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Dr Victoria Powell
Teams and roles for Victoria Powell
Research Associate, Division of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences
Overview
I am a research associate based at the Wolfson Centre for Young People's Mental Health and am part of the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry group within the Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics. My research is in developmental psychology and focusses mainly on depression in young people and families.
In my current role at the Wolfson Centre, I work as part of the oversight team on a randomised controlled trial of a preventative intervention for adolescent depression, and on a project using routinely collected data to develop a risk prediction tool for early onset depression. The work of my PhD completed in 2021 focussed on the link between ADHD and depression and I continue to be involved in research in this area.
Publication
2025
- Dennison, C. A. et al. 2025. Early manifestations of neurodevelopmental copy number variants in children: A population-based investigation. Biological Psychiatry (10.1016/j.biopsych.2025.03.004)
- Brown, R. et al. 2025. A qualitative exploration of contextual factors within schools impacting the introduction of the new statutory 'Framework on Embedding a Whole School Approach to Emotional and Mental Wellbeing' in Wales. School Mental Health (10.1007/s12310-024-09740-z)
- Doan, U. et al. 2025. The predictive power of autobiographical memory in shaping the mental health of young people: An individual participant data meta-analysis. Psychological Bulletin
2024
- Padaigaitė‐Gulbinienė, E., Hammerton, G., Powell, V., Rice, F. and Collishaw, S. 2024. Modifiable protective factors for mental health resilience in the offspring of depressed parents: A high‐risk longitudinal cohort spanning adolescence and adulthood. JCPP Advances, article number: e12240. (10.1002/jcv2.12240)
2023
- Powell, V. et al. 2023. Following the children of depressed parents from childhood to adult life: a focus on mood and anxiety disorders. JCPP Advances 3(4), article number: e12182. (10.1002/jcv2.12182)
- Zwicker, A. et al. 2023. Polygenic scores and onset of major mood or psychotic disorders among offspring of affected parents. The American Journal of Psychiatry 180(4), pp. 285-293. (10.1176/appi.ajp.20220476)
- Stephens, A. et al. 2023. Developing and validating a prediction model of adolescent major depressive disorder in the offspring of depressed parents. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry 64(3), pp. 367-375. (10.1111/jcpp.13704)
2021
- Powell, V. et al. 2021. ADHD in adults with recurrent depression. Journal of Affective Disorders 295, pp. 1153-1160. (10.1016/j.jad.2021.09.010)
- Powell, V. et al. 2021. Investigating friendship difficulties in the pathway from ADHD to depressive symptoms. Can parent-child relationships compensate?. Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology 49, pp. 1031-1041. (10.1007/s10802-021-00798-w)
- Rice, F. et al. 2021. Pupil mental health, concerns and expectations about secondary school as predictors of adjustment across the transition to secondary school: A longitudinal multi-informant study. School Mental Health 13, pp. 279-298. (10.1007/s12310-021-09415-z)
- Powell, V., Martin, J., Thapar, A., Rice, F. and Anney, R. 2021. Investigating regions of shared genetic variation in attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and major depressive disorder: a GWAS meta-analysis. Scientific Reports 11, article number: 7353. (10.1038/s41598-021-86802-1)
2020
- Powell, V. et al. 2020. What explains the link between childhood ADHD and adolescent depression? Investigating the role of peer relationships and academic attainment. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 29, pp. 1581-1591. (10.1007/s00787-019-01463-w)
- Powell, V. I. 2020. Investigating the link between attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and depression. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.
Articles
- Dennison, C. A. et al. 2025. Early manifestations of neurodevelopmental copy number variants in children: A population-based investigation. Biological Psychiatry (10.1016/j.biopsych.2025.03.004)
- Brown, R. et al. 2025. A qualitative exploration of contextual factors within schools impacting the introduction of the new statutory 'Framework on Embedding a Whole School Approach to Emotional and Mental Wellbeing' in Wales. School Mental Health (10.1007/s12310-024-09740-z)
- Doan, U. et al. 2025. The predictive power of autobiographical memory in shaping the mental health of young people: An individual participant data meta-analysis. Psychological Bulletin
- Padaigaitė‐Gulbinienė, E., Hammerton, G., Powell, V., Rice, F. and Collishaw, S. 2024. Modifiable protective factors for mental health resilience in the offspring of depressed parents: A high‐risk longitudinal cohort spanning adolescence and adulthood. JCPP Advances, article number: e12240. (10.1002/jcv2.12240)
- Powell, V. et al. 2023. Following the children of depressed parents from childhood to adult life: a focus on mood and anxiety disorders. JCPP Advances 3(4), article number: e12182. (10.1002/jcv2.12182)
- Zwicker, A. et al. 2023. Polygenic scores and onset of major mood or psychotic disorders among offspring of affected parents. The American Journal of Psychiatry 180(4), pp. 285-293. (10.1176/appi.ajp.20220476)
- Stephens, A. et al. 2023. Developing and validating a prediction model of adolescent major depressive disorder in the offspring of depressed parents. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry 64(3), pp. 367-375. (10.1111/jcpp.13704)
- Powell, V. et al. 2021. ADHD in adults with recurrent depression. Journal of Affective Disorders 295, pp. 1153-1160. (10.1016/j.jad.2021.09.010)
- Powell, V. et al. 2021. Investigating friendship difficulties in the pathway from ADHD to depressive symptoms. Can parent-child relationships compensate?. Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology 49, pp. 1031-1041. (10.1007/s10802-021-00798-w)
- Rice, F. et al. 2021. Pupil mental health, concerns and expectations about secondary school as predictors of adjustment across the transition to secondary school: A longitudinal multi-informant study. School Mental Health 13, pp. 279-298. (10.1007/s12310-021-09415-z)
- Powell, V., Martin, J., Thapar, A., Rice, F. and Anney, R. 2021. Investigating regions of shared genetic variation in attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and major depressive disorder: a GWAS meta-analysis. Scientific Reports 11, article number: 7353. (10.1038/s41598-021-86802-1)
- Powell, V. et al. 2020. What explains the link between childhood ADHD and adolescent depression? Investigating the role of peer relationships and academic attainment. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 29, pp. 1581-1591. (10.1007/s00787-019-01463-w)
Thesis
- Powell, V. I. 2020. Investigating the link between attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and depression. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.
Teaching
I supervise undergraduate psychology students completing placement years, undergraduate medical students completing Student Selected Component projects, and supervise disseration projects for the BSc Intercalated in Psychology and Medicine programme. I teach statistics on the MSc Applied Bioinformatics and Genomics and MSc Applied Bioinformatics and Genetic Epidemiology programmes. I am currently completing the Cardiff University Education Fellowship Programme and will gain accreditation as a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) upon completion.
