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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
142Publications
11,007Citations
Child Abuse
Conduct Disorder
Publications
2026
Personality and mental health as mediators linking childhood maltreatment to intimate partner violence victimization: a Mendelian randomization–direction of causation twin study
Pezzoli P, Barkhuizen W, Oginni O, Pingault J, McCrory E, Viding E. Personality and mental health as mediators linking childhood maltreatment to intimate partner violence victimization: a Mendelian randomization–direction of causation twin study. The Lancet Regional Health - Europe 2026, 66: 101653. PMID: 42164343, PMCID: PMC13185925, DOI: 10.1016/j.lanepe.2026.101653.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricLinking 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 Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsCitationsAltmetric
2025
Advancing 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, 35: 835-843. PMID: 41123603, PMCID: PMC13212408, DOI: 10.1007/s00787-025-02838-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricLived-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 ResearchCitationsAltmetricTrajectories 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 ResearchCitationsAltmetricNavigating 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 ResearchCitationsAltmetric“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 ResearchCitationsAltmetric
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 ResearchCitationsAltmetricShedding 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 Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsCitationsAltmetric
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