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Dr Alice Gregory BA PhD

Position held:
Senior Lecturer

Phone:
+44 (0)20 7919 7959

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+44 (0)20 7919 7873

Email:
a.gregory (@gold.ac.uk)

Address:
Room 200/2 Whitehead Building,
Psychology Department,
Goldsmiths, University of London,
New Cross, SE14 6NW

I am interested in the development and co-occurrence of sleep problems, anxiety and depression throughout the life course.

In order to examine temporal relationships, I have explored the associations between these phenotypes in epidemiological samples assessed longitudinally (e.g. the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Study of Health and Development).

The utilization of large twin datasets, such as the Twins Early Development Study, has allowed me to examine the magnitude of genetic and environmental influences on these difficulties and their associations. Further questions – such as those concerning sex differences and the influence of rater on genetic and environmental estimates - have also been addressed using twin samples.

Recently, I have developed an interest in cognitive psychology and have borrowed ideas from research focusing upon cognitive styles linked to sleep problems, anxiety and depression in adults, and have examined their relevance to children. Much of this research has been conducted using genetically sensitive datasets, allowing integration of different approaches.

My research is conducted in collaboration with researchers from a number of different institutions, including the Institute of Psychiatry (UK); the University of Pittsburgh (USA); the University of Otago (NZ); and the University of California, Berkeley (USA).

Selected publications

Number of items: 39.

Gregory, Alice M., Ball, Harriet A. and Button, Tanya M.. 2010. Behavioural Genetics. In: Peter K. Smith and Craig Hart, eds. The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Childhood Social Development, 2nd Edition. London and Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell, pp. 27-43. ISBN 978-1-4051-9679-6 [Book Section]

Gregory, Alice M., Noone, Deidre, Eley, Thalia C. and Harvey, Allison G.. 2010. Catastrophizing and symptoms of sleep disturbances in children. Journal of Sleep Research, 19(1p2), pp. 175-182. ISSN 09621105 [Article]

Eley, Thalia C., Napolitano, Maria, Lau, Jennifer Y.F. and Gregory, Alice M.. 2010. Does childhood anxiety evoke maternal control? A genetically informed study. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 51(7), pp. 772-779. ISSN 00219630 [Article]

Zavos, Helena M.S., Rijsdijk, Frühling V., Gregory, Alice M. and Eley, Thalia C.. 2010. Genetic influences on the cognitive biases associated with anxiety and depression symptoms in adolescents. Journal of Affective Disorders, 124(1-2), pp. 45-53. ISSN 01650327 [Article]

Barclay, Nicola L. and Gregory, Alice M.. 2010. The presence of a perseverative iterative style in poor vs. good sleepers. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 41(1), pp. 18-23. ISSN 00057916 [Article]

Gregory, Alice M., Fruuhling, Rijsdijk, Lau, Jennifer Y. F., Dahl, Ronald E. and Eley, Thalia C.. 2009. The Direction of Longitudinal Associations Between Sleep Problems and Depression Symptoms: A Study of Twins Aged 8 and 10 Years. Sleep, 32(2), pp. 189-199. [Article]

Gregory, Alice M. and Franken, Paul. 2009. Genetic Approaches to the Problem of Sleep. In: Marcos G. Frank, ed. Current Advances in Sleep Biology. New York: Nova Science Publishers, pp. 41-62. ISBN 978-1-60741-508-4 [Book Section]

Gregory, Alice M. and Barclay, Nicola L.. 2009. Too stressed to sleep. The Psychologist, 22(8), pp. 676-677. [Article]

Koenen, Karestan C., Moffitt, Terrie E., Caspi, Avshalom, Gregory, Alice M., Harrington, HonaLee and Poulton, Richie. 2008. The developmental mental-disorder histories of adults with posttraumatic stress disorder: A prospective longitudinal birth cohort study. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 117(2), pp. 460-466. ISSN 0021-843X [Article]

Gregory, Alice M., Van der Ende, Jan, Willis, Thomas A. and Verhulst, Frank C.. 2008. Parent-reported sleep problems during development and self-reported anxiety/depression, attention problems, and aggressive behavior later in life. Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, 162(4), pp. 330-335. [Article]

