Prof Rachael Bedford

Professor in Biological and Experimental Psychology
School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences
Queen Mary University of London
Queen Mary University of London
Research
Autism, Neurodevelopment, Mental health, Screen Time, Infancy
Interests
My research programme aims to understand transdiagnostic mechanisms underlying emerging developmental conditions and co-occurring mental health, through the integration of experimental methods with large-scale data. In particular, I am interested in identifying and testing modifiable environmental factors as potential intervention targets. My research vision is to build an evidence base which can inform more personalised treatment and guidelines, based on individual developmental profiles.I lead the Queen Mary Child Development Lab: https://www.seresearch.qmul.ac.uk/cbb/research/wellbeing/...
Publications

2024

Pickard H, Chu P, Essex C, Goddard EJ, Baulcombe K, Carter B, Bedford R and Smith TJ
Jama Pediatrics, American Medical Association (Ama) vol. 178 (12), 1270-1279.
01-12-2024

Ng-Cordell E, Pickard H, Bedford R, Richard A, Zaidman-Zait A, Zwaigenbaum L, Duku E, Bennett T, Georgiades S, Smith IM, Vaillancourt T, Szatmari P, Elsabbagh M and Kerns CM
Autism, Sage Publications
27-11-2024

Bennett T, Jambon M, Zaidman-Zait A, Duku EK, Georgiades S, Elsabbagh M, Smith IM, Vaillancourt T, Zwaigenbaum L, Kerns CM, Richard AE, Bedford R and Szatmari P
Journal of The American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Elsevier
01-11-2024

Bedford R, Green J, Gliga T, Jones EH, Elsabbagh M, Pasco G, Wan MW, Slonims V, Charman T, Pickles A, Johnson MH and Team TB
Autism Research, Wiley vol. 17 (11), 2346-2354.
28-08-2024

Mortimer A, Fiske A, Biggs B, Bedford R, Hendry A and Holmboe K
Frontiers in Developmental Psychology, Frontiers vol. 2
14-08-2024

Winebrake DA, Huth N, Gueron-Sela N, Propper C, Mills-Koonce R, Bedford R and Wagner NJ
Child Psychiatry & Human Development, Springer Nature, 1-16.
15-06-2024

Moraitopoulou G, Pickard H, Simonoff E, Pickles A, Bedford R and Leno VC
Autism, Sage Publications vol. 28 (8), 2066-2079.
19-01-2024
2023

Bagg E, Pickard H, Tan M, Smith TJ, Simonoff E, Pickles A, Leno VC and Bedford R
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Wiley vol. 65 (7), 899-909.
29-12-2023

Plate RC, Powell T, Bedford R, Smith TJ, Bamezai A, Wedderburn Q, Broussard A, Soesanto N, Swetlitz C, Waller R and Wagner NJ
Developmental Science, Wiley vol. 27 (3)
06-12-2023

Burnley A, St Clair M, Bedford R, Wren Y and Dack C
Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Springer Nature vol. 15 (1)
30-06-2023

Wright N, Courchesne V, Pickles A, Bedford R, Duku E, Kerns CM, Bennett T, Georgiades S, Hill J, Richard A, Sharp H, Smith IM, Vaillancourt T, Zaidman-Zait A, Zwaigenbaum L, Szatmari P, Elsabbagh M and Team P
Psychological Medicine, Cambridge University Press (Cup) vol. 53 (16), 7707-7719.
29-06-2023

Burnley A, St Clair M, Bedford R, Wren Y and Dack C
Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Springer Nature vol. 15 (1)
15-06-2023

Smith TJ, Essex C and Bedford R
Projections, Berghahn Books vol. 17 (1), 52-66.
01-03-2023

Sharp TH, Elsabbagh M, Pickles A and Bedford R
Molecular Autism, Springer Nature vol. 14 (1)
11-02-2023

Portugal AM, Hendry A, Smith TJ and Bedford R
Computers in Human Behavior, Elsevier vol. 139
01-02-2023

