Adjunct Faculty
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Adjunct rank detailsPasco Fearon, PhD
Professor Adjunct in the Child Study CenterAbout
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Professor Adjunct in the Child Study Center
Appointments
Child Study Center
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Education & Training
- PhD
- University College (1999)
- PhD
- University of Wales (1994)
- BA
- University of Cambridge (1993)
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Yale Co-Authors
Frequent collaborators of Pasco Fearon's published research.
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A big-picture view of Pasco Fearon's research output by year.
Peter Fonagy, PhD, FBA
Essi Viding, PhD
Eamon McCrory, PhD, BA
Ruth Feldman, PhD
Michael Bloch, MD, MS
182Publications
8,413Citations
Publications
2026
Transdiagnostic profiles of socio‐affective functioning in adolescents at‐risk of poor mental health
Lloyd A, Astle D, Wu T, Steinbeis N, Chokhani R, Lucas L, Fearon P, Viding E. Transdiagnostic profiles of socio‐affective functioning in adolescents at‐risk of poor mental health. JCPP Advances 2026 DOI: 10.1002/jcv2.70137.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsMental health problemsSocio-affective functioningTask-based measuresAdolescents at-riskSocio-affectiveSocio-affective profileEmotional processingLevels of symptom severityMental healthHeightened riskSymptoms of mental health problemsEmotional risk factorsMental health symptomsMental health diagnosesMental health trialsTransdiagnostic symptomTransdiagnostic approachDiagnostic boundariesPoor mental healthQuestionnaire measuresSymptom severityHealth problemsPsychopathologyHealth symptomsEarly adolescenceStudent–teacher relationships as a mediator of children's education‐linked genetics: results from the Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort Study
Austerberry C, Corfield E, Havdahl A, Smajlagic D, Brandlistuen R, Wang M, Fish L, Bernardi M, van de Grint‐Stoop J, Bekkhus M, Fearon P. Student–teacher relationships as a mediator of children's education‐linked genetics: results from the Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort Study. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2026 PMID: 42206760, DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.70179.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsStudent-teacher relationshipsStudent–teacher conflictTeacher responsesEducational outcomesAssociated with educational outcomesStudent-teacher closenessEducational performanceSchool environmentMath performanceStructural equation modelingEquation modelingNorwegian MotherChildrenChild Cohort StudyMathAged 5SchoolGenetic propensityChild geneticsPopulation-basedReadingPregnancy cohortAged 6Cohort studyCost-utility analysis of the Circle of Security-Parenting programme to reduce perinatal psychopathology in birthing parents in England
Wang J, Rosan C, Dijk K, Darwin Z, Babalis D, Cornelius V, Waddingham E, Richards L, Pilling S, Fearon P, Fonagy P, Pizzo E. Cost-utility analysis of the Circle of Security-Parenting programme to reduce perinatal psychopathology in birthing parents in England. BMJ Open 2026, 16: e105124. PMID: 41730549, PMCID: PMC12931550, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-105124.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsPerinatal mental health servicesPerinatal mental health difficultiesQuality-adjusted life yearsHealth-related qualityCOS-PAssociated with higher costsHealth servicesPerinatal psychopathologyPersonal social servicesHealth-related quality of lifePerinatal health servicesParallel-arm controlled trialSocietal perspectiveMental health settingsMental health servicesMental health difficultiesEconomic outcome dataQuality of lifeCost-utility analysisTrial follow-upBirth parentsEuroQol five-dimensionalHealthcare utilisationHealth settingsIntervention armAcceptability of Circle of Security-Parenting groups in NHS community perinatal mental health services in England: parent and practitioner perspectives
Darwin Z, Richards L, Clarke A, Trevena K, Rehman S, Field J, Morris N, Pettyll I, Aryal B, Alyousefi-van Dijk K, O’Shaughnessy R, Horley N, Waddingham E, Babalis D, Cornelius V, Fearon P, Pilling S, Wang J, Pizzo E, Fonagy P, Rosan C. Acceptability of Circle of Security-Parenting groups in NHS community perinatal mental health services in England: parent and practitioner perspectives. BMC Psychology 2026, 14: 345. PMID: 41652487, PMCID: PMC12977892, DOI: 10.1186/s40359-026-04068-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsConceptsMental healthCOS-PParent-infant relationshipPerinatal mental health servicesComplex mental health difficultiesMaternal mental healthMethodsThis qualitative studyMental health servicesParental mental healthMental health difficultiesService-specific factorsReflexive thematic analysisRandomised controlled trialsPerspective of parentsResultsFour themesEffective facilitationTrauma-informed approachIntervention armHealth servicesGroup interventionHealth difficultiesWorkforce planningExpectations of perfectionThematic analysisEvidence gapsMeasuring child development at the 2–2½-year health and development review in England: a rapid scoping review of available tools
