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Terrie E. Moffitt

Terrie E. Moffitt

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  • 2026 - Research.com Psychology in United States Leader Award
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  • 2023 - Research.com Psychology in United States Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Psychology in United States Leader Award
  • 2018 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 2016 - APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Psychology, American Psychological Association
  • 2008 - Rema Lapouse Award, American Public Health Association
  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
  • 2005 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom

Overview

Terrie E. Moffitt is affiliated with Duke University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields and subfields, primarily Medicine and Psychology, with significant work in Clinical Psychology, Health, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, General Health Professions, and Molecular Biology.

Their scholarly contributions cover a variety of topics including:

  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
  • Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research

Recent publications by Terrie E. Moffitt include:

  • "What Is the Test-Retest Reliability of Common Task-Functional MRI Measures? New Empirical Evidence and a Meta-Analysis" (2020) in Psychological Science
  • "Longitudinal Assessment of Mental Health Disorders and Comorbidities Across 4 Decades Among Participants in the Dunedin Birth Cohort Study" (2020) in JAMA Network Open
  • "Quantification of the pace of biological aging in humans through a blood test, the DunedinPoAm DNA methylation algorithm" (2020) in eLife
  • "Genomic and phenotypic insights from an atlas of genetic effects on DNA methylation" (2021) in Nature Genetics
  • "Disparities in the pace of biological aging among midlife adults of the same chronological age have implications for future frailty risk and policy" (2021) in Nature Aging

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Terrie E. Moffitt include:

  • Avshalom Caspi
  • Richie Poulton
  • Sandhya Ramrakha
  • Karen Sugden
  • Louise Arseneault

Moffitt's research is often published in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • UNC Libraries
  • JAMA Network Open
  • Nature Aging
  • Psychological Medicine

In terms of book publications, Terrie E. Moffitt has authored works published by Harvard University Press, including the title The Origins of You (2020).

Several awards and honors have been conferred on Terrie E. Moffitt, including:

  • Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), 2018
  • APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Psychology, 2016
  • Rema Lapouse Award, American Public Health Association, 2008
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 2008
  • Member of Academia Europaea, 2005
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom

Best Publications

  • Adolescence-limited and life-course-persistent antisocial behavior: A developmental taxonomy.

    Terrie E. Moffitt

  • Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 291 diseases and injuries in 21 regions, 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

    Christopher J.L. Murray;Theo Vos;Rafael Lozano;Mohsen Naghavi

  • Influence of Life Stress on Depression: Moderation by a Polymorphism in the 5-HTT Gene

    Avshalom Caspi;Karen Sugden;Terrie E. Moffitt;Alan Taylor

  • Years lived with disability (YLDs) for 1160 sequelae of 289 diseases and injuries 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

    Theo Vos;Abraham D. Flaxman;Mohsen Naghavi;Rafael Lozano

  • Role of Genotype in the Cycle of Violence in Maltreated Children

    Avshalom Caspi;Avshalom Caspi;Joseph McClay;Terrie E. Moffitt;Terrie E. Moffitt;Jonathan Mill

  • Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 301 acute and chronic diseases and injuries in 188 countries, 1990-2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

    Theo Vos;Ryan M. Barber;Brad Bell;Amelia Bertozzi-Villa

  • Global, regional, and national age-sex specific all-cause and cause-specific mortality for 240 causes of death, 1990-2013: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

    Mohsen Naghavi;Haidong Wang;Rafael Lozano;Adrian Davis

  • A gradient of childhood self-control predicts health, wealth, and public safety

    Terrie E. Moffitt;Louise Arseneault;Daniel Belsky;Nigel Dickson

  • The Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP): A Dimensional Alternative to Traditional Nosologies

    Roman Kotov;Robert F. Krueger;David Watson;Thomas M. Achenbach

  • Development of Depression From Preadolescence to Young Adulthood: Emerging Gender Differences in a 10-Year Longitudinal Study

    Benjamin L. Hankin;Lyn Y. Abramson;Terrie E. Moffitt;Phil A. Silva

  • The State of US Health, 1990-2010: Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors

    Christopher J. L. Murray;Jerry Abraham;Mohammed K. Ali;Miriam Alvarado

  • Sex Differences in Antisocial Behaviour: Conduct Disorder, Delinquency, and Violence in the Dunedin Longitudinal Study

    Terrie E. Moffitt;Avshalom Caspi;Michael Rutter;Phil A. Silva

  • Genetic Sensitivity to the Environment: The Case of the Serotonin Transporter Gene and Its Implications for Studying Complex Diseases and Traits

    Avshalom Caspi;Ahmad R Hariri;Andrew Bruce Holmes;Rudolf Uher

  • Prior juvenile diagnoses in adults with mental disorder: developmental follow-back of a prospective-longitudinal cohort.

    Julia Kim-Cohen;Avshalom Caspi;Terrie E. Moffitt;HonaLee Harrington

  • The p Factor: One General Psychopathology Factor in the Structure of Psychiatric Disorders?

    Avshalom Caspi;Renate M. Houts;Daniel W. Belsky;Sidra J. Goldman-Mellor

  • Males on the life-course-persistent and adolescence-limited antisocial pathways: follow-up at age 26 years.

    Terrie E. Moffitt;Avshalom Caspi;Honalee Harrington;Barry J. Milne

  • Developmental Trajectories of Childhood Disruptive Behaviors and Adolescent Delinquency: A Six-Site, Cross-National Study

    Lisa M. Broidy;Daniel S. Nagin;Richard E. Tremblay;John E. Bates

  • Childhood predictors differentiate life-course persistent and adolescence-limited antisocial pathways among males and females.

    Terrie E. Moffitt;Avshalom Caspi

  • Persistent cannabis users show neuropsychological decline from childhood to midlife

    Madeline H. Meier;Avshalom Caspi;Antony Ambler;Antony Ambler;Hona Lee Harrington

  • Cannabis use in adolescence and risk for adult psychosis: longitudinal prospective study

    Louise Arseneault;Mary Cannon;Richie Poulton;Robin Murray

  • Role of genotype in the cycle of violence in maltreated children. Fears of the future in children und young people

    Avshalom Caspi;Joseph McClay;Terrie E. Moffitt;Jonathan Mill

Frequent Co-Authors

Avshalom Caspi
Avshalom Caspi Duke University
Richie Poulton
Richie Poulton University of Otago
Louise Arseneault
Louise Arseneault King's College London
Renate Houts
Renate Houts Duke University
Andrea Danese
Andrea Danese King's College London
Daniel W. Belsky
Daniel W. Belsky Columbia University
Phil A. Silva
Phil A. Silva University of Otago
Helen L. Fisher
Helen L. Fisher King's College London
Candice L. Odgers
Candice L. Odgers University of California, Irvine
Ahmad R. Hariri
Ahmad R. Hariri Duke University

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