Leno VC, Wright N, Pickles A, Bedford R, Zaidman-Zait A, Kerns C, Zwaigenbaum L, Duku E, Bennett T, Georgiades S, Smith IM, Richards A, Vaillancourt T, Szatmari P and Elsabbagh M
Development and Psychopathology, Cambridge University Press (Cup) vol. 36 (1), 1-11.
26-01-2023
2022

Leno VC, Pickard H, Cybulska L, Smith T, Munafo M, Penton‐Voak I, Simonoff E, Pickles A and Bedford R
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Wiley vol. 64 (5), 787-796.
12-12-2022

Haartsen R, Charman T, Pasco G, Johnson MH and Jones EJH
Scientific Reports, Springer Nature vol. 12 (1)
01-12-2022

De Laet A, Piccardi ES, Begum-Ali J, Charman T, Johnson MH, Jones EJH, Bedford R and Gliga T
Scientific Reports, Springer Nature vol. 12 (1)
19-08-2022

van Noordt S, Desjardins JA, Team TB and Elsabbagh M
Autism Research, Wiley vol. 15 (5), 834-846.
29-03-2022

Pickles A, Wright N, Bedford R, Steiman M, Duku E, Bennett T, Georgiades S, Kerns CM, Mirenda P, Smith IM, Ungar WJ, Vaillancourt T, Waddell C, Zaidman‐Zait A, Zwaigenbaum L, Szatmari P, Elsabbagh M and Team PIAS
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Wiley vol. 63 (11), 1243-1251.
30-01-2022

Hendry A, Agyapong MA, D'Souza H, Frick MA, Portugal AM, Konke LA, Cloke H, Bedford R, Smith TJ, Karmiloff‐Smith A, Jones EJH, Charman T and Brocki KC
Infant and Child Development, Wiley vol. 31 (3)
05-01-2022

Leno VC, Wright N, Pickles A, Bedford R, Zaidman-Zait A, Kerns C, Mirenda P, Zwaigenbaum L, Duku E, Bennett T, Georgiades S, Smith I, Vaillancourt T, Szatmari P and Elsabbagh M
Autism, Sage Publications vol. 26 (7), 1656-1667.
04-01-2022
2021

Lynch SF, Bedford R, Propper C and Wagner NJ
Research On Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, Springer Nature vol. 50 (4), 489-503.
23-08-2021

Courchesne V, Bedford R, Pickles A, Duku E, Kerns C, Mirenda P, Bennett T, Georgiades S, Smith IM, Ungar WJ, Vaillancourt T, Zaidman-Zait A, Zwaigenbaum L, Szatmari P and Elsabbagh M
Molecular Autism, Springer Nature vol. 12 (1)
14-08-2021

GLIGA T, SKOLNICK A, LIERSCH U, CHARMAN T, JOHNSON MH, BEDFORD R, Baron-Cohen S, Bolton P, Blasi A, Davies K, Elsabbagh M, Fernandes J, Gammer I, Guiraud J, Hendry A, Liew M, Lloyd-Fox S, Maris H, O'Hara L, Pasco G, et al.
Journal of Child Language, Cambridge University Press (Cup) vol. 49 (5), 1024-1036.
06-07-2021

Tesfaye R, Wright N, Zaidman-Zait A, Bedford R, Zwaigenbaum L, Kerns CM, Duku E, Mirenda P, Bennett T, Georgiades S, Smith IM, Vaillancourt T, Pickles A, Szatmari P and Elsabbagh M
Sleep, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 44 (9)
14-05-2021

Huberty S, Leno VC, van Noordt SJR, Bedford R, Pickles A, Desjardins JA, Webb SJ, Team TB and Elsabbagh M
Autism Research, Wiley vol. 14 (7), 1390-1403.
06-05-2021

Portugal AM, Bedford R, Cheung CHM, Mason L and Smith TJ
Scientific Reports, Springer Nature vol. 11 (1)
26-01-2021

