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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 teams 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
2026
- Williams, G. et al. 2026. Investigating the symptom presentation of depression in children with ADHD. Journal of Attention Disorders 30 (4), pp.449-459. (10.1177/10870547251366783)
- Dennison, C. A. et al. 2026. The role of rare copy number variants in early‐onset depression. JCPP Advances e70128. (10.1002/jcv2.70128)
2025
- Dennison, C. A. et al. 2025. Early manifestations of neurodevelopmental copy number variants in children: A population-based investigation. Biological Psychiatry 98 (12), pp.924-933. (10.1016/j.biopsych.2025.03.004)
- Bevan-Jones, R. et al. 2025. Formal and informal mental health support in young adults with recurrently depressed parents. BJPsych Open 11 (5) e200. (10.1192/bjo.2025.10819)
- 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 17 , pp.486-494. (10.1007/s12310-024-09740-z)
- Rice, F. et al. 2025. Skills for adolescent WELLbeing (SWELL): protocol for a preventive effectiveness randomised controlled trial for young people at high-familial risk of depression with treatment optimisation for parents with depression at study entry comparing online group cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) with treatment as usual. BMJ Open 15 e100692. (10.1136/bmjopen-2025-100692)
- 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 1151 (4), pp.455-475. (10.1037/bul0000474)
- Powell, V. et al. 2025. Exploring the mental health research priorities of parents with depression and their children. BMJ Mental Health 28 (1) e301279. (10.1136/bmjment-2024-301279)
2024
- Bevan Jones, R. et al. 2024. Formal and informal mental health support in young adults with recurrently depressed parents. [Online].medRxiv: openRxiv. (10.1101/2024.12.20.24319424)Available at: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.12.20.24319424.
- Padaigaitė‐Gulbinienė, E. et al. 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 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) 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. et al. 2021. Investigating regions of shared genetic variation in attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and major depressive disorder: a GWAS meta-analysis. Scientific Reports 11 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
- Williams, G. et al. 2026. Investigating the symptom presentation of depression in children with ADHD. Journal of Attention Disorders 30 (4), pp.449-459. (10.1177/10870547251366783)
- Dennison, C. A. et al. 2026. The role of rare copy number variants in early‐onset depression. JCPP Advances e70128. (10.1002/jcv2.70128)
- Dennison, C. A. et al. 2025. Early manifestations of neurodevelopmental copy number variants in children: A population-based investigation. Biological Psychiatry 98 (12), pp.924-933. (10.1016/j.biopsych.2025.03.004)
- Bevan-Jones, R. et al. 2025. Formal and informal mental health support in young adults with recurrently depressed parents. BJPsych Open 11 (5) e200. (10.1192/bjo.2025.10819)
- 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 17 , pp.486-494. (10.1007/s12310-024-09740-z)
- Rice, F. et al. 2025. Skills for adolescent WELLbeing (SWELL): protocol for a preventive effectiveness randomised controlled trial for young people at high-familial risk of depression with treatment optimisation for parents with depression at study entry comparing online group cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) with treatment as usual. BMJ Open 15 e100692. (10.1136/bmjopen-2025-100692)
- 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 1151 (4), pp.455-475. (10.1037/bul0000474)
- Powell, V. et al. 2025. Exploring the mental health research priorities of parents with depression and their children. BMJ Mental Health 28 (1) e301279. (10.1136/bmjment-2024-301279)
- Padaigaitė‐Gulbinienė, E. et al. 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 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) 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. et al. 2021. Investigating regions of shared genetic variation in attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and major depressive disorder: a GWAS meta-analysis. Scientific Reports 11 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.
Websites
- Bevan Jones, R. et al. 2024. Formal and informal mental health support in young adults with recurrently depressed parents. [Online].medRxiv: openRxiv. (10.1101/2024.12.20.24319424)Available at: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.12.20.24319424.
Teaching
I co-lead the Wolfson Centre's annual summer school in youth mental health research. I supervise undergraduate psychology students completing placement years, undergraduate medical students completing Student Selected Component projects, and supervise dissertation 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 a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA).
