Adjunct Faculty
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Adjunct rank detailsEamon McCrory, PhD, BA
Professor Adjunct in the Child Study CenterAbout
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Professor Adjunct in the Child Study Center
Biography
Eamon McCrory is Professor of Developmental Neuroscience and Psychopathology at UCL, Co-Director of the Developmental Risk and Resilience Unit and Co-Director of the UK Trauma Council (www.uktraumacouncil.org). He is also Director of Education and Training at the Anna Freud Centre in London and Director of the UKRI Adolescent Mental Health and Wellbeing Programme. His research uses brain imaging and psychological approaches to investigate the impact of childhood maltreatment on emotional development and mental health. The long-term aim of his work is to understand how and why mental health problems can unfold following early adversity, and how we might intervene to promote more resilient outcomes for children.
Prof McCrory established the MRes in Developmental Neuroscience and Psychopathology, offered by UCL and delivered in collaboration with the Child Study Center Yale. Students spend the first year at UCL and the second at the Center . This course is part of the broader partnership between UCL and Yale and was established in 2006 and now includes an international PhD Programme directed by Prof. Niko Steinbeis.
Last Updated on November 29, 2022.
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Child Study Center
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Education & Training
- PhD
- Kings College (2004)
- PhD
- University College (2002)
- BA
- Cambridge University (1995)
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Overview
Prof McCrory's research primarily uses brain imaging and psychological approaches to investigate the impact of childhood maltreatment on emotional development and mental health. The long-term aim of his work is to understand how and why mental health problems can unfold following early adversity, and how we might intervene to promote more resilient outcomes for children.
Medical Research Interests
Child Abuse; Conduct Disorder
ORCID
0000-0001-5336-5079
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Essi Viding, PhD
Helena Rutherford, PhD
Pasco Fearon, PhD
Arielle Baskin-Sommers
Linda Mayes, MD
Xiaosi Gu
146Publications
10,366Citations
Child Abuse
Conduct Disorder
Publications
2025
Lived-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 ResearchAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsIntimate 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 interventionsTrajectories of change in mothers’ parenting confidence and relationship with baby: a 15-month qualitative longitudinal study
Perez A, Panagiotopoulou E, Vourda M, Pereira M, McCrory E, Roberts R. Trajectories of change in mothers’ parenting confidence and relationship with baby: a 15-month qualitative longitudinal study. BMC Pregnancy And Childbirth 2025, 25: 709. PMID: 40610917, PMCID: PMC12224638, DOI: 10.1186/s12884-025-07683-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsFirst-time mothers' experiencesChildren's socio-emotional developmentParental confidenceBaby's first yearQualitative longitudinal studyFirst-time expectant mothersLongitudinal studyLow-risk sampleMother-infant relationshipParent-infant relationshipSocial care professionalsSocio-emotional developmentPrimary caregiver roleChanging mothersMaternity servicesCaregiving roleCare professionalsParental factorsPartner supportPrenatal expectationsMental healthSocial supportExpectant parentsExpectant mothersResultsThe findingsNavigating a varying reward environment in childhood and adolescence
Neil L, Valton V, Viding E, Armbruster-Genc D, Vuong V, Packer K, Sharp M, Roiser J, McCrory E. Navigating a varying reward environment in childhood and adolescence. Scientific Reports 2025, 15: 22715. PMID: 40595968, PMCID: PMC12216166, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-05725-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsAssociated with better mental healthBetter mental healthProbabilistic reinforcement learning taskSocial functioningSelf-reported prosocial behaviorWorse-than-expected outcomesMental healthImpact of negative feedbackReinforcement learning taskParticipants aged 8Higher learning rateHistory of outcomesReward learningReward scheduleAdjustment of learning rateProsocial behaviorExploratory behaviorLearning rateLearning tasksReward environmentExaggerated impactAged 8AdolescentsLonger-term historyNegative feedback“Suhteissa rakentuvien aivojen” lähestymistapa epäsosiaalisen käyttäytymisen ymmärtämisessä
Viding E, McCrory E, Baskin-Sommers A, De Brito S, Frick P. “Suhteissa rakentuvien aivojen” lähestymistapa epäsosiaalisen käyttäytymisen ymmärtämisessä. Kriminologia 2025, 5: 97-122. DOI: 10.54332/krim.161309.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchParental reflective functioning and internalizing symptoms predict altruistic prosocial behaviour in children
