExternalising symptomsPolygenic scoresTwins Early Development StudyGene-environment interactionsLevels of internalising symptomsEarly Development StudyGene-environment correlationGene-environment interplayE effectsYouth psychopathologyExternalising psychopathologyDevelopmental psychopathologyGenetic correlation analysisHarsh parentingInternalising symptomsPsychopathologyMultiple environmental exposuresRobust effectsEnvironmental influencesEffect of genetic factorsGenetic riskAdolescentsIndirect effectsSymptomsLived-experience perspectives on the psychological factors linking childhood maltreatment to later intimate partner violence victimization
Phillips A, Williams R, Okuoimose V, Hiller R, McCrory E, Viding E, Pezzoli P. Lived-experience perspectives on the psychological factors linking childhood maltreatment to later intimate partner violence victimization. European Journal Of Psychotraumatology 2025, 16: 2524922. PMID: 40985493, PMCID: PMC12459178, DOI: 10.1080/20008066.2025.2524922.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntimate partner violence victimizationIntimate partner violenceChildhood maltreatmentIntimate relationshipsPartner violence victimizationMethod:Psychological factorsThreat management strategiesPartner violenceViolence victimizationReflexive thematic analysisSemi-structured interviewsMaltreatmentRelationship dynamicsPerspectives of individualsVictimsSelf-ConceptChildhood experiencesSelf-esteemRelationship patternsQualitative studyThematic analysisUnited KingdomUnmet needsPreventive interventionsAn exploration of the impact of Callous-Unemotional traits on teachers’ perceptions of student behaviour difficulties and on students’ enjoyment of school
Oxley L, O’Farrelly C, Burić I, Viding E, Ramchandani P, Kim L. An exploration of the impact of Callous-Unemotional traits on teachers’ perceptions of student behaviour difficulties and on students’ enjoyment of school. Emotional And Behavioural Difficulties 2025, 31: 42-55. DOI: 10.1080/13632752.2025.2546258.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEnjoyment of schoolTeachers' perceptionsStudent enjoymentBehavioral difficultiesLevels of CU traitsCU traitsStrengths and Difficulties QuestionnaireTeacher-reported Strengths and Difficulties QuestionnairesSchool enjoymentTeachersCallous-unemotional traitsRisk of behavioural difficultiesStudentsSignificant conduct problemsSchoolEnjoymentTrait scalesDifficulties QuestionnaireConduct problemsChildrenPerceptionDifficultiesChildren Aged 6Aged 6Traits