Portugal AM, Bedford R, Cheung CHM, Gliga T and Smith TJ
Jama Pediatrics, American Medical Association (Ama) vol. 175 (1), 96-97.
01-01-2021
2020

Bedford R, Leno VC, Wright N, Bluett-Duncan M, Smith TJ, Anzures G, Pickles A, Sharp H and Hill J
Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, Taylor & Francis vol. 50 (6), 811-827.
30-11-2020

Godoy PBG, Shephard E, Milosavljevic B, Johnson MH and Charman T
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, Springer Nature vol. 51 (8), 3001-3013.
15-10-2020

Leno VC, Bedford R, Chandler S, White P, Yorke I, Charman T, Pickles A and Simonoff E
Development and Psychopathology, Cambridge University Press (Cup) vol. 33 (4), 1220-1228.
29-06-2020

Hendry A, Jones EJH, Bedford R, Andersson Konke L, Begum Ali J, Bӧlte S, Brocki KC, Demurie E, Johnson M, Pijl MKJ, Roeyers H and Charman T
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, Springer Nature vol. 50 (11), 4085-4105.
27-03-2020

Shephard E, Milosavljevic B, Mason L, Elsabbagh M, Tye C, Gliga T, Jones EJ, Charman T, Johnson MH, Team TB, Baron-Cohen S, Bedford R, Bolton P, Chandler S, Fernandes J, Garwood H, Hudry K, Pasco G, Pickles A, Tucker L, et al.
Cortex, Elsevier vol. 127, 162-179.
29-02-2020
2019

Pasco G, Davies K, Ribeiro H, Tucker L, Allison C, Baron-Cohen S, Johnson MH and Charman T
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, Springer Nature vol. 51 (3), 804-813.
16-12-2019

Parsons JP, Bedford R, Jones EJH, Charman T, Johnson MH and Gliga T
Frontiers in Psychology, Frontiers vol. 10
20-08-2019

Bedford R, Gliga T, Hendry A, Jones EJH, Pasco G, Charman T, Johnson MH and Pickles A
Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Springer Nature vol. 11 (1)
18-07-2019

Bussu G, Jones EJH, Charman T, Johnson MH and Buitelaar JK
Molecular Autism, Springer Nature vol. 10 (1)
15-03-2019

Haartsen R, Jones EJH, Orekhova EV, Charman T and Johnson MH
Translational Psychiatry, Springer Nature vol. 9 (1)
04-02-2019

Pijl MKJ, Bussu G, Charman T, Johnson MH, Jones EJH, Pasco G, Oosterling IJ, Rommelse NNJ and Buitelaar JK
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, Springer Nature vol. 49 (5), 1825-1836.
03-01-2019
2018

Shephard E, Bedford R, Milosavljevic B, Gliga T, Jones EJH, Pickles A, Johnson MH, Charman T, Baron‐Cohen S, Bolton P, Chandler S, Elsabbagh M, Fernandes J, Garwood H, Hudry K, Pasco G, Tucker L and Volein A
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Wiley vol. 60 (9), 963-974.
02-07-2018

Wagner NJ, Gueron-Sela N, Bedford R and Propper C
Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, Taylor & Francis vol. 47 (sup1), s569-s577.
12-06-2018

Doherty BR, Charman T, Johnson MH, Scerif G, Gliga T and Team TB
Developmental Science, Wiley vol. 21 (5)
03-05-2018

Salomone E, Shephard E, Milosavljevic B, Johnson MH, Charman T and The BASIS Team
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, Springer Nature vol. 48 (9), 2901-2911.
03-04-2018

Bussu G, Jones EJH, Charman T, Johnson MH, Buitelaar JK and the BASIS Team
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, Springer Nature vol. 48 (7), 2418-2433.
16-02-2018

Hendry A, Jones EJH, Bedford R, Gliga T, Charman T, Johnson MH and the BASIS Team
Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Springer Nature vol. 10 (1)
29-01-2018
2017