McGlade D, Rutherford H, McCrory E, Steinbeis N. Parental reflective functioning and internalizing symptoms predict altruistic prosocial behaviour in children. British Journal Of Developmental Psychology 2025, 43: 755-770. PMID: 39962726, PMCID: PMC12351215, DOI: 10.1111/bjdp.12551.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsParental reflective functioningChild internalizing symptomsAltruistic prosocial behaviorsInternalizing symptomsProsocial behaviorMental healthAssociated with child internalizing symptomsReflective functioningChild mental healthMiddle childhoodCaregiving experienceCaregiving experiencesLongitudinal designMental statesBehavior 1Parenting capacityPath modelYear Follow-UpAltruistic behaviorHealthHealthy relationshipsSymptomsChildrenBaselineChildhood
2024
Childhood maltreatment is associated with lower exploration and disrupted prefrontal activity and connectivity during reward learning in volatile environments
Armbruster‐Genç D, Neil L, Valton V, Phillips H, Rankin G, Sharp M, Rapley J, Viding E, Roiser J, McCrory E. Childhood maltreatment is associated with lower exploration and disrupted prefrontal activity and connectivity during reward learning in volatile environments. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2024, 66: 846-856. PMID: 39665511, PMCID: PMC12062857, DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.14095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingReward learningOrbitofrontal cortexChildhood maltreatmentProbabilistic reinforcement learning taskDocumented history of maltreatmentAtypical reward processingOrbitofrontal cortex connectivityNon-maltreated individualsLower exploratory behaviorMid-cingulate cortexDisrupt neural processingHistory of maltreatmentImpact of maltreatmentReinforcement learning taskPrefrontal activationReward processingReward contingenciesNeural indicesOutcome deliveryNeural signalsLatent vulnerabilityBehavioral measuresInternalising symptomsOutcome processingShedding Light on Antisocial Behavior Through Genetically Informed Research
Pezzoli P, McCrory E, Viding E. Shedding Light on Antisocial Behavior Through Genetically Informed Research. Annual Review Of Psychology 2024, 76: 797-819. PMID: 39441883, DOI: 10.1146/annurev-psych-021524-043650.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricCausal and common risk pathways linking childhood maltreatment to later intimate partner violence victimization
Pezzoli P, Pingault J, Eley T, McCrory E, Viding E. Causal and common risk pathways linking childhood maltreatment to later intimate partner violence victimization. Molecular Psychiatry 2024, 30: 2027-2037. PMID: 39488656, PMCID: PMC12015119, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-024-02813-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsIntimate partner violence victimizationIntimate partner violenceChildhood maltreatmentTwins Early Development StudyPartner violence victimizationSmall-to-moderate rangeNonshared environmental influencesEnvironmental influencesEarly Development StudyPsychiatric risk factorsEffects of maltreatmentRetrospective self-reportsRetrospective self-reports of maltreatmentIndividual-level riskPartner violenceViolence victimizationDevelopment studiesMaltreatmentVictimsIntimate relationshipsGenetic influencesCo-TwinQuantitative genetic methodsRisk pathwaysModerating effectIndividuals as active co-creators of their environments: implications for prevention of inequalities
Viding E, McCrory E. Individuals as active co-creators of their environments: implications for prevention of inequalities. Oxford Open Economics 2024, 3: i749-i753. DOI: 10.1093/ooec/odad071.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsEarly adversityLatent vulnerabilityReduce inequalitiesGene-environment correlationAdaptability to adversityTargeted interventionsPattern of processingDispositional differencesPrevent inequalitiesEarly interventionContext of preventionInterventionIndividual dispositionsAdversityGenetic predispositionDevelopmental effectsCorrelational researchPreventionCo-creationActive co-creatorsIndividualsChildrenEducation domainInequalityLearning processReciprocal Effects Between Negative Parenting and Children’s Callous-Unemotional Traits From Mid to Late Childhood
Pezzoli P, Pingault J, Malanchini M, Voronin I, McCrory E, Fearon P, Viding E. Reciprocal Effects Between Negative Parenting and Children’s Callous-Unemotional Traits From Mid to Late Childhood. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2024, 181: 310-321. PMID: 38476045, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.20230208.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsChild CU traitsDevelopment of CU traitsCU traitsMid-to-late childhoodNegative parentingCallous-unemotionalTwins Early Development StudyLate childhoodLongitudinal cross-lagged modelsEffects of negative parentingCallous-unemotional traitsEarly Development StudyReciprocal effectsCross-lagged modelsCross-lagged effectsFamilies of childrenTwin pairsGenetic factorsParental disciplineParental feelingsChildhoodSmall effectsTraitsEnvironmental factorsParents
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