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Kieran O'Donnell, PhD

Associate Professor in the Child Study Center and Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
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kieran.odonnell@yale.edu

Yale School of Medicine

Yale Child Study Center, 230 South Frontage Road

New Haven, CT 06519

United States

About

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Associate Professor in the Child Study Center and Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences

Biography

Dr. O’Donnell is an Associate Professor in the Yale Child Study Center and the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences within the Yale School of Medicine where he leads the Health-Omics & Perinatal Epidemiology (HOPE) Research Group.

Dr. O’Donnell's research themes include Perinatal Mental Health and the Developmental Origins of Mental Health. His group integrates genomic and epigenomic data with measures of psychosocial risk to 1) better understand individual differences in maternal perinatal health and 2) identify the molecular processes that underlie the persisting influence of the prenatal environment on child/adolescent neurodevelopment and mental health. Dr. O'Donnell's research occurs in the context of a number of large prospective longitudinal cohorts as well as randomized controlled trials of psychosocial interventions in the US, Canada, UK, Viet Nam, and the Philippines.

Last Updated on September 29, 2025.

Appointments

Other Departments & Organizations

Education & Training

Postdoctoral Fellow
Douglas Hospital Research Centre, McGill University (2016)
PhD
Imperial College London, Clinical Medicine (2011)
MSc
Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London, Neuroscience
BSc (Hon)
University of Westminster, Psychology

Research

Overview

Medical Research Interests

Biological Psychiatry; Depression, Postpartum; Molecular Epidemiology; Pregnant People

Public Health Interests

Global Health; Maternal & Child Health; Biomarkers; Genetics, Genomics, Epigenetics; Perinatal/Prenatal Health

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of Kieran O'Donnell's published research.

Publications

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Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

Activities

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    McGill University

    07/01/2020 - PresentProfessional OrganizationsAdjunct Professor
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    Ludmer Center for Neuroinformatics & Mental Health

    05/30/2016 - PresentProfessional OrganizationsInvestigator
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    Scientific Reports

    02/03/2017 - PresentJournal ServiceEditor
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    Postpartum Support International-Advisory Council

    01/29/2021 - PresentAdvisory BoardsBoard Member
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    Learning Clubs

    07/01/2020 - PresentResearch
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Honors

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    NARSAD Young Investigator

    01/01/2020National AwardBrain & Behavior Research Foundation
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    CIFAR Fellow

    07/01/2019International AwardCanadian Institute For Advanced Research (CIFAR) Child & Brain Development Program
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    FRSQ Research Fellow (Chercheur Boursier)

    07/01/2019International AwardThe Quebec Health Research Fund (Fonds de recherche Santé- Québec)
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    CIFAR Global Scholar

    07/01/2016International AwardCanadian Institute For Advanced Research

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Yale School of Medicine

Yale Child Study Center, 230 South Frontage Road

New Haven, CT 06519

United States

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