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 Behaviour
2025
Trajectories of Childhood Bullying Behaviors and Conduct Problems: Associations With Cognitive Functioning in a Nationally Representative Cohort Study Thériault-Couture F Agnew-Blais J Leno VC Danese A Ganaesan K Matthews T Morneau-Vaillancourt G Thompson KN et al. Developmental Psychology, American Psychological Association (Apa) vol. 61 (2), 351-365.
Hidden in plain sight: delayed ADHD diagnosis among girls and women – a commentary on Skoglund et al. (2023) Agnew‐Blais JC Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Wiley vol. 65 (10), 1398-1400.
Verbal memory performance in adolescents and adults with ADHD Pawley AD Mayer JS Medda J Brandt GA Agnew-Blais JC Asherson P Rommel A-S Ramos-Quiroga JA et al. Neuroscience Applied, Elsevier vol. 3, 103941-103941.
Do Children With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms Become Socially Isolated? Longitudinal Within-Person Associations in a Nationally Representative Cohort Thompson KN Agnew-Blais JC Allegrini AG Bryan BT Danese A Jaacap Open, Elsevier vol. 1 (1), 12-23.
A meta-analysis of genetic effects associated with neurodevelopmental disorders and co-occurring conditions Gidziela A Ahmadzadeh YI Michelini G Allegrini AG Agnew-Blais J Lau LY Duret M Procopio F et al. Nature Human Behaviour, Springer Nature vol. 7 (4), 642-656.
Taking stock of the present and looking to the future of ADHD research: a commentary on Sonuga-Barke et al. (2023) Agnew-Blais J Michelini G Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines, Wiley vol. 64 (4), 533-536.
COVID-19 and Perceived Changes to Quality of Life, Anxiety, Depression, and Loneliness in Autistic and Other Neurodivergent U.K. Adults J. S Colvert E Agnew-Blais J Autism in Adulthood, Mary Ann Liebert vol. 4 (3), 233-246.
Mother’s and children’s ADHD genetic risk, household chaos and children’s ADHD symptoms: A gene-environment correlation study Blais J Wertz J Arseneault L Belsky D Danese A Pingault J-B Polanczyk G Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Wiley
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 Wootton RE Riglin L Blakey R Agnew-Blais J Caye A Cadman T Havdahl A Gonçalves H et al. International Journal of Epidemiology, Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 51 (3), 919-930.
“Late-onset” ADHD symptoms in young adulthood: Is this ADHD? Riglin L Wootton RE Livingston LA Agnew-Blais J Arseneault L Blakey R Agha SS Langley K et al. Journal of Attention Disorders, Sage Publications vol. 26 (10), 1271-1282.
Polygenic Risk and the Course of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder From Childhood to Young Adulthood: Findings From a Nationally Representative Cohort Agnew-Blais JC Belsky DW Caspi A Danese A Moffitt TE Polanczyk GV Williams BS Journal of The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Elsevier vol. 60 (9), 1147-1156.
A life course approach to understanding ADHD among women Jessica Agnew-Blais and Stamatina Iliodromiti £491,761 MRC Medical Research Council 01-08-2023 - 31-07-2026
Alexandria Bartley A Life Course Approach to Understanding ADHD Among Women: The Effect of Menopause Amongst Woman With ADHD.
Chiara Caserini Environmental and Lifestyle Pathways Linking Childhood Neurodiversity to Mental and Physical Health Outcomes Across Life
Karen Hoang Development of Affective Functioning in Adolescents and Its Relationship to Mental Health
Hugo Mercer Know When to Fold ‘EM: “Investigating The Role of Identity in Reducing Gambling Participation and Harms
Anna Paul Identifying Individual and Population-Level Risk Factors For Gambling Participation and Harms: Using Causally Informed Approaches to Disentangle The Associations Between Problematic Gambling and Its Mental Health Risk Factors
Amandine Sénéquier A Life Course Approach to ADHD in Girls and Women: The Role of Hormones and The Mediating Effect of Physical Activity
