Department of Psychology

Dr Alice Gregory BA PhD

Position held:
Senior Lecturer

Phone:
+44 (0)20 7919 7959

Fax:
+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: 77.

Article

Willis, Thomas A. and Gregory, Alice M.. 2010. Childhood contributions to adult sleep problems. Sleep Medicine, 11(9), pp. 818-819. ISSN 1389-9457 [Article]

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]

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]

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. [Article]

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

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]

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]

Gregory, Alice M., Lau, Jennifer Y. F., Holland, Jessica E. and Willis, Thomas A.. 2008. Finding gene-environment interactions for Generalized Anxiety Disorder. European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience, 258, pp. 69-75. [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, pp. 76-81. [Article]

Gregory, Alice M.. 2008. Finding gene-environment interactions for anxiety. Psychiatry, 7, pp. 525-528. [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, pp. 299-304. [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 Review, 10(3), pp. 199-212. ISSN 1095-4037 [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. and Eley, Thalia C.. 2005. Sleep Problems, Anxiety and Cognitive Style in School-Aged Children. Infant and Child Development, 14, pp. 435-444. [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]

Gregory, Alice M.. 2004. Common childhood sleep problems. NAPCR, 4, pp. 206-207. [Article]

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. 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]

Book Section

Gregory, Alice M. and Eley, Thalia C.. 2011. Chapter 8. The genetic basis of child and adolescent anxiety. In: Wendy K. Silverman and Andrew P. Field, eds. Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 161-178. ISBN 9780521721486 [Book Section]

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. 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]

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]

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