Lysons J, Pineda R, Alarcon G, Aquino M, Cann H, Stoianov D, Fearon P, Kendall S, Kirman J, Gladstone M, Woodman J. Measuring child development at the 2–2½-year health and development review in England: a rapid scoping review of available tools. BMJ Open 2026, 16: e102853. PMID: 41638720, PMCID: PMC12878457, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-102853.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsCaregiver Reported Early Development InstrumentsPublic health surveillanceEarly child developmentASQ-3Health surveillancePublic health surveillance dataChild developmentScoping Reviews guidelinesHealth surveillance dataStages Questionnaire Third EditionEarly Development InstrumentRisk of biasEnglish-language studiesAt-risk groupsWeb of ScienceQuality assessmentScoping ReviewHealth reviewReview guidelinesSystematic reviewUnique publicationsFeasibility criteriaSurveillance dataSpecifications of toolsSearching PubMedDifferential Impact of Social and Non-social Cues on Decision-making Across At-risk Mental State, Early Psychosis, and Healthy Participants
Griffin J, Vasilichi A, Haarsma J, van Sprang E, Bullmore E, Dolan R, Goodyer I, Fonagy P, Jones P, Chamberlain S, Moutoussis M, Hauser T, Neufeld S, Romero-Garcia R, St Clair M, Vértes P, Whitaker K, Inkster B, Prabhu G, Ooi C, Toseeb U, Widmer B, Bhatti J, Villis L, Alrumaithi A, Birt S, Bowler A, Cleridou K, Dadabhoy H, Davies E, Firkins A, Granville S, Harding E, Hopkins A, Isaacs D, King J, Kokorikou D, Maurice C, McIntosh C, Memarzia J, Mills H, O’Donnell C, Pantaleone S, Scott J, Kiddle B, Polek E, Fearon P, Suckling J, van Harmelen A, Kievit R, Bethlehem R, Murray G, Fletcher P. Differential Impact of Social and Non-social Cues on Decision-making Across At-risk Mental State, Early Psychosis, and Healthy Participants. Schizophrenia Bulletin Open 2026, 7: sgag005. PMID: 42183479, PMCID: PMC13191111, DOI: 10.1093/schizbullopen/sgag005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAt-risk mental stateNon-social cuesNon-socialHealthy controlsAt-risk mental state groupExternal cuesMental statesFEP groupEpisode psychosisPsychotic experiencesSocial inferencesEarly psychosisSocial cuesClinical groupsPsychosisSocial informationHealthy participantsDomain-SpecificCuesClinical observationsFEPDifferential impactSocial processesDeficitsMentalA qualitative study of stakeholder perspectives on adopting a digital tool to measure child development at the 2–2½ year review in England
Lysons J, Mendez R, Aquino M, Cann H, Fearon P, Kendall S, Kirman J, Lamont A, Woodman J. A qualitative study of stakeholder perspectives on adopting a digital tool to measure child development at the 2–2½ year review in England. Journal Of Public Health: From Theory To Practice 2026, 1-10. DOI: 10.1007/s10389-025-02632-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsQualitative studyUniversal coverageHealthy Child ProgrammeIn-person assessmentStakeholder perspectivesIn-person contactChildren Aged 2Child development assessmentsFramework analysisChildren's programmesFocus groupsIn-personLocal data systemsStaff trainingStudy of stakeholder perspectivesPolicy officialsService equityAged 2UK governmentRelational natureParticipantsChild developmentProfessionalsStages Questionnaire-3Data SystemAnnual Research Review: The role of caregiver sensitivity in children's developmental outcomes – an umbrella review
Nivison M, Fearon P, Jenkins J, Madigan S. Annual Research Review: The role of caregiver sensitivity in children's developmental outcomes – an umbrella review. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2026, 67: 486-507. PMID: 41499433, PMCID: PMC13036395, DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.70087.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsCaregiver sensitivityChild developmental outcomesAttachment securityDevelopmental outcomesAssociated with attachment securityAssociated with child attachmentMeta-analysesCaregiver warmthNegative parentingChild attachmentSocioemotional problemsCognitive outcomesCognitive developmentChild outcomesDevelopmental scienceLanguage skillsChild's signalsIntervention programsSystematic review of reviewsPredictive significanceCaregiversChildrenUmbrella reviewReview of reviewsSystematic reviewBehavior and the Development of Attachment: Innovating Assessment and Theory Building
Schuengel C, Fearon P, Wass S, Mahmoud M, Minnis H, Van Heerden A, Bakkum L, Persico F, Provida K, Oosterman M, Scheper F. Behavior and the Development of Attachment: Innovating Assessment and Theory Building. Psychoanalytic Inquiry 2026, ahead-of-print: 1-19. DOI: 10.1080/07351690.2025.2609520.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetric
2025
Protocol for the Start for Life National Evaluation: What works, for whom, under what circumstances?
Barlow J, Sleed M, Day L, Davey C, Conti G, Deighton J, J E, G W, Reynolds S, Cann H, Crossan L, Fearon P. Protocol for the Start for Life National Evaluation: What works, for whom, under what circumstances? NIHR Open Research 2025, 5: 123. DOI: 10.3310/nihropenres.14019.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsConceptsLocal authoritiesChild outcomesNational evaluationLevels of deprivationLongitudinal qualitative dataQualitative dataQuantitative process dataDifference-in-differences methodSystem-level factorsJoint DepartmentLife servicesDepartment of HealthSocial careUsual careOutcome evaluationTriangulation designEvaluation findingsEconomic evaluationIndividual levelAged 2ProgrammeCareParentsServicesFunding