Gregory, Alice M.. 2008. A genetic decomposition of the association between parasomnias and dyssomnias in 8-Year-old twins. Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, 162(4), pp. 299-304. ISSN 1072-4710 [Article]

Gregory, Alice M., Lau, Jennifer Y. F. and Eley, Thalia C.. 2008. Finding gene-environment interactions for generalised anxiety disorder. European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience, 258(2), pp. 69-75. ISSN 0940-1334 [Article]

Gregory, Alice M., Lau, Jennifer Y. F. and Eley, Thalia C.. 2008. Finding gene-environment interactions for phobias. European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience, 258(2), pp. 76-81. ISSN 0940-1334 [Article]

Forbes, Erika E., Bertocci, Michele A., Gregory, Alice M., Ryan, Neal D., Axelson, David A., Birmaher, Boris and Dahl, Ronald E.. 2008. Objective sleep in pediatric anxiety disorders and major depressive disorder. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 47(2), pp. 148-155. ISSN 08908567 [Article]

Eley, Thalia C., Gregory, Alice M., Lau, Jennifer Y. F., McGuffin, Peter, Napolitano, Maria, Rijsdijk, Fruhling V. and Clark, David M.. 2008. In the face of uncertainty: a twin study of ambiguous information, anxiety and depression in children. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 36(1), pp. 55-65. ISSN 0091-0627 [Article]

Gregory, Alice M., Crawford, Megan R., Holland, Jessica E. and Willis, Thomas A.. 2008. Associations between Sleep Problems and Anxiety in Youth. SIGNewsletter: The Child & Adolescent Anxiety, 7(2), pp. 5-6. [Article]

Eley, Thalia C., Gregory, Alice M., Clark, David M. and Ehlers, Anke. 2007. Feeling anxious: a twin study of panic/somatic ratings, anxiety sensitivity and heartbeat perception in children. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 48(12), pp. 1184-1191. ISSN 00219630 [Article]

Gregory, Alice M., Rijsdijk, Frühling V., Lau, Jennifer Y. F., Napolitano, Maria, McGuffin, Peter and Eley, Thalia C.. 2007. Genetic and environmental influences on interpersonal cognitions and associations with depressive symptoms in 8-year-old twins. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 116(4), pp. 762-775. ISSN 0021-843X [Article]

Lau, Jennifer Y. F., Rijsdijk, Frühling, Gregory, Alice M., McGuffin, Peter and Eley, Thalia C.. 2007. Pathways to childhood depressive symptoms: the role of social, cognitive, and genetic risk factors. Developmental Psychology, 43(6), pp. 1402-1414. ISSN 0012-1649 [Article]

Lau, Jennifer Y. F., Gregory, Alice M., Goldwin, Michelle A., Pine, Daniel S. and Eley, Thalia C.. 2007. Assessing gene–environment interactions on anxiety symptom subtypes across childhood and adolescence. Development and Psychopathology, 19(04), pp. 1129-1146. ISSN 0954-5794 [Article]

Moffitt, Terrie E., Harington, HonaLee, Caspi, Avshalom, Kim-Cohen, Julia, Goldberg, David, Gregory, Alice M. and Poulton, Richie. 2007. Depression and Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Archives of General Psychiatry, 64(6), pp. 651-660. ISSN 0003-990X [Article]

Gregory, Alice M. and Eley, Thalia C.. 2007. Genetic Influences on Anxiety in Children: What we've Learned and Where we're Heading. Clinical Child and Family Psychology, ISSN 1096-4037 [Article] (In Press)

O'Connor, Thomas G., Caprariello, Peter, Blackmore, Emma Robertson, Gregory, Alice M., Glover, Vivette and Fleming, Peter. 2007. Prenatal mood disturbance predicts sleep problems in infancy and toddlerhood. Early Human Development, 83(7), pp. 451-458. ISSN 03783782 [Article]

Gregory, Alice M., Caspi, Avshalom, Moffitt, Terrie E. and Poulton, Richie. 2006. Family conflict in childhood: A predictor of later insomnia. Sleep, 29(8), pp. 1063-1067. ISSN 01618105 [Article]

