Avshalom Caspi

Edward M. Arnett Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience

Education & Training

Ph.D., Cornell University 1986
M.A., Cornell University 1983
B.A., University of California, Santa Cruz 1981

Expertise

Development, epidemiology, genetics, health inequalities, personality

Location

Office: 2020 W Main Street Suite 201, Box 104410, Durham, NC 27708

Mail: 2020 W Main Street Suite 201, Box 104410, Durham, NC 27708

Contact

(919) 684-5835

avshalom.caspi@duke.edu

Links

Elliott, Maxwell L., et al. “What Is the Test-Retest Reliability of Common Task-Functional MRI Measures? New Empirical Evidence and a Meta-Analysis.” Psychological Science, June 2020, p. 956797620916786. Epmc, doi:10.1177/0956797620916786. Full Text

Reuben, Aaron, et al. “Association of Neighborhood Disadvantage in Childhood With DNA Methylation in Young Adulthood.” Jama Network Open, vol. 3, no. 6, June 2020, p. e206095. Epmc, doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.6095. Full Text

Belsky, Daniel W., et al. “Quantification of the pace of biological aging in humans through a blood test, the DunedinPoAm DNA methylation algorithm.” Elife, vol. 9, May 2020. Pubmed, doi:10.7554/eLife.54870. Full Text Open Access Copy

Motz, R. T., et al. “Does contact with the justice system deter or promote future delinquency? Results from a longitudinal study of British adolescent twins.” Criminology, vol. 58, no. 2, May 2020, pp. 307–35. Scopus, doi:10.1111/1745-9125.12236. Full Text

Rasmussen, Line Jee Hartmann, et al. “Major Concerns Over Improving Measurement of Inflammation Remain-Reply.” Jama Pediatrics, Apr. 2020. Epmc, doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.0291. Full Text

Caspi, Avshalom, et al. “Longitudinal Assessment of Mental Health Disorders and Comorbidities Across 4 Decades Among Participants in the Dunedin Birth Cohort Study.” Jama Network Open, vol. 3, no. 4, Apr. 2020, p. e203221. Epmc, doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.3221. Full Text

Richmond-Rakerd, Leah S., et al. “A polygenic score for age-at-first-birth predicts disinhibition.” Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, and Allied Disciplines, Mar. 2020. Epmc, doi:10.1111/jcpp.13224. Full Text

Trotta, Antonella, et al. “Mental Health and Functional Outcomes in Young Adulthood of Children With Psychotic Symptoms: A Longitudinal Cohort Study.” Schizophrenia Bulletin, vol. 46, no. 2, Feb. 2020, pp. 261–71. Epmc, doi:10.1093/schbul/sbz069. Full Text

Tanksley, P. T., et al. “Identifying psychological pathways to polyvictimization: evidence from a longitudinal cohort study of twins from the UK.” Journal of Experimental Criminology, Jan. 2020. Scopus, doi:10.1007/s11292-020-09422-1. Full Text

Elliott, Maxwell L., et al. “Brain-age in midlife is associated with accelerated biological aging and cognitive decline in a longitudinal birth cohort.” Molecular Psychiatry, Dec. 2019. Epmc, doi:10.1038/s41380-019-0626-7. Full Text

Pages

Caspi, A., and T. E. Moffitt. “Longitudinal cohort research: Sowing, nurturing, waiting, harvesting.” Scientists Making a Difference: One Hundred Eminent Behavioral and Brain Scientists Talk about Their Most Important Contributions, 2016, pp. 249–55. Scopus, doi:10.1017/CBO9781316422250.055. Full Text

Caspi, A., et al. “Unraveling girls’ delinquency: Biological, dispositional, and contextual contributions to adolescent misbehavior.” Risks and Problem Behaviors in Adolescence, 2014, pp. 293–304.

Elliott, Maxwell, et al. “S7. General Functional Connectivity: Shared Features of Resting State and Task fMRI Drive Reliable and Heritable Individual Differences in Functional Brain Networks.” Biological Psychiatry, vol. 85, no. 10, Elsevier BV, 2019, pp. S299–S299. Crossref, doi:10.1016/j.biopsych.2019.03.758. Full Text

d’Arbeloff, Tracy, et al. “F2. White Matter Lesions are Common in Midlife and Associated With Cognitive Decline.” Biological Psychiatry, vol. 85, no. 10, Elsevier BV, 2019, pp. S213–S213. Crossref, doi:10.1016/j.biopsych.2019.03.539. Full Text

Trotta, Antonella, et al. “Associations between Childhood Adversity, C-Reactive Protein levels, and Psychotic Symptoms in Childhood: a Longitudinal Twin Cohort Study.” Early Intervention in Psychiatry, vol. 12, WILEY, 2018, pp. 85–85.

Fisher, Helen, et al. “EPIGENETIC SIGNATURES OF CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENT VICTIMISATION USING A GENETICALLY SENSITIVE LONGITUDINAL COHORT STUDY.” Schizophrenia Bulletin, vol. 44, OXFORD UNIV PRESS, 2018, pp. S25–S25.

Crush, Eloise, et al. “PROTECTIVE FACTORS FOR PSYCHOTIC EXPERIENCES AMONGST ADOLESCENTS EXPOSED TO MULTIPLE FORMS OF VICTIMIZATION.” Schizophrenia Bulletin, vol. 44, OXFORD UNIV PRESS, 2018, pp. S110–S110.

Trotta, Antonella, et al. “CLINICAL AND FUNCTIONAL OUTCOMES IN YOUNG ADULTHOOD OF CHILDREN WITH PSYCHOTIC SYMPTOMS: A LONGITUDINAL TWIN COHORT STUDY.” Schizophrenia Bulletin, vol. 44, OXFORD UNIV PRESS, 2018, pp. S97–S97.

van Dongen, Jenny, et al. “Epigenome-wide association study meta-analysis of aggressive behavior.” Behavior Genetics, vol. 47, no. 6, SPRINGER, 2017, pp. 662–63.

Belsky, D. W., et al. “BEYOND MICE: PARTICIPANT CHARACTERISTICS TO MEASURE IN HUMAN HEALTHSPAN EXTENSION TRIALS.” Gerontologist, vol. 56, OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC, 2016, pp. 348–348.

Newbury, Joanne, et al. “Neighbourhood Adversity, Crime Victimisation and Adolescent Psychotic Experiences: Findings from a Longitudinal Cohort Study.” Early Intervention in Psychiatry, vol. 10, WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2016, pp. 65–65.

Fisher, Helen, et al. “Poly-victimisation and Adolescent Psychotic Symptoms in a Nationally-Representative Prospective Cohort Study of Twins.” Early Intervention in Psychiatry, vol. 10, WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2016, pp. 91–91.