Lloyd‐Fox S, Blasi A, Pasco G, Gliga T, Jones EJH, Murphy DGM, Elwell CE, Charman T, Johnson MH, Baron‐Cohen S, Bedford R, Bolton P, Cheung HMC, Davies K, Elsabbagh M, Fernandes J, Gammer I, Guiraud J, Liew M, Maris H, et al.
European Journal of Neuroscience, Wiley vol. 47 (6), 736-749.
22-11-2017

Gueron-Sela N, Bedford R, Wagner NJ and Propper CB
Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, Taylor & Francis vol. 47 (sup1), s435-s444.
20-10-2017

Minero VA, Barker E and Bedford R
Aggression and Violent Behavior, Elsevier vol. 37, 52-62.
28-09-2017

Bedford R, Gliga T, Shephard E, Elsabbagh M, Pickles A, Charman T and Johnson MH
Molecular Autism, Springer Nature vol. 8 (1)
22-09-2017

Vernetti A, Senju A, Charman T, Johnson MH, Gliga T and Team TB
Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, Elsevier vol. 29, 21-29.
12-08-2017

Tye C, Bedford R, Asherson P, Ashwood KL, Azadi B, Bolton P and McLoughlin G
Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, Elsevier vol. 26, 84-90.
13-06-2017

Cheung CHM, Bedford R, Saez De Urabain IR, Karmiloff-Smith A and Smith TJ
Scientific Reports, Springer Nature vol. 7 (1)
13-04-2017

Green J, Pickles A, Pasco G, Bedford R, Wan MW, Elsabbagh M, Slonims V, Gliga T, Jones E, Cheung C, Charman T, Johnson M, Baron‐Cohen S, Bolton P, Davies K, Liew M, Fernandes J, Gammer I, Salomone E, Ribeiro H, et al.
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Wiley vol. 58 (12), 1330-1340.
10-04-2017

Bedford R, Wagner NJ, Rehder PD, Propper C, Willoughby MT and Mills-Koonce RW
European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Springer Nature vol. 26 (8), 947-956.
28-02-2017
2016

Cheung CHM, Bedford R, Johnson MH, Charman T, Gliga T and team TB
Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, Elsevier vol. 29, 4-10.
30-09-2016

Bedford R, de Urabain IRS, Cheung CHM, Karmiloff-Smith A and Smith TJ
Frontiers in Psychology, Frontiers vol. 7
02-08-2016

Bedford R, Jones EJH, Johnson MH, Pickles A, Charman T and Gliga T
Molecular Autism, Springer Nature vol. 7 (1)
30-06-2016

Bedford R, Jones EJH, Johnson MH, Pickles A, Charman T and Gliga T
Molecular Autism, Springer Nature vol. 7 (1)
30-03-2016
2015

Bedford R, Pickles A and Lord C
Autism Research, Wiley vol. 9 (9), 993-1001.
22-12-2015

Pickles A and Bedford R
In Rutter's Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Wiley 188-200.
10-07-2015

Bedford R, Pellicano E, Mareschal D and Nardini M
Autism Research, Wiley vol. 9 (2), 272-281.
19-06-2015

Gliga T, Bedford R, Charman T, Johnson MH, Team TB, Baron-Cohen S, Bolton P, Cheung C, Davies K, Liew M, Fernandes J, Gammer I, Maris H, Salomone E, Pasco G, Pickles A, Ribeiro H and Tucker L
Current Biology, Elsevier vol. 25 (13), 1727-1730.
01-06-2015

Leonard HC, Bedford R, Pickles A, Hill EL and Team TB
Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, Elsevier vol. 13, 15-24.
12-03-2015

Wass SV, Jones EJH, Gliga T, Smith TJ, Charman T and Johnson MH
Scientific Reports, Springer Nature vol. 5 (1)
06-02-2015

Gammer I, Bedford R, Elsabbagh M, Garwood H, Pasco G, Tucker L, Volein A, Johnson MH, Charman T and Team TB
Infant Behavior and Development, Elsevier vol. 38, 107-115.
01-02-2015