Gregory, Alice M., Rijsdijk, Fruhling V., Dahl, Ronald E., McGuffin, Peter and Eley, Thalia C.. 2006. Associations between sleep problems, anxiety, and depression in twins at 8 years of age. Pediatrics, 118(3), pp. 1124-1132. ISSN 0031-4005 (print), 1098-4275 (online) [Article]

Gregory, Alice M., Caspi, Avshalom, Moffitt, Terrie E. and Poulton, Richie. 2006. Family conflict in childhood: a predictor of later insomnia. Sleep, 29(8), pp. 1063-1067. ISSN 0161-8105 (print) 1550-9109 (online) [Article]

Gregory, Alice M., Rijsdijk, Frühling V. and Eley, Thalia C.. 2006. A Twin-Study of Sleep Difficulties in School-Aged Children. Child Development, 77(6), pp. 1668-1679. ISSN 0009-3920 [Article]

Gregory, Alice M., Caspi, Avshalom, Eley, Thalia C., Moffitt, Terrie E., O'Connor, Thomas G. and Poulton, Richie. 2005. Prospective longitudinal associations between persistent sleep problems in childhood and anxiety and depression disorders in adulthood. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 33(2), pp. 157-163. ISSN 0091-0627 [Article]

Gregory, Alice M., Eley, Thalia C., O'Connor, T., Rijsdijk, F. and Plomin, R.. 2005. Family influences on the association between sleep problems and anxiety in a large sample of pre-school aged twins. Personality and Individual Differences, 39, pp. 1337-1348. ISSN 0191-8869 [Article]

Gregory, Alice M. and Eley, Thalia C.. 2005. Sleep problems, anxiety and cognitive style in school-aged children. Infant and Child Development, 14, pp. 435-444. ISSN 1099-0917 [Article]

Gregory, Alice M., Plomin, R., Eley, Thalia C. and McGuffin, P.. 2004. Gene-environment interaction analysis of serotonin system markers with adolescent depression. Molecular Psychiatry, 9(10), pp. 908-915. ISSN 13594184 [Article]

Gregory, Alice M., Eley, Thalia C. and Plomin, R.. 2004. Exploring the association between anxiety and conduct problems in a large sample of twins aged 2-4. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 32(2), pp. 111-122. ISSN 0091-0627 (print), 1573-2835 (online) [Article]

Eley, Thalia C. and Gregory, Alice M.. 2004. Behavioral genetics. In: Tracy Morris and John March, eds. Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents. New York: Guilford Press, pp. 71-97. ISBN 978-1-57230-981-4 [Book Section]

Gregory, Alice M., Eley, Thalia C., O’Connor, Thomas G. and Plomin, Robert. 2004. Etiologies of Associations Between Childhood Sleep and Behavioral Problems in a Large Twin Sample. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 43(6), pp. 744-751. ISSN 08908567 [Article]

Gregory, Alice M., Claridge, Gordon, Clark, Ken and Taylor, Paul D.. 2003. Handedness and schizotypy in a Japanese sample: an association masked by cultural effects on hand usage. Schizophrenia Research, 65, pp. 139-145. ISSN 0920-9964 [Article]

Eley, Thalia C., Stirling, Lucy, Ehlers, Anke, Gregory, Alice M. and Clark, David M.. 2003. Heart-beat perception, panic/somatic symptoms and anxiety sensitivity in children. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 42, pp. 439-448. ISSN 0005-7967 [Article]

Gregory, Alice M., Caspi, A., Moffitt, T. and Koenen, K.. 2002. Juvenile mental health histories of adults with anxiety disorders. American Journal of Psychiatry, 164(2), pp. 301-308. ISSN 0002953X [Article]

Gregory, Alice M. and O'Connor, Thomas G.. 2002. Sleep problems in childhood: a longitudinal study of developmental change and association with behavioral problems. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 41(8), pp. 964-971. ISSN 0890-8567 / online 1527-5418 [Article]

Harvey, Allison G., Gregory, Alice M. and Bird, Chris. 2002. The role of cognitive processes in sleep disturbance: a comparison of Japanese and English university students. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 30(03), pp. 259-270. ISSN 1352-4658 [Article]

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