Dr Jessica Agnew-Blais
Senior Lecturer
School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences
Queen Mary University of London
Queen Mary University of London
Research
Psychiatric epidemiology, ADHD, Women's mental health, Developmental psychology
Interests
Dr Jessica Agnew-Blais's research investigates the developmental course of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) across the life span, including how genetic and environmental risk factors are associated with ADHD course, and functional outcomes associated with different ADHD developmental trajectories. Her current research focuses on ADHD among girls and women, and the role of hormonal fluctuations in functioning among women with ADHD.Publications
Publications of specific relevance to the Centre for Brain and Behaviour2024
Thériault-Couture F, Agnew-Blais J, Leno VC, Danese A, Ganaesan K, Matthews T, Morneau-Vaillancourt G, Thompson KN, Shakoor S and Arseneault L (2024). Trajectories of Childhood Bullying Behaviors and Conduct Problems: Associations With Cognitive Functioning in a Nationally Representative Cohort Study. Developmental Psychology, American Psychological Association (APA) 22-08-2024
Agnew‐Blais JC (2024). Hidden in plain sight: delayed ADHD diagnosis among girls and women – a commentary on Skoglund et al. (2023). Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Wiley vol. 65 (10), 1398-1400. 26-05-2024
Pawley AD, Mayer JS, Medda J, Brandt GA, Agnew-Blais JC, Asherson P, Rommel A-S, Ramos-Quiroga JA, Sanchez JP, Bergsma D, Buitelaar JK, Ortega FB, Muntaner-Mas A, Grimm O, Reif A, Freitag CM and Kuntsi J (2024). Verbal memory performance in adolescents and adults with ADHD. Neuroscience Applied, Elsevier vol. 3, 103941-103941. 01-01-2024
2023
Thompson KN, Agnew-Blais JC, Allegrini AG, Bryan BT, Danese A, Odgers CL, Matthews T and Arseneault L (2023). Do Children With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms Become Socially Isolated? Longitudinal Within-Person Associations in a Nationally Representative Cohort. JAACAP Open, Elsevier vol. 1 (1), 12-23. 01-06-2023
Gidziela A, Ahmadzadeh YI, Michelini G, Allegrini AG, Agnew-Blais J, Lau LY, Duret M, Procopio F, Daly E, Ronald A, Rimfeld K and Malanchini M (2023). A meta-analysis of genetic effects associated with neurodevelopmental disorders and co-occurring conditions. Nature Human Behaviour, Springer Nature vol. 7 (4), 642-656. 20-02-2023
Agnew-Blais J and Michelini G (2023). Taking stock of the present and looking to the future of ADHD research: a commentary on Sonuga-Barke et al. (2023). Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines, Wiley vol. 64 (4), 533-536. 26-01-2023
2022
J. S, Mason D, Colvert E, Agnew-Blais J and Happé F (2022). COVID-19 and Perceived Changes to Quality of Life, Anxiety, Depression, and Loneliness in Autistic and Other Neurodivergent U.K. Adults. Autism in Adulthood, Mary Ann Liebert vol. 4 (3), 233-246. 31-08-2022
Blais J, Wertz J, Arseneault L, Belsky D, Danese A, Pingault J-B, Polanczyk G, Sugden K, Williams B and Moffit T (2022). Mother’s and children’s ADHD genetic risk, household chaos and children’s ADHD symptoms: A gene-environment correlation study. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Wiley 01-06-2022
Wootton RE, Riglin L, Blakey R, Agnew-Blais J, Caye A, Cadman T, Havdahl A, Gonçalves H, Menezes AMB, Wehrmeister FC, Rimfeld K, Smith GD, Eley TC, Rohde LA, Arseneault L, Moffitt TE, Stergiakouli E, Thapar A and Tilling K (2022). Decline in attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder traits over the life course in the general population: trajectories across five population birth cohorts spanning ages 3 to 45 years. International Journal of Epidemiology, Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 51 (3), 919-930. 11-04-2022
Riglin L, Wootton RE, Livingston LA, Agnew-Blais J, Arseneault L, Blakey R, Agha SS, Langley K, Collishaw S, O’Donovan MC, Smith GD, Stergiakouli E, Tilling K and Thapar A (2022). “Late-onset” ADHD symptoms in young adulthood: Is this ADHD? Journal of Attention Disorders, SAGE Publications vol. 26 (10), 1271-1282. 16-01-2022
2021
Agnew-Blais JC, Belsky DW, Caspi A, Danese A, Moffitt TE, Polanczyk GV, Sugden K, Wertz J, Williams BS, Lewis CM and Arseneault L (2021). Polygenic Risk and the Course of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder From Childhood to Young Adulthood: Findings From a Nationally Representative Cohort. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Elsevier vol. 60 (9), 1147-1156. 10-01-2021
Grants
Grants of specific relevance to the Centre for Brain and BehaviourA life course approach to understanding ADHD among womenJessica Blais and Stamatina Iliodromiti
£491,761 MRC Medical Research Council (01-08-2023 - 31-07-2026)
PhD Programme: Gambling HarmsJanelle Jones and Jessica Blais
£156,538 GambleAware (01-02-2022 - 30-09-2026)