Green J, Charman T, Pickles A, Wan MW, Elsabbagh M, Slonims V, Taylor C, McNally J, Booth R, Gliga T, Jones EJH, Harrop C, Bedford R, Johnson MH and team TB
The Lancet Psychiatry, Elsevier vol. 2 (2), 133-140.
28-01-2015
2014

Orekhova EV, Elsabbagh M, Jones EJ, Dawson G, Charman T, Johnson MH and The BASIS Team
Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Springer Nature vol. 6 (1)
07-11-2014

Bedford R, Pickles A, Sharp H, Wright N and Hill J
Biological Psychiatry, Elsevier vol. 78 (2), 144-150.
06-10-2014

Gliga T, Jones EJH, Bedford R, Charman T and Johnson MH
Developmental Review, Elsevier vol. 34 (3), 189-207.
01-09-2014

Elsabbagh M, Bruno R, Wan MW, Charman T, Johnson MH, Green J and The BASIS Team
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, Springer Nature vol. 45 (2), 283-291.
30-07-2014

Bedford R, Pickles A, Gliga T, Elsabbagh M, Charman T, Johnson MH and Team TB
Developmental Science, Wiley vol. 17 (4), 612-620.
23-02-2014
2013

Jones EJH, Gliga T, Bedford R, Charman T and Johnson MH
Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, Elsevier vol. 39 (100), 1-33.
18-12-2013

Leonard HC, Bedford R, Charman T, Elsabbagh M, Johnson MH, Hill EL, Baron-Cohen S, Bolton P, Chandler S, Garwood H, Holmboe K and Hudry K
Autism, Sage Publications vol. 18 (3), 281-291.
07-10-2013

Leonard HC, Elsabbagh M, Hill EL and team TB
European Journal of Developmental Psychology, Taylor & Francis vol. 11 (1), 18-35.
14-06-2013

Hudry K, Chandler S, Bedford R, Pasco G, Gliga T, Elsabbagh M, Johnson MH and Charman T
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, Springer Nature vol. 44 (1), 154-167.
08-06-2013

Elsabbagh M, Bedford R, Senju A, Charman T, Pickles A, Johnson MH and Team TB
Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 9 (4), 538-543.
17-04-2013
2012

Wan MW, Green J, Elsabbagh M, Johnson M, Charman T, Plummer F and Team TB
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Wiley vol. 54 (7), 763-771.
11-12-2012

BEDFORD R, GLIGA T, FRAME K, HUDRY K, CHANDLER S, JOHNSON MH, CHARMAN T and TEAM TB
Journal of Child Language, Cambridge University Press (Cup) vol. 40 (1), 29-46.
05-12-2012

Clifford SM, Hudry K, Elsabbagh M, Charman T, Johnson MH and The BASIS Team
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, Springer Nature vol. 43 (3), 673-686.
24-08-2012

Gliga T, Elsabbagh M, Hudry K, Charman T, Johnson MH and Team TB
Child Development, Wiley vol. 83 (3), 926-938.
29-03-2012

Bedford R, Elsabbagh M, Gliga T, Pickles A, Senju A, Charman T, Johnson MH and the BASIS team
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, Springer Nature vol. 42 (10), 2208-2218.
26-01-2012

Elsabbagh M, Mercure E, Hudry K, Chandler S, Pasco G, Charman T, Pickles A, Baron-Cohen S, Bolton P, Johnson MH and Team TB
Current Biology, Elsevier vol. 22 (4), 338-342.
26-01-2012
2010

Nardini M, Bedford R and Mareschal D
Proceedings of The National Academy of Sciences of The United States of America, Proceedings of The National Academy of Sciences vol. 107 (39), 17041-17046.
13-09-2010
2008

Nardini M, Jones P, Bedford R and Braddick O
Current Biology, Elsevier vol. 18 (9), 689-693.
